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Who Really Represents Arizona?
Meet Your Member: Sen. John McCain(AZ) |
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 Source: Congressional Pictorial Directory, 109th Congress. |
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); unsuccessful candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2000. Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 2006. |
| Summary data about Sen. John McCain | |
| District | N/A |
| Party | R |
| Term | 4th |
| Next Election | 2010 |
| % of Vote Received in Last General Election* | 76.74 % |
| Special Interest Money Ranking | 31 out of 100 |
| Contributions from Lobbyists Ranking | 43 out of 90 |
| Contributions from Out-of-State Ranking | 6 out of 100 |
| Contributions from Small Donors Ranking | 38 out of 100 |
| Contributions from PACs Ranking | 72 out of 100 |
| Total Contributions from Lobbyists, 2000-2005 | $ 214,000 |
| Contributions from Lobbyists Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 70,539 |
| Total Privately Funded Travel† | $ 1 to $ 10,000 |
| Yrs of Service | 5.5 |
| Privately Funded Travel (with years-of-service multiplier)** | $ 1 to $ 10,000 |
| Total Contributions from Out-of-State 2000 Cycle to Present | $ 6,234,823 |
| % of Contributions from Out-of-State†† | 86.20 % |
| Contributions from Out-of-State Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 2,076,941 |
| Contributions from Small Donors | $ 2,776,309 |
| Contributions from Small Donors Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 806,923 |
| % of Contributions from Small Donors | 27.70 % |
| Contributions from PACs, 2000 Cycle to Present | $ 1,307,805 |
| % of Total Contributions from PACs | 8.6 % |
| Contributions from Business PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 372,963 |
| Contributions from Labor PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 22,625 |
| Contributions from PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 417,041 |