John McCain Timeline

Sen. John McCain: A Timeline

Announces suspension of campaign on March 9. Endorses Bush on May 9.

March 27-President Bush signs the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA).

Re-elected to a fourth term in the U.S. Senate.

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Reprimanded by the Senate Ethics Committee for "poor judgement" on Keating.

Re-elected to the U.S. Senate with 55.8% handily def. Claire Sargent (D), Evan Mecham (I).

Re-elected. Dec. 30-establishes presidential exploratory committee.

Declares himself candidate April 14. Faith of My Fathers. Formally announces Sept. 27.

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

Divorces Carol. Marries Cindy Hensley. (Meghan, Jack, Jimmy, James; Bridget)

Retires from the Navy as a Captain after 22 years. Moves to Phoenix.

Elected to the U.S. House in AZ 1st CD (open due to retirement of John Rhodes).

Re-elected to the U.S. House.

Elected to the U.S. Senate succeeding Barry Goldwater. Def. Richard Kimball 57%-43%.

Late 1989-Keating Five scandal much in the news.

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

March 14-Released as POW. Returns to Jacksonville, FL. Attends National War College in DC.

Navy flight instructor.

Navy Senate Liaison Office, 1977-81.

1970

1971

1972

1973

1974

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

Marries Carol Shepp. (She had 2 sons; they have a daughter, Sydney).

Oct. 26-Shot down over Hanoi, Vietnam. Prisoner of war for the next 5 1/2 years.

1960

1961

1962

1963

1964

1965

1966

1967

1968

1969

Graduates from Episcopal High School in Alexandria VA.

Graduates from the Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD 894th out of 899.

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1940

1941

1942

1943

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1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

Born August 29, 1936 in the Panama Canal Zone.

1930

1931

1932

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1939