age of senator mccain
Overview (4) John McCain was born on August 29, 1936 in Canal Zone, Panama as John Sidney McCain III. He is an actor and writer, known for Face the Nation (1954), Television's Vietnam (1985) and Why We Fight (2005). He has been married to Cindy Hensley McCain since May 17, 1980. They have four children. This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 October 2016. Cindy Lou Hensley McCain (born May 20, 1954) is an American businesswoman, philanthropist, and humanitarian, and the wife of United States Senator and 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain of Arizona. She was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, as the daughter of wealthy beer distributor Jim Hensley. John McCain then pushed to end his marriage of fourteen years; Carol McCain and John McCain stopped cohabiting in January 1980, and Carol accepted a divorce in February 1980, effective in April 1980. John and Cindy were married on May 17, 1980 at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix. In 2000, she became chair of the now $300 million-a-year Hensley & Co. following her father's death. It is one of the largest Anheuser-Busch beer distributors in the United States. Cindy, her children, and one of John McCain's children from his first marriage, together own 68 percent of the company. At the time he was shot down, his father Admiral John S. McCain was Commander of the United States Pacific Fleet. Good friends with Massachusetts senator John Kerry. Longtime friend of Comedy Central show The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (1996) and of Jon Stewart. His Senate seat was previously held by Barry Goldwater. Mini Bio (1) John McCain was born on August 29, 1936 in Canal Zone, Panama as John Sidney McCain III. He is an actor and writer, known for Face the Nation (1954), Television's Vietnam (1985) and Why We Fight (2005). He has been married to Cindy Hensley McCain since May 17, 1980. They have four children. John McCain and Al Sharpton. When John McCain ran for president in 2008, some commentary focused on the age gulf between him and Barack Obama. So McCain's announcement Tuesday that he will seek a sixth term in the Senate in November suggests that he must be near the upper end of the age range of Senate. Which he is. But, if McCain, who is now 78, is reelected, he probably won't even be one of the three oldest senators in the 115th Congress, much less history. He retired from the Navy as a captain in 1981 and moved to Arizona, where he entered politics. Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1982, McCain served two terms. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986, winning re-election easily four times, most recently in 2010. August 29, 1936. Canal Zone. John McCain, in full John Sidney McCain III (born August 29, 1936, Panama Canal Zone) U.S. senator who was the Republican Party’s nominee for president in 2008 but was defeated by Barack Obama. McCain represented Arizona in the U.S. House of Representatives (1983–87) before being elected to the U.S. Senate (1987– ). Although a self-described conservative “foot soldier in the Reagan revolution,” McCain clashed with his party’s right wing on a wide range of issues. McCain, JohnPhoM 3c Hines/U.S. Navy photoMcCain relocated to Arizona, and in 1982 he was elected to the House of Representatives. After serving two terms, he successfully ran for a seat in the U.S. Senate in 1986.
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