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John McCain, the nominee of the Republican party in the 2008 United States presidential election, has gained the endorsements of many high-profile figures.
Both McCain and his Democratic opponent, Barack Obama, have stated that a person or entity's endorsement of their candidacy does not necessarily imply an endorsement by the candidate of all of the views of the endorser.
U.S. presidents, vice presidents, and spouses
edit- President George W. Bush[1]
- Vice President Dick Cheney[2]
- Former president George H. W. Bush[1]
- Former vice president Dan Quayle[3]
- Former first lady Nancy Reagan[4]
U.S. senators
edit- Senator Wayne Allard (R-CO)[5]
- Senator Kit Bond (R-MO)[6]
- Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS),[7] former 2008 presidential candidate
- Senator Richard Burr (R-NC)[8]
- Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)[9]
- Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK)[10]
- Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS)[11]
- Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN)[12]
- Senator Susan Collins (R-ME),[13] Ranking Member of Senate Homeland Security Committee
- Senator John Cornyn (R-TX)[14]
- Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM)[15][16]
- Senator John Ensign (R-NV)[17]
- Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC)[13]
- Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)[18]
- Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA)[9]
- Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ),[13] Senate Minority Whip
- Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT),[19] Chairman of Senate Homeland Security Committee and 2000 Democratic Vice-Presidential Nominee
- Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.[20]
- Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL)[21]
- Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL)[22]
- Senator Gordon Smith (R-OR),[13] Ranking Member of Senate Aging Committee
- Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME),[13] Ranking Member of Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
- Senator John Thune (R-SD)[13]
- Senator George Voinovich (R-OH)[23]
- Senator John Warner (R-VA),[13] former chairman of Senate Armed Services Committee
- Former senator George Allen (R-VA)[24]
- Former senator Howard Baker (R-TN), former Senate Majority Leader and Senate Minority Leader[1]
- Former senator Rudy Boschwitz (R-MN)[1]
- Former senator Conrad Burns (R-MT)[1]
- Former senator Dan Coats (R-IN)[25]
- Former senator Al D'Amato (R-NY)[1]
- Former senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell[26]
- Former senator John Danforth (R-MO) also served as Ambassador to the United Nations[1]
- Former senator Mike DeWine (R-OH)[1]
- Former senator Daniel J. Evans (R-WA), also served as Governor of Washington[1]
- Former senator Peter Fitzgerald (R-IL)[1]
- Former senator Slade Gorton (R-WA)[1]
- Former senator Phil Gramm (R-TX)[1]
- Former senator Nancy Kassebaum Baker (R-KS)[27]
- Former senator Bob Kasten (R-WI)[1]
- Former senator Trent Lott (R-MS), former Senate Majority Leader and Senate Minority Whip[13]
- Former senator Mack Mattingly (R-GA)[1]
- Former senator Zell Miller (D-GA)
- Former senator Don Nickles (R-OK)[28]
- Former senator Warren Rudman (R-NH)[13]
- Former senator Fred Thompson (R-TN), former 2008 presidential candidate[29]
U.S. representatives
edit- Representative Spencer Bachus (R-AL)[13]
- Representative Michael N. Castle (R-DE)[13]
- Representative Tom Davis (R-VA)[30]
- Representative Lincoln Díaz-Balart (R-FL)[13]
- Representative Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL)[13]
- Representative Thelma Drake (R-VA)[31]
- Representative Jeff Flake (R-AZ)[13]
- Representative Jeb Hensarling (R-TX)[32]
- Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA)[13]
- Representative Ric Keller (R-FL)[13]
- Representative Mark Kirk (R-IL)[13]
- Representative Ray LaHood (R-IL)[13]
- Representative Steve LaTourette (R-OH)[13]
