List of John McCain presidential campaign endorsements, 2008

Main article: John McCain presidential campaign, 2008

John McCain, the nominee of the Republican party in the 2008 United States presidential election, has gained the endorsements of many high-profile figures.

Both McCain and his Democratic opponent, Barack Obama, have stated that a person or entity's endorsement of their candidacy does not necessarily imply an endorsement by the candidate of all of the views of the endorser.

Primary campaign endorsements

U.S. Presidents, Vice Presidents, and First Ladies

• Former President George W. Bush^[1]
• Former Vice President Dick Cheney^[2]
• Former President George H. W. Bush^[1]
• Former Vice President Dan Quayle^[3]
• Former First Lady Nancy Reagan^[4]
• Former First Lady Betty Ford

U.S. Senators

• Sen. Wayne Allard (R-CO)^[5]
• Sen. Kit Bond (R-MO)^[6]
• Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS),^[7] former 2008 presidential candidate
• Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC)^[8]
• Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)^[9]
• Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK)^[10]
• Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS)^[11]
• Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN)^[12]
• Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME),^[13] Ranking Member of Senate Homeland Security Committee
• Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)^[14]
• Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM)^[15][16]
• Sen. John Ensign (R-NV)^[17]
• Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)^[13]
• Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) ^[18]
• Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA)^[9]
• Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ),^[13] Senate Minority Whip
• Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT),^[19] Chairman of Senate Homeland Security Committee and 2000 Democratic Vice-Presidential Nominee
• Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.^[20]
• Sen. Mel Martinez (R-FL)^[21]
• Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL)^[22]
• Sen. Gordon Smith (R-OR),^[13] Ranking Member of Senate Aging Committee
• Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME),^[13] Ranking Member of Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
• Sen. John Thune (R-SD)^[13]
• Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH)^[23]
• Sen. John Warner (R-VA),^[13] former Chairman of Senate Armed Services Committee
• Fmr. Sen. George Allen (R-VA)^[24]
• Fmr. Sen. Howard Baker (R-TN), former Senate Majority Leader and Senate Minority Leader^[1]
• Fmr. Sen. Rudy Boschwitz (R-MN)^[1]
• Fmr. Sen. Conrad Burns (R-MT)^[1]
• Fmr. Sen. Dan Coats (R-IN)^[25]
• Fmr. Sen. Al D'Amato (R-NY)^[1]
• Fmr. Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell^[26]
• Fmr. Sen. John Danforth (R-MO) also served as Ambassador to the United Nations^[1]
• Fmr. Sen. Mike DeWine (R-OH)^[1]
• Fmr. Sen. Daniel J. Evans (R-WA), also served as Governor of Washington^[1]
• Fmr. Sen. Peter Fitzgerald (R-IL)^[1]
• Fmr. Sen. Slade Gorton (R-WA)^[1]
• Fmr. Sen. Phil Gramm (R-TX)^[1]
• Fmr. Sen. Nancy Kassebaum Baker (R-KS)^[27]
• Fmr. Sen. Bob Kasten (R-WI)^[1]
• Fmr. Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS), former Senate Majority Leader and Senate Minority Whip^[13]
• Fmr. Sen. Mack Mattingly (R-GA)^[1]
• Fmr. Sen. Don Nickles (R-OK)^[28]
• Fmr. Sen. Warren Rudman (R-NH)^[13]
• Fmr. Sen. Fred Thompson (R-TN), former 2008 presidential candidate^[29]

U.S. Representatives

• Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-AL)^[13]
• Rep. Michael N. Castle (R-DE)^[13]
• Rep. Tom Davis (R-VA)^[30]
• Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL)^[13]
• Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)^[13]
• Rep. Thelma Drake (R-VA) ^[31]
• Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ)^[13]
• Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) ^[32]
• Rep. Ric Keller (R-FL)^[13]
• Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL)^[13]
• Rep. Ray LaHood (R-IL)^[13]
• Rep. Steve LaTourette (R-OH)^[13]
• Rep. Dan Lungren (R-CA)^[13]
• Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA)^[33]
• Rep. Chip Pickering (R-MS)^[13]
• Rep. Jim Ramstad (R-MN)^[23]
• Rep. Rick Renzi (R-AZ)^[13]
• Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL),^[13] Ranking Member of House Foreign Affairs Committee
• Rep. John Shadegg (R-AZ)^[13]
• Rep. Christopher Shays (R-CT)^[13]
• Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL)^[13]
• Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI)^[13]
• Fmr. Rep. Steve Bartlett (R-TX)^[1]
• Fmr. Rep. Charlie Bass (R-NH)^[34]
• Fmr. Rep. Thomas Bliley (R-VA)^[35]
• Fmr. Rep. Jim Courter (R-NJ)^[1]
• Fmr. Rep. Joseph J. DioGuardi (R-NY)^[1]
• Fmr. Rep. Charