Biography
OFFICIAL:
John McCain		 RELIGION:
Episcopalian
PARTY:
Republican		 WEBSITE:
http://mccain.senate.gov/
McCAIN, John Sidney, III, a Representative and a Senator from Arizona; born in Panama Canal Zone, August 29, 1936; attended schools in Alexandria, Va.; graduated, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. 1958, and the National War College, Washington, D.C. 1973; pilot, United States Navy 1958-1981, prisoner of war in Vietnam 1967-1973; received numerous awards, including the Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart, and Distinguished Flying Cross; elected as a Republican in 1982 to the Ninety-eighth Congress; reelected to the Ninety-ninth Congress in 1984 and served from January 3, 1983, to January 3, 1987; elected to the United States Senate in 1986; reelected in 1992, 1998 and in 2004 for the term ending January 3, 2011; chair, Committee on Indian Affairs (One Hundred Fourth Congress; One Hundred Ninth Congress), Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (One Hundred Fourth through One Hundred Sixth Congresses, One Hundred Seventh Congress [January 20, 2001-June 6, 2001], One Hundred Eighth Congress); was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2000; was an unsuccessful Republican nominee for President of the United States in 2008.
Committees
• Senate Committee on Armed Services
• Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
• Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
• Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
• Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
• Airland
• Emerging Threats and Capabilities
• Personnel
• Readiness and Management Support
• SeaPower
• National Parks
• Public Lands and Forests
• Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight
• Investigations
• Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security
• Strategic Forces
• Water and Power
Voting Trends
No Data
Voting Record
On Voted Result Date
On the Nomination (Confirmation Elena Kagan of Massachusetts, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the U.S.) No Nomination Confirmed 08/05/2010
On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1586 with Amendment No. 4575.) No Motion Agreed to 08/05/2010
On the Motion (DeMint Motion to Suspend Rule XXII Regarding Motion to Refer the House Message on H.R. 1586 to Committee on Finance (Income Tax Rates on Small Business)) Yes Motion Rejected 08/05/2010
On the Motion (DeMint Motion to Suspend Rule XXII Regarding Motion to Refer the House Message on H.R. 1586 to Committee on Finance (Individual Income Tax Rates)) Yes Motion Rejected 08/05/2010
On the Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline RE: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1586 with Amendment No. 4575.) No Motion Agreed to 08/04/2010
Sponsor History
Bill Status Last Action
S.3565 A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain Bureau of Land Management land in Mohave County, Arizona, to the Arizona Game and Fish Commission, for use as a public shooting range. introduced 07/12/2010
S.3525 Open America's Waters Act introduced 06/23/2010
S.3496 Debt Buy-Down Act introduced 06/16/2010
S.3332 Border Security Enforcement Act of 2010 introduced 05/07/2010
S.3270 A bill to include the county of Mohave, in the State of Arizona, as an affected area for purposes of making claims under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act based on exposure to atmospheric nuclear testing. introduced 04/28/2010
Co-Sponsor History
Bill Status Last Action
S.3723 A bill to prohibit taxpayer funding of insurance plans or health care programs that cover abortion. introduced 08/05/2010
S.3721 A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for border security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. introduced 08/05/2010
S.3653 Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act introduced 07/27/2010
S.3643 Oil Spill Response Improvement Act of 2010 calendar 07/26/2010
S.3625 A bill to enhance public safety by making more spectrum available to public safety agencies, to facilitate the development of a public safety broadband network, to provide for the spectrum needs of public safety agencies, and for other purposes. introduced 07/21/2010
Congressional Record History
Title Location Date
TAX ON BONUSES RECEIVED FROM CERTAIN TARP RECIPIENTS Senate 03/18/2010
TAX ON BONUSES RECEIVED FROM CERTAIN TARP RECIPIENTS--Continued Senate 03/17/2010
DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN RUSSIA Senate 03/17/2010
SMALL BUSINESS Senate 03/17/2010
TAX ON BONUSES RECEIVED FROM CERTAIN TARP RECIPIENTS Senate 03/16/2010
Contact Information
District Address
5353 North 16th Street Suite 105
Phoenix, AZ 85016
Phone: 602-952-2410
Fax: 602-952-8702
District Address
407 West Congress Street Suite 103
Tucson, AZ 85701
Phone: 520-670-6334
Fax: 520-670-6637
District Address
4703 South Lakeshore Drive Suite 1
Tempe, AZ 85282
Phone: 480-897-6289
Fax: 480-897-8389