John McCain 

U.S. Senator John McCain has a long career of public service.

 
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. Senator McCain is currently the senior senator from Arizona.
 

In 2000, Senator McCain ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for President of the United States. He is currently the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services.  He also serves on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.

 

Senator McCain has seven children and four grandchildren. He and his wife, Cindy, reside in Phoenix.

 

 
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