John Sidney McCain III (born August 29, 1936) is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election. McCain followed his father and grandfather, both four-star admirals, into the United States Navy, graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1958. He became a naval aviator, flying ground-attack aircraft from aircraft carriers. During the Vietnam War, he nearly lost his life in the 1967 USS Forrestal fire. In October 1967, while on a bombing mission over Hanoi, he was shot down, badly injured, and captured by the North Vietnamese. He was a prisoner of war until 1973. McCain experienced episodes of torture, and refused an out-of-sequence early repatriation offer. His war wounds left him with lifelong physical limitations. McCain ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2000, but lost a heated primary contest to George W. Bush. He secured the nomination in 2008 after coming back from early reversals, but lost to Democratic candidate Barack Obama in the general election. (via Wikipedia)

About John McCain

Preceded By: Barry Goldwater

Represents: Arizona

Nationality: American

Religion: Baptist congregant

Children: Sidney (b. 1966)
James "Jimmy" (b. 1988)
Andrew (b. 1962, adopted 1966)
Douglas (b. 1959, adopted 1966)
Bridget (b. 1991, adopted 1993)
John Sidney IV "Jack" (b. 1986)
Meghan (b. 1984)

Birthplace: U.S. Panama Canal Zone
Coco Solo Naval Air Station, Panama Canal Zone

Birth Date: Aug 29, 1936
Aug 29, 1936

Start: January 3, 1987

Net Worth: $40.4 million (USD)

Spouse: Cindy Lou Hensley (m. 1980)
Carol Shepp (m. 1965, div. 1980)

Residence: Phoenix, Arizona

Political party: Republican

Name: McCain, John Sidney, III (full name)
McCain, John
John McCain

Occupation: Naval aviator, Politician

Name At Birth: John Sidney McCain III

Website: U.S. Senator John McCain: Arizona

University Attended: United States Naval Academy