- Representative Dan Lungren (R-CA)[13]
- Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA)[33]
- Representative Chip Pickering (R-MS)[13]
- Representative Jim Ramstad (R-MN)[23]
- Representative Rick Renzi (R-AZ)[13]
- Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL),[13] Ranking Member of House Foreign Affairs Committee
- Representative John Shadegg (R-AZ)[13]
- Representative Christopher Shays (R-CT)[13]
- Representative John Shimkus (R-IL)[13]
- Representative Fred Upton (R-MI)[13]
- Former representative Steve Bartlett (R-TX)[1]
- Former representative Charlie Bass (R-NH)[34]
- Former representative Thomas Bliley (R-VA)[35]
- Former representative Jim Courter (R-NJ)[1]
- Former representative Joseph J. DioGuardi (R-NY)[1]
- Former representative Charles Douglas III (R-NH)[1]
- Former representative and ambassador Fred J. Eckert (R-NY)[1]
- Former representative Louis Frey, Jr. (R-FL)[1]
- Former representative Greg Ganske (R-IA)[1]
- Former representative Barry Goldwater, Jr.[36]
- Former representative Van Hilleary (R-TN)[37]
- Former representative Jack Kemp (R-NY)[38] 1996 Republican vice-presidential nominee
- Former representative Jim Kolbe (R-AZ)[1]
- Former representative Steven Kuykendall (R-CA)[1]
- Former representative Tom Loeffler (R-TX)[1]
- Former representative Susan Molinari (R-NY)[39]
- Former representative Mark Neumann (R-WI)[40]
- Former representative Tim Penny (D-MN)[41]
- Former representative Frank Riggs (R-CA)[1]
- Former representative Joe Schwarz (R-MI)[1]
- Former representative Rob Simmons (R-CT)[1]
- Former representative Dick Zimmer (R-NJ)[1]
Governors
edit- Governor Charlie Crist (R-FL)[42]
- Governor Matt Blunt (R-MO)[43]
- Governor Mitch Daniels (R-IN)[13]
- Governor Jim Douglas (R-VT)[13]
- Governor John Hoeven (R-ND)[44]
- Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. (R-UT)[13]
- Governor Bobby Jindal (R-LA)[45]
- Governor Linda Lingle (R-HI)[46]
- Governor Sarah Palin (R-AK) 2008 Republican vice-presidential nominee
- Governor Tim Pawlenty (R-MN),[13] Chairman of the National Governors Association, National co-chair of "McCain for President"
- Governor Sonny Perdue (R-GA)[47]
- Governor Rick Perry (R-TX)[48]
- Governor Jodi Rell (R-CT)[49]
- Governor Bob Riley (R-AL)[50]
- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA)[48]
- Former governor Jeb Bush (R-FL),[1] brother to President George W. Bush, and son to former president George H. W. Bush
- Former governor Paul Cellucci (R-MA),[51] former U.S. Ambassador to Canada
- Former governor Bill Clements (R-TX)[13]
- Former governor George Deukmejian (R-CA)[1]
- Former governor Donald DiFrancesco (R-NJ)[52]
- Former governor Winfield Dunn (R-TN)[1]
- Former governor Jim Edgar (R-IL)[1]
- Former governor Robert L. Ehrlich (R-MD)[53]
- Former governor Jim Gilmore (R-VA), former 2008 presidential candidate[1]
- Former governor Mike Huckabee (R-AR), former 2008 presidential candidate[54]
- Former governor Thomas Kean (R-NJ), 9/11 Commission Co-chair[55]
- Former governor Frank Keating (R-OK)[13]
- Former governor John McKernan (R-ME)[13]
- Former governor Bill Owens (R-CO)[1]
- Former governor George Pataki (R-NY)[56]
- Former governor Tom Ridge (R-PA),[13] first Secretary of Homeland Security
- Former governor Buddy Roemer (R-LA)[1]
- Former governor Mitt Romney (R-MA), former 2008 presidential candidate[1]
- Former governor Don Sundquist (R-TN)[1]
- Former acting governor Jane Swift (R-MA)[1]
- Former governor James R. Thompson (R-IL)[1]
- Former governor Tommy Thompson (R-WI)[1] former 2008 presidential candidate
Retired military
editSenator McCain was endorsed by over 100 retired generals and admirals from the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps,[57] among them:
- Lieutenant General John B. Conaway, USAF (Ret.) – former Chief of the National Guard Bureau
- General James B. Davis, USAF (Ret.) – former Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers, Europe (NATO)
- Colonel George "Bud" Day, USAF (Ret.) – Medal of Honor recipient
