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Senator John McCain |
Republican |
John Sidney
McCain III (born August 29, 1936) is an American politician. An influential
Republican, McCain is currently the senior U.S. Senator from Arizona.
Born in Coco Solo in the American-controlled Panama Canal Zone, the son and
grandson of United States Navy Admirals, McCain was educated at Episcopal
High School in Alexandria, Virginia and the United States Naval Academy at
Annapolis. He then served as a naval aviator, seeing combat in the Vietnam
War, and first became a national celebrity after being held as a prisoner of
war for five and a half years, from 1967–1973.
Upon his release and return, he was elected to the United States House of
Representatives in Arizona's 1st district in 1982 and then to the United
States Senate in 1986. He is currently serving his fourth term.
He was a presidential candidate in the 2000 election, but was defeated in
the Republican primary by George W. Bush. On 15 November 2006, McCain
announced he was forming an exploratory committee for a 2008 presidential
campaign.
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