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  2. Jul 20, 2017 · Sen. John McCain’s wife of 37 years, Cindy, flicked at their nearly 40-year love story in an emotional Instagram Wednesday night, just hours after the Arizona...

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    After a whirlwind courtship, John asked Cindy to marry him. But there were some details to clear out of the way. McCain needed a divorce from Carol, his wife of 14 years from whom he was separated. While McCain was a POW, she had been seriously injured in a car accident. After McCain's homecoming from Vietnam, the couple had grown apart. Their marr...

    The move to Arizona was convenient for the budding politico McCain. After the 1980 census, Arizona was sure to get a new, fifth congressional seat. But was it too convenient? McCain explains the reaction of some of his new neighbors: "My ambition was plainly obvious, and to some, it was presumptuous and arrogant. If not said, it was thought by many...

    Fate lent a hand. In January 1982, former House Minority Leader John Rhodes, R-Ariz., a legendary figure in Arizona Republican politics, retired from his seat in the former 1st Congressional District, which included the East Valley. Rhodes had first won the seat in 1952. On the day Rhodes announced his retirement, Shover got a call from McCain. He ...

    McCain's strategy for winning the primary focused primarily on Scottsdale. Mack, Carlson-West and Russell's stomping grounds were Mesa and Tempe. Much to McCain's surprise, the popular longtime Scottsdale Mayor Herb Drinkwater immediately embraced his candidacy. The mayor lined up support from the rest of the City Council and other Scottsdale commu...

    Many have told the tale of McCain winning the 1st Congressional District by wearing out three pairs of shoes, with the final pair immortalized in bronze by Cindy. McCain's footwear definitely took a beating during the race, but it was more greenbacks than soles that swept McCain into the House of Representatives. McCain's first campaign benefited f...

    McCain's notoriety followed him back to Washington, D.C. Although for the most part McCain's House years found him a fairly typical Reagan era conservative, from Day 1 he clearly was a little different from his peers. In 1983, he was elected the House GOP freshman class president. In 1985, after he had breezed to a second term the previous November...

    Chapter 1: John McCain a study in contradiction Chapter 2: John McCain was destined for the Naval Academy Chapter 3: John McCain was 'a very determined guy' as a POW Chapter 4: John McCain's political ambition emerged after POW return Chapter 5: John McCain's political career began after Arizona move Chapter 6: Ever-ambitious, John McCain rises to ...

  3. May 18, 2020 · Published: 6:08 AM PDT, May 18, 2020. 'I hope you know how much I miss you.' Cindy McCain is remembering John McCain on what would've been their 40th wedding anniversary. On Sunday,...

  4. Apr 27, 2021 · published 27 April 2021. Cindy McCain has shared how her husband John gave her a sense of courage she 'never would have felt' on her own in her new book, Stronger. The American businesswoman was married to the former senator and 2008 Republican presidential nominee until 2018 when he tragically lost his battle with brain cancer.

  5. Jul 20, 2017 · Sen. John McCain’s wife of 37 years, Cindy, flicked at their nearly 40-year love story in an emotional Instagram Wednesday night, just hours after the Arizona Republican revealed his brain...

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