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

 

After graduating from the Naval Academy in 1958, John McCain began his career as a Naval aviator. In 1982, he was elected to Congress representing what was then the first congressional district of Arizona. In 1986, he was elected to the United States Senate to take the place of Arizona's great Senator Barry Goldwater. 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 Commerce, Science, and Transportation and also serves on the Senate Committee on Armed Services and the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.

 

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