• 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.

• 1. Full name: Cindy Lou Hensley McCain
  2. Born: c. 1954 in Phoenix, Arizona
  3. Married John McCain in 1980
  4. Children: Meghan, John IV, James, Bridget
  5. Step-children: Doug, Andy, Sidney
  6. Chair: Hensley & Company, Anheuser-Busch distributor
  7. Founder: American Voluntary Medical Team
  8. BOD member: CARE, Operation Smile, HALO Trust
  9. Alma Mater: University of Southern California, Education
  10. 1994: Admitted addiction to Percocet and Vicodin, and underwent treatment
  11. 2004: Full recovery from stroke
  12. Personal fortune has been estimated at around $250-$300 million
  13. On May 23, 2008 her 2006 tax records were released, revealing that she made $6.1 million that year
  14. The June, 2008 issue of Vogue features a profile of Cindy McCain.

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