John McCain

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John McCain was a long-serving Republican U.S. senator from Arizona and Vietnam War veteran who became his party’s nominee for president in 2008.


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instanceOf 2008 United States presidential candidate
American politician
United States senator
Vietnam War veteran
human
military officer
awarded Bronze Star Medal
Distinguished Flying Cross
Legion of Merit
Purple Heart
Silver Star
candidateIn 2008 United States presidential election
causeOfDeath glioblastoma
child Bridget McCain
James McCain NERFINISHED
John Sidney McCain IV NERFINISHED
Meghan McCain
citizenship United States of America
conflict Vietnam War
countryOfBirth Panama
dateOfBirth 1936-08-29
dateOfDeath 2018-08-25
educatedAt United States Naval Academy NERFINISHED
familyName McCain
fullName John Sidney McCain III
givenName John
graduationYear 1958
ideology conservatism
memberOf Republican Party
United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
militaryBranch United States Navy
militaryRank captain
nickname Maverick
nominatedBy Republican Party
notableWork Faith of My Fathers
occupation author
naval officer
politician
officeEndTime 2018-08-25
officeStartTime 1987-01-03
parent John S. McCain Jr.
Roberta McCain
placeOfBirth Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone
placeOfDeath Cornville, Arizona, United States
politicalParty Republican Party
positionHeld United States representative
United States senator
chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee
POWDuration 1967-1973
POWStatus prisoner of war in North Vietnam
ranForOffice President of the United States
religion Episcopalian
represented Arizona
residence Phoenix, Arizona, United States NERFINISHED
runningMate Sarah Palin
spouse Carol Shepp McCain
Cindy McCain


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