- Rear Admiral Jeremiah Denton, USN (Ret.) – Navy Cross recipient
- Admiral S. Robert Foley, USN (Ret.) – former commander-in-chief, Pacific Fleet
- Admiral Ronald J. Hays, USN (Ret.) – former commander-in-chief, Pacific Command
- Admiral James L. Holloway III, USN (Ret.) – former Chief of Naval Operations
- Admiral Bobby Ray Inman, USN (Ret.) – former director of the NSA
- Admiral Jerome L. Johnson, USN (Ret.) – former Vice Chief of Naval Operations
- General James L. Jones, USMC (Ret.) – former Commandant of the Marine Corps
- General P.X. Kelley, USMC (Ret.) – former Commandant of the Marine Corps
- Admiral Robert J. "Barney" Kelly, USN (Ret.) – former commander-in-chief, Pacific Fleet
- Admiral Frank Kelso, USN (Ret.) – former chief of naval operations
- Admiral George "Gus" Kinnear, USN (Ret.) – former Commander of Air Force, Atlantic Fleet
- Admiral Charles R. "Chuck" Larson, USN (Ret.) – former commander-in-chief, Pacific Command
- Admiral Joseph Lopez, USN (Ret.) – former commander-in-chief, U.S. Naval Forces, Europe
- Admiral James "Ace" Lyons, USN (Ret.) – former commander-in-chief, Pacific Fleet
- Admiral Paul David Miller, USN (Ret.) – former commander-in-chief, Atlantic Fleet
- Rear Admiral Benjamin F. Montoya, USN (Ret.) – former chief of Naval Civil Engineer Corps
- General Carl E. Mundy, Jr., USMC (Ret.) – former commandant of the Marine Corps
- Vice Admiral John R. Ryan, USN (Ret.) – former Superintendent of the Naval Academy
- General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, USA (Ret.) – former commander-in-chief, Central Command
- Admiral Leighton W. Smith, Jr., USN (Ret.) – former commander-in-chief, U.S. Naval Forces, Europe
- Colonel Leo K. Thorsness, USAF (Ret.) – Medal of Honor recipient
- Lieutenant General James A. Williams, USA (Ret.) – former director of the Defense Intelligence Agency
- Admiral Ronald J. Zlatoper, USN (Ret.) – former commander-in-chief, Pacific Fleet
Mayors
edit- Tommy Joe Alexander of Irondale, Alabama[1]
- Carlos Alvarez of Miami-Dade County[1]
- Alan Autry of Fresno[1]
- Rich Crotty of Orange County, Florida[58]
- Richard J. Gerbounka of Linden, New Jersey (I-NJ) [5]
- Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York City, former 2008 presidential candidate[1]
State, local, and territorial officials
edit- Jeffrey L. Barnhart, Member of the North Carolina General Assembly.[59]
- Peter Bragdon, State Senator in New Hampshire.[60]
- Michael Downing, State Senator in New Hampshire.[60]
- John Gallus, State Senator in New Hampshire.[60]
- Ted Gatsas, State Senator in New Hampshire.[60]
- Fletcher L. Hartsell, Jr., State Senator in North Carolina.[59]
- Leonard Lance, former member of the New Jersey General Assembly and Congressional candidate.[61]
- Steven Lukan, State Representative in Iowa.[60]
- Mike May, State Representative in Iowa.[60]
- Bob McDonnell, Virginia Attorney General[62]
- Larry McKibben, State Senator in Iowa.[60]
- John Pappageorge, State Senator in Michigan.[60]
- John Putney, State Senator in Iowa.[60]
- Randy Richardville, State Senator in Michigan.[60]
Other political figures
edit- George Argyros, former United States Ambassador to Spain, billionaire, and former Major League Baseball owner[63]
- James Baker, former Secretary of State under President George H. W. Bush.[64]
- Debra Bartoshevich (D), Fmr. Hillary Clinton Delegate[65]
- John Rusling Block, former secretary of agriculture[1]
- John R. Bolton, former ambassador to the UN under President George W. Bush[66]
- Otis R. Bowen, former Secretary of Health and Human Services[1] and former Indiana Governor
- James H. Burnley IV, former secretary of transportation[1]
- William Thaddeus Coleman, Jr., former Secretary of Transportation under President Gerald Ford[1]
- Lawrence Eagleburger, former Secretary of State under President George H. W. Bush[1]
- Alexander Haig, former Secretary of State under President Ronald Reagan[1]
- Henry Kissinger,[13] former National Security Advisor and Secretary of State under President Richard Nixon and President Gerald Ford.
