John McCain

John McCain was a U.S. Navy officer and Arizona senator who became the Republican presidential nominee in 2008. His public life was shaped by military service, captivity during the Vietnam War, and a long congressional career.

Barry Goldwater: Barry Goldwater was an Arizona senator and the Republican presidential nominee in 1964. Goldwater’s Arizona conservatism helped shape the political tradition McCain entered.
McCain–Feingold Act: The 2002 law that restricted certain campaign contributions and political advertising. This campaign-finance law was McCain’s most prominent legislative achievement.
George W. Bush: George W. Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd U.S. president from 2001 to 2009. Bush defeated McCain in the contentious 2000 Republican presidential primaries.
U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services: A U.S. Senate committee responsible for legislation and oversight concerning national defense. As its chairman, McCain used the committee to scrutinize defense policy and military leadership.
Lindsey Graham: Lindsey Graham is a Republican U.S. senator from South Carolina and a longtime McCain ally. Graham was among McCain’s closest Senate allies and foreign-policy collaborators.
Keating Five: Five U.S. senators investigated over their dealings with savings-and-loan executive Charles Keating. McCain’s involvement tested his reputation early in his Senate career.
Maverick (politics): A political maverick is a public official known for independence from party leadership or orthodoxy. The label captured McCain’s self-presentation and recurring breaks with Republican positions.
Vietnam War POWs: Vietnam War prisoners of war were military personnel captured and held by opposing forces during the conflict. McCain’s captivity made him one of the most recognizable former American prisoners of war.
Sarah Palin: Sarah Palin is an American politician who served as Alaska governor and the Republican vice-presidential nominee in 2008. McCain selected Palin as his running mate in the 2008 presidential campaign.
2008 United States presidential election: The U.S. presidential election in which Barack Obama defeated John McCain. The election was the culmination of McCain’s bid for the presidency.

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