John McCain

John McCain’s military back round will greatly affect how he solves foreign problems, and how he deals with many issues. John Sidney McCain the III, was born on August 29, 1936 in the Coco Solo Naval Air Station. He is the son of John S. McCain Jr. and Roberta. McCain spent his childhood moving to many naval places in America because McCain’s father commanded in all of the naval forces in the Pacific. After high school, McCain went to a Naval Academy in Annapolis. There, he followed in his fathers and grandfathers footsteps, graduating 5th from last in his class. McCain was first introduced to politics in 1976. This occurred after McCain retired from the navy and married his second wife, Cindy Hensley.
McCain was first elected political office on November 2, 1982 in the house of Representatives. He was then reelected in 1984. In 1986 McCain was elected a US senator. He earned a great reputation of a conservative republican who was not afraid to question or disagree with anything. McCain was elected three different times as the US senate, each time winning with a solid majority. In 1999 McCain wrote Faith of My Fathers. This was a story about McCain’s family and their military history. Then in 2000 McCain ran against George W. Bush in becoming the next republican presidential nominee. Although McCain won most of the New England states, Bush emerges in triumph of Super Tuesday, leaving McCain to suspend his campaign. Then in 2007 McCain officially entered the 2008 election.