- Ann McLaughlin Korologos former Secretary of Labor, DC[67]
- Former ambassador Thomas Patrick Melady[68]
- Former Secretary of Commerce Robert Mosbacher[69]
- Former Secretary of Commerce Peter George Peterson[70]
- Former FCC chairman Michael Powell[71]
- Karl Rove, former political advisor to President Bush[72]
- George Shultz, former secretary of state under President Ronald Reagan[1]
- James R. Schlesinger, former Secretary of Defense under President Richard Nixon and President Gerald Ford.[73]
- Gordon St. Angelo, former chairman of the Indiana Democratic Party
- R. James Woolsey, Jr., former CIA director under President Bill Clinton.[74]
National figures
edit- Francis J. Beckwith, Professor of Philosophy and Church-State Studies, Baylor University[75]
- Robert Gleason,[76] Chairman of the Republican Party of Pennsylvania
- John C. Hagee, founder and senior pastor of the evangelical mega-church Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, Texas[77]
- Former treasurer of the United States Rosario Marin (CA)[78]
Newspapers
editThese newspapers have endorsed John McCain's general election run:
- Amarillo Globe News newspaper in Amarillo, Texas[79]
- Antelope Valley Press newspaper in Palmdale, California[80]
- The Arizona Republic newspaper in Phoenix, Arizona[81]
- The Bakersfield Californian newspaper in Bakersfield, California[79]
- The Baltimore Examiner newspaper in Baltimore, Maryland[79]
- The Beaumont Monitor newspaper in Beaumont, Texas[79]
- Bend Bulletin newspaper in Bend, Oregon[79]
- The Boston Herald newspaper in Boston, Massachusetts[79]
- The Columbus Dispatch newspaper in Columbus, Ohio[79]
- The Corpus Christi Caller-Times newspaper in Corpus Christi, Texas[79]
- The Daily Press newspaper in Newport News, Virginia[79]
- The Daily Sentinel newspaper in Grand Junction, Colorado[79]
- The Dallas Morning News newspaper in Dallas, Texas[82]
- The Findlay Courier newspaper in Findlay, Ohio[79]
- Foster's Daily Democrat newspaper in Dover, New Hampshire[79]
- Goldsboro News-Argus newspaper in Goldsboro, North Carolina[83]
- The Intelligencer newspaper in Wheeling, West Virginia[79]
- The Johnson County Sun newspaper in Overland Park, Kansas[84]
- The Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper in Las Vegas, Nevada[85]
- The Lowell Sun newspaper in Lowell, Massachusetts[79]
- The Mining Journal newspaper in Marquette, Michigan[79]
- Mountain Valley News newspaper in Cedaredge, Colorado[79]
- Napa Valley Register newspaper in Napa, California[79]
- The News-Gazette newspaper in Champaign, Illinois[86]
- The New York Post newspaper in New York, New York[87]
- The Times of Northwest Indiana newspaper in Munster, Indiana[79]
- The Press-Enterprise newspaper in Riverside, California[79]
- The Pueblo Chieftain newspaper in Pueblo, Colorado[79]
- San Antonio Express-News newspaper in San Antonio, Texas[79]
- The San Diego Union Tribune newspaper in San Diego, California[79]
- The San Francisco Examiner newspaper in San Francisco, California[88]
- The Spokesman Review newspaper in Spokane, Washington[79]
- The Tampa Tribune newspaper in Tampa, Florida[89]
- The Times-News newspaper in Twin Falls, Idaho[90]
- New Hampshire Union Leader newspaper in Manchester, New Hampshire[79]
- Wheeling News Register newspaper in Wheeling, Virginia[79]
- Times Record News newspaper in Wichita Falls, Texas[79]
- Winchester Star newspaper in Winchester, Virginia[91]
Academics
edit- Anne O. Krueger, Economist and former World Bank Chief Economist.[92]
- Robert P. George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University.[93][94]
- Bernie Machen, president of the University of Florida.[95]
Business people
edit- Sheldon Adelson, Las Vegas Casino billionaire[96]
- Bradbury Anderson, Best Buy[97] CEO
- Hoyt R. Barnett, Publix Vice Chairman[98]
- August A. Busch III, former Anheuser-Busch[99] Chairman
- Pete Coors, Coors Brewing Company[100] Chairman
- Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard[101]
- Steve Forbes,[102] magazine publisher, former GOP presidential candidate (1996, 2000)
- Deal W. Hudson, Conservative publisher.[103]
- Tom Monaghan, founder of Domino's Pizza.[104]
