After a distinguished military career and two terms as a U.S. Representative, John McCain was elected in 1986 and re-elected in 1992 as Arizona's Senator. He is Chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs and serves on the Committee on Armed Services; the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; and the Committee on Governmental Affairs. Senator McCain is the Chairman of the International Republican Institute.

Senator McCain was born in the Panama Canal Zone in 1936. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1958, and was a prisoner of war in Vietnam for five and a half years (1967-1973). He received numerous awards, including the Silver Star, Legion of Merit, the Purple Heart, and the Distinguished Flying Cross.

He lives with his wife and children in Phoenix.

COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

Subcommittees: Readiness (Chairman)

Personnel

Seapower

COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS (Chairman)

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION

Subcommittees: Aviation (Chairman)

Telecommunications

Consumer

COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS

Subcommittees: Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations

Oversight of Government Management

Post Office and Civil Service

To contact Senator McCain by electronic mail-

Senator McCain's Home Page

ADDRESS:

The Honorable John McCain

241 Russell Senate Office Building

United States Senate

Washington, D.C. 20510-0303

PHONE:

(202)224-2235

FAX:

(202)228-2862