Full Name: John Sidney McCain III
Party: Republican
Political Office: U.S. Senator from Arizona, elected 1986; reelected 1992, 1998, 2004; U.S. Representative from Arizona 1983-1987
Military Service: Pilot, U.S. Navy 1958-1981, retiring as captain; P.O.W. in Vietnam, 1967-1973
Date of Birth: August 29, 1936
Place of Birth: Panama Canal Zone
Education: B.S., United States Naval Academy, 1958; grad., the National War College, 1974
Spouse: married (2d) Cindy Hensley, 1980
Children: adopted sons Douglas and Andrew of first wife, Carol (m. 1965; div. 1980); daughter Sidney (with wife Carol), born 1966; daughters Meghan, born 1984 and Bridget, born 1991, adopted from Bangladesh 1993; sons John IV, born 1986, and James, born 1988
Religion: Episcopalian
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