- Frederick W. Smith, founder, chairman, president, and CEO of FedEx.[105]
- Donald Trump, chairman and CEO of the Trump Organization and future U.S. president[106]
- Robert Ulrich, Target[107] Chairman and CEO
- Michael D. White, Pepsi Vice Chairman[108]
- Meg Whitman, former CEO of eBay[109]
- Bob Wright, former NBC Universal[110] Chairman and CEO
Entertainers
edit- María Conchita Alonso, actress[111]
- Stephen Baldwin, actor[112]
- Pat Boone, singer[113]
- Powers Boothe, actor[114]
- Wilford Brimley, actor[115]
- Jerry Bruckheimer, producer[113]
- James Caan, actor[113]
- Dean Cain, actor[113]
- Adam Carolla, comedian, television and radio host[116]
- Lacey Chabert, actress[116]
- Jon Cryer, actor[113]
- Daddy Yankee (Ramon Ayala), musician[117][118]
- Charlie Daniels, musician[119]
- Robert Davi, actor[120]
- Robert Duvall, actor[113]
- Clint Eastwood, actor and director[121]
- Erik Estrada, actor[122]
- Joe Eszterhas, screenwriter[123]
- Lou Ferrigno, actor and bodybuilder[124]
- Kelsey Grammer, actor[125]
- Lee Greenwood, musician, often performed "God Bless the USA" at McCain/Palin rallies[126]
- Angie Harmon, actress[127]
- Elisabeth Hasselbeck, co-host of The View[128]
- Patricia Heaton, actress[113]
- Victoria Jackson, comedian[129]
- Lorenzo Lamas, actor[113]
- Blackie Lawless, musician[130]
- Gerald McRaney, actor[113]
- MF Doom, rapper[131]
- Dennis Miller, comedian[132]
- Heidi Montag, Hollywood figure[133]
- Craig T. Nelson, actor[113]
- George Newbern, actor[113]
- Chuck Norris, actor[134]
- Ted Nugent, hard rock guitarist[135]
- Gail O'Grady, actress[113]
- John Ondrasik, singer[136]
- Joe Perry, guitarist for Aerosmith[137]
- John Ratzenberger, actor[138]
- John Rich, musician[139]
- Shauna Sand, actress[140]
- Tom Selleck, actor[141]
- Gary Sinise, actor[113]
- Kevin Sorbo, actor[113]
- Sylvester Stallone, actor[142]
- Connie Stevens, actress[143]
- Billy Squier, singer[144]
- Rip Torn, actor[141]
- Cowboy Troy, musician[145]
- Janine Turner, actress and author[146]
- Dick Van Patten, actor[147]
- Jon Voight, actor[148]
- Hank Williams, Jr. musician, often performed at McCain/Palin rallies[149]
- Gretchen Wilson, musician, often performed at McCain/Palin rallies[126]
- James Woods, actor[150]
- David Zucker, director[116]
Foreign entertainers
edit- Eduardo Verástegui, Mexican actor[151]
Adult entertainment
edit- Gauge, porn star[152]
- Teri Weigel, porn star[153]
Athletes and sportspeople
edit- Troy Aikman, former Dallas Cowboys quarterback[154]
- George Bodenheimer, ESPN President[155]
- Bryan Clay Olympic gold medalist in decathlon.[156]
- Bill Davidson, owner of the Detroit Pistons[157]
- Mike Ditka, ESPN NFL analyst and former Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints head coach.[158]
- John Elway, Hall of Fame Denver Broncos quarterback[154]
- Al Leiter, former MLB pitcher.[159]
- Chuck Liddell, MMA fighter[160]
- Colette Nelson, IFBB professional bodybuilder[161]
- Brady Quinn, Cleveland Browns quarterback[162]
- Nolan Ryan, Hall of Fame MLB pitcher[163]
- Curt Schilling, Boston Red Sox pitcher[164]
- Jason Sehorn, retired New York Giants cornerback[165]
- Roger Staubach, Hall of Fame Dallas Cowboys quarterback[166]
- Joe Thomas, Cleveland Browns offensive tackle[162]
Organizations
editOther individuals
edit- Morris J. Amitay, AIPAC.[172]
- David Frum, Journalist.[173]
- Charles Krauthammer, Conservative political pundit[174]
- Michael Savage, radio host[175]
- Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher "Joe the Plumber"[176]
Foreign political figures
edit- David Cameron, member of the British Conservative Party.[177]
- Wilfried Martens, president of the European People's Party[178]
See also
edit- Congressional endorsements for the 2008 United States presidential election
- Newspaper endorsements in the United States presidential primaries, 2008
- List of Barack Obama presidential campaign endorsements, 2008
- List of Hillary Clinton 2008 presidential campaign endorsements
- List of Ron Paul 2008 presidential endorsements
- McCain Democrat
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External links
edit- Supporters list from the John McCain campaign website
- List of endorsers, from Project Vote Smart.