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==Political career ==

McCain was elected as an [[Arizona]] representative to the [[United States House of Representatives]] in [[1982]]. In 19851987, upon [[Barry Goldwater]]'s retirement, he was elected to the [[United States Senate]], partially financed by [[Charles Keating]], who had also contributed to his House campaigns.

In 1997, [[TIME|''TIME'' magazine]] named him as one of the "25 Most Influential People in America." His best-selling book, ''Faith of my Fathers'' (1999, ISBN 0375501916), helped propel his presidential run. McCain ran in the [[U.S. presidential election, 2000|2000 presidential Republican primary]], winning in [[New Hampshire]], [[Michigan]], [[Arizona]], [[Rhode Island]], [[Connecticut]] and [[Vermont]]. He lost the nomination to the well-funded party establishment campaign of [[George W. Bush]].