Yesterday, August 25th, 2018 Arizona and the nation lost one of the greatest people in the US Senate he like a previous US Senator from Alaska the state I currently live in Ted Stevens was able to reach across the aisle when it really mater to his state. He always cared about his awesome state of Arizona just like our Uncle Ted did in Alaska. He was born on August 29, 1936 in the Panama Canal zone where his father was stationed at the time. He eventually started his own military career at age 18 in 1954 at the U.S. Naval Academy. He was shot down in a plane over North Vietnam in 1967 when he was captured held prisoner for 5 1/2 years til his release in 1973 when Richard Nixon ordered the retreat of US Forces from Vietnam. Ten years later he began his political career by being elected in 198 served two terms in the US House from 1983 to 1986. He was elected to the US Senate in 1986 and served from 1987 where he served six terms as US Senator until his death day. He along with a former Wisconsin Democrat US Senator I like Russ Feingold who was defeated in 2010 came up with McCain-Feingold the landmark campaign finance required in any federal election campaign involving the candidate. He and Russ are the reason in each ad you see requires the Candidate saying I approve this message must be in each political ad on a national and state race for federal office. I was happy to vote for him in 2008. He also was a major reason Sarah Palin an Alaska governor was picked as his running mate. I heard that Mark Begich is now taking notes from this experience in how to market Debra Call in the current 2018 Alaska Governors Race. He lost to Barack Obama in 2008 in the presidents race. He continued to enjoy success for the last ten years of his life. RIP John McCain you are a great public servant. Arizona and the nation were glad you decided to serve us because now you are serving us in the heavens where he joins Uncle Ted and other great public servants in the sky and one standing tall his last name is Hickel who is joined by his wife. RIP John McCain you were awesome not just to Arizona but the nation.
