Sen. John Sidney McCain

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 08/29/1936 Birthplace: Panama Canal Zone, Panama District: represents AZ Political Party: Republican, Conservative Party of New York , Independence Party of New York Religion: Episcopalian Education: National War College, 1973-1974 BS, United States Naval Academy, 1958. Last elected in 2004 receiving 1,505,372 (77.0%) votes. Official website
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Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised	$20,586	^(#584)
Spent	125%	^(#89)
From self	0%	^(#34)
From individuals	0%	^(#572)
From PACs	2%	^(#546)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

No information available.

Voting Analysis

Ideology	38% right-wing	^(#159)
Predictable	89%	^(#396)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke	18 times	^(#55)
Avg. length	1,487 words	^(#77)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored	813	^(#323)
Introduced	473	^(#5)
Debated	173	^(#2)
Enacted	30	^(#5)
Data from GovTrack.

Interest Group Alignment

Group	Agreement
Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
U.S. Chamber of Commerce	20% (1/5 votes)
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Data from Maplight.org , for the 11Xth Congress.

Top Contributors

Individuals reporting the same zip code who have donated to a lawmaker's political campaign. Use with caution: based on raw FEC data.
1 Robert Edward Mr. Diamond	$140,200	on June 18, 2008
2 Susanne Mrs. Rosenfeldt	$140,000	from May 28, 2008 to June 3, 2008
3 Gerald J. Mr. Ford	$127,100	from January 18, 2007 to June 13, 2008
4 Tommy Mr. Spinosa	$100,000	on June 5, 2008
5 J. Terrence Mr. Lanni	$98,600	from January 16, 2007 to June 13, 2008
More contributors →
Source: FEC data from the 1980 to 2000 election cycles.

Top Contributor Employers

Campaigns disclose the employers of their contributors; this list aggregates them. Use with caution: this list is based on raw FEC data
1 Self	$17,470,600
2 Homemaker	$5,878,330
3 Retired	$5,287,700
4 Merrill Lynch	$395,250
5 Student	$364,000
More contributors →
Source: FEC data from the 1980 to 2000 election cycles.

Top Lobby Contributors

New rules require lobbyists to disclose their giving, and giving by the PACs they control. Use with caution: This data compiled from raw filings
1 Mr. Edward Newberry - Patton Boggs Llp	$2,300,000
2 Stephan Shriver - Wiley Rein Llp	$30,000
3 Mr. Alfonse D'Amato - Park Strategies Washington Group, Llc	$28,500
4 Mr. Robert Walker - Wexler & Walker Public Policy Associates	$10,000
5 Mr. Rick Murphy - R.B. Murphy & Associates, Llc	$10,000
More lobby contributors →
Source: Senate Office of Public Records LD-203 disclosure database; data from 2008.

Some campaign finance information from Open Secrets.

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