JOHN MCCAIN

• Full Name: John Sidney McCain III
• Party: Republican
• Current Job/Position: Job/Position: U.S. Senator, Arizona
• Campaign Web site: www.johnmccain.com

PERSONAL

• Birthdate: Aug. 29, 1936 (Panama Canal Zone)
• Home: Phoenix, Ariz.
• Spouse: Cindy Hensley McCain
• Children: Sydney McCain, Doug Shepp, Andy Shepp, Meghan McCain, John Sidney McCain IV, James McCain, Bridget McCain
• Religion: Episcopalian

EDUCATION

• National War College, 1974
• B.S., U.S. Naval Academy, 1958

MILITARY SERVICE

• U.S. Navy, 1958-1981, with service in Vietnam
• Prisoner of war in Vietnam, 1967-1973
• Awards: Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart, Distinguished Flying Cross

EXPERIENCE

• Member, American Dream Political Action Committee, 1997-present
• Member, Council on Foreign Relations, 1997-present
• Honorary Board Member, Hispanic Youth Foundation, 1997-present
• Honorary Board Member, Leonard Cheshire Foundation, 1997-present
• Honorary Member, National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts Advisory Council, 1997-present
• Honorary Vice Chairman, New Majority Council, 1997-present
• Board of Trustees, Gallaudet University, 1995-present
• Founding Member, Pacific Council on International Policy, University of Southern California, 1995-present
• Board of Directors, Board of Directors Chair, International Republican Institute, 1992-present
• Life Member, Navy League, 1987-present
• Member, Alfalfa Club
• Member, Air Force Sergeants Association
• Honorary Advisor Board, Arizona Black Chamber of Commerce
• Honorary Co-chairman, Advisory Board of Directors, Arizona Cancer Research Foundation
• Honorary Member, Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
• Complimentary Member, Association of the United States Army
• Honorary Member, Barry Goldwater Foundation
• Honorary Member, Fifty-Five Years and Up Incorporated
• Honorary Member, Board of Regents, Francis Scott Key Foundation
• Honorary Member, John Goodwin Tower Center
• Honorary Board Member, Kids Voting Arizona
• Member, Military Order of World Wars
• Board of Directors, Nixon Center for Peace and Freedom
• Member, Purple Heart Association
• Member, Retired Officers Association
• Member, Sons of the Revolution in the State of Virginia
• Member, U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association
• Member of Board of Visitors, U.S. Naval Academy
• Honorary Member, Board of Directors, Council of Notables, U.S.-Spain Council
• Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars
• Member, Vietnam Veterans Association
• Senate Navy Liaison, 1977-1981
• Pilot, Captain, United States Navy, Vietnam, 1958-1981

Public Service/Elected Offices:

• Senator, U.S. Senate, 1987-present
• Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, 1995-2001, 2003-2005
• Chair, Committee on Indian Affairs, 1995-1997, 2005-2007
• Representative, U.S. House of Representatives, 1983-1987
• Republican Presidential Candidate, 2000