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- Full name: Cindy Lou Hensley McCain
- Born: c. 1954 in Phoenix, Arizona
- Married John McCain in 1980
- Children: Meghan, John IV, James, Bridget
- Step-children: Doug, Andy, Sidney
- Chair: Hensley & Company, Anheuser-Busch distributor
- Founder: American Voluntary Medical Team
- BOD member: CARE, Operation Smile, HALO Trust
- Alma Mater: University of Southern California, Education
- 1994: Admitted addiction to Percocet and Vicodin, and underwent treatment
- 2004: Full recovery from stroke
- Personal fortune has been estimated at around $250-$300 million
- On May 23, 2008 her 2006 tax records were released, revealing that she made $6.1 million that year
- The June, 2008 issue of Vogue features a profile of Cindy McCain.
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Cindy McCain is the second wife of Republican presidential candidate John McCain.
She is the Chairwoman of Hensley & Co., the company founded in 1955 by her father, James Hensley, that serves as one of the nation's largest distributors of Anheuser-Busch products, including Budweiser beer.
Cindy McCain met her husband at a Hawaii cocktail party in 1979. They were married a year later. John McCain is 17 years her senior.
Cindy McCain spoke at the first day of the 2008 Republican Convention in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota on September 1, 2008.
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Cindy McCain Questions
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Why did Obama call a spending freeze a bad idea ("hatchet job") when McCain proposed it a year ago? 1 AnswerIt was a bad idea a year ago. The country needed the spending to stimulate the economy. It's not a matter of being ahead, or behind. You have to time things rig... read more -
Do you trust John McCain to make important decisions about the future of the Internet? 8 AnswersNo, he's not someone who lives and dreams for the future of Internet. He isn't someone who uses the Internet and is one of those people who might believe AOL o... read more -
Has fmr Arizona Rep. J.D. Hayworth given any indication (on his talk show, etc) that he is planning on challenging Sen. John McCain 1 AnswerThere has been no official word, but the New Times says: "The word is that he's comfortable being the tribune of the far-right locally." I'm doubtful it will h... read more
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