Political Fundraiser
John McCain
Voted Best Republican Elected Official (2010)Voted Best Political Fundraiser (2009) (2nd Place)Voted Best Political Website (2008)Voted Best Person to have Lunch With (2008) (3rd Place)
As Sen. John McCain wages the biggest fight of his political life, he has a cool
$7.5 million in the bank to help smooth the way to a fifth, and probably last, term in office.
Coming off of his loss in the 2008 presidential race, McCain faces the toughest re-election battle of his career as former U.S. Rep. J.D. Hayworth attacks from the right and taps into the frustration of conservatives. But the wave of conservative populist sentiment that Hayworth hopes to ride into the Senate may not be enough to match the respect and admiration that have helped McCain eclipse his insurgent rival in fundraising.
Though sticking close with his rivals in some polls, Hayworth may need more than$1 million in fundraising he’s reported so far to counter McCain’s massive war chest.
Republican Elected Official
John McCain
Voted Best Political Fundraiser (2010)Voted Best Political Fundraiser (2009) (2nd Place)Voted Best Political Website (2008)Voted Best Person to have Lunch With (2008) (3rd Place)
Not since Sen. Barry Goldwater has an elected official been as closely identified with Arizona as Sen. John McCain.
McCain was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1982, and won the retiring Goldwater’s Senate seat four years later. Since then, McCain has become a titan of American politics, earning his maverick’s credentials in his upstart challenge to George W. Bush in 2000 and his establishment credentials as the GOP’s standard bearer in the 2008 presidential race.
The former Navy pilot and POW has left his mark on Arizona and on the country, helping to author some of the most prominent legislation of the past 15 years. His willingness to buck the Republican Party and reach across the aisle has rankled some on the right, but polls still show him in the lead as he seeks his fifth term in the Senate.
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