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John McCain

Senator for Arizona · Republican

Born 1936 · Died 2018

Republican · AZ House 1983–1987 Senate 1987–2019
10,839votes cast 89.0%attendance 86.2%party loyalty 18congresses served
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Official details

John McCain, on the record

Recent bills they sponsored
  • S. 2184 · Veterans Community Care and Access Act of 2017 December 1, 2017 · In committee
  • S. 2060 · Burma Human Rights and Freedom Act of 2017 November 2, 2017 · Out of committee
  • S.Res. 279 · A resolution reaffirming the commitment of the United States to promote democracy, human rights, and the rule… October 3, 2017 · Passed Senate
  • S. 1894 · A bill to exempt Puerto Rico from the coastwise laws of the United States (commonly known as the "Jones Act"). September 28, 2017 · Out of committee
  • S. 1561 · Open America's Waters Act of 2017 July 13, 2017 · In committee
From the current-Congress bills Vote Files tracks. This is not a complete count.
Every term served
8 terms
ChamberRepresentsPartyTerm dates
SenateArizonaRepublicanJanuary 3, 2017 – August 25, 2018
SenateArizonaRepublicanJanuary 5, 2011 – January 3, 2017
SenateArizonaRepublicanJanuary 4, 2005 – January 3, 2011
SenateArizonaRepublicanJanuary 6, 1999 – January 3, 2005
SenateArizonaRepublicanJanuary 5, 1993 – January 3, 1999
SenateArizonaRepublicanJanuary 6, 1987 – January 3, 1993
HouseArizona · District 1RepublicanJanuary 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987
HouseArizona · District 1RepublicanJanuary 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985
These are the official start and end dates of each term. A member who left early or arrived late served only part of it.

Source: congress-legislators, a public-domain record of every member of Congress, checked October 13, 2026.

The Constitution
Where they sit

Ideology, measured from every vote they cast

DW-NOMINATE first dimension (Voteview, UCLA), shown against the 115th Congress Senate.

The record

Every roll-call vote on file

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The record, in order

Record timeline

  1. · Bills sponsored

    Latest official action on S. 1403: By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 115-420.

    Congress.gov bill record · Our file

  2. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On Passage of the Bill: H.R. 6157 (Senate Vote 193 (115th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Bill Passed

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  3. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On the Motion: H.R. 6157 (Senate Vote 192 (115th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Motion Agreed to

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  4. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On the Amendment: H.R. 6157 (Senate Vote 191 (115th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Amendment Rejected

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  5. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On the Cloture Motion: H.R. 6157 (Senate Vote 190 (115th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Cloture Motion Agreed to

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  6. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On the Amendment: H.R. 6157 (Senate Vote 189 (115th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Amendment Agreed to

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  7. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On the Amendment: H.R. 6157 (Senate Vote 188 (115th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Amendment Agreed to

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  8. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On the Amendment: H.R. 6157 (Senate Vote 187 (115th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Amendment Agreed to

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  9. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On the Amendment: H.R. 6157 (Senate Vote 186 (115th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Amendment Agreed to

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  10. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On the Nomination: PN 1897 (Senate Vote 185 (115th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Nomination Confirmed

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

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  • Bills cosponsored: No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
  • Committee assignments: No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
  • Floor remarks (Congressional Record): No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
  • Campaign finance (FEC): No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
  • Lobbyist contribution reports: No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
  • Court and ethics records: No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.

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Same measure, over time

Recorded positions over time

On 23 measures the recorded Yea or Nay differs between two votes. On 126 measures the recorded position is the same across two or more votes.

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Attendance

Last 96 roll calls

voted / present missed (punched)
The full record

Votes cast by year

Financial disclosures and stock trades

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In the courts

Court cases naming this member in their official role

Federal cases whose public caption explicitly names this person as a United States senator or representative in an official capacity, during a term recorded in this file. The date on each line is the date of that record, not necessarily the day the case was filed. Being named in an official-capacity case is not a finding about the person, and nothing here says who won. Personal matters are left out entirely.

We have not found a public court record that clearly names this person in their official role, matches the dates they held office, and comes from a court we can follow. That does not mean no case exists. It means we have no qualifying record to show here.

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Voting records reproduced from the official Journals of the House and Senate (compiled by Voteview, UCLA) · each measure's file links its official government record · sources & methodology · data as of October 18, 2026