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Age: 72
Family: wife, Cindy; seven children
Education: U.S. Naval Academy, National War College
Profession: U.S. senator from Arizona
Personal history: McCain's father and grandfather were both U.S. Navy admirals. He was awarded the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, the Legion of Merit, a Purple Heart and the Distinguished Flying Cross after his release as a POW in Vietnam. McCain was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona in 1982. In 1986, he won the U.S. Senate seat vacated by retiring Sen. Barry Goldwater.
Top issues: supported the $700 billion Wall Street bailout package, voted to use military force in Iraq, voted in support of the No Child Left Behind Act, voted to authorize construction of a 700-mile fence along the U.S.-Mexican border.
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