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John McCain
Party: Republican
Current job: U.S. senator from Arizona
Birth date: August 29, 1936, Panama Canal Zone
Education: U.S. Naval Academy, B.S., 1958; National War College, 1974
Family: married to Cindy Hensley (May 17, 1980 - present); Carol Shepp (1965-1980, divorced); children: Bridget, 1991 (adopted from Bangladesh, 1992); Jimmy, 1988; Jack, 1986; Meghan, 1984; Sidney, 1966; Adopted sons from Carol's previous marriage: Andy, 1962, and Doug, 1959
Religion: Episcopalian
Current job: U.S. senator from Arizona
Birth date: August 29, 1936, Panama Canal Zone
Education: U.S. Naval Academy, B.S., 1958; National War College, 1974
Family: married to Cindy Hensley (May 17, 1980 - present); Carol Shepp (1965-1980, divorced); children: Bridget, 1991 (adopted from Bangladesh, 1992); Jimmy, 1988; Jack, 1986; Meghan, 1984; Sidney, 1966; Adopted sons from Carol's previous marriage: Andy, 1962, and Doug, 1959
Religion: Episcopalian
Major Election Issues: John McCain's Position
Abortion
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Education
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Environmental Policy
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Global Warming
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Health Care Reform
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Homeland Security
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Immigration
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Same-Sex Marriage
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Social Security
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U.S. Foreign Relations
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War in Iraq
Abortion
McCain opposes abortion except in cases of rape, incest, or to protect the life of the mother.
John McCain's Political Biography
1967-1973: McCain held prisoner of war by the North Vietnamese after his plane was shot down.
1977-1981: Director at the Navy Senate Liaison Office.
1983-1987: U.S. Representative from Arizona's 1st District.
1986-present: Won the U.S. Senate seat vacated by retiring Sen. Barry Goldwater in 1986; won reelection in 1992, 1998, and 2004.
March 9, 2000: Dropped out of the 2000 presidential race; endorsed George W. Bush.
2004: McCain refused Democratic candidate John Kerry's request to be his vice-presidential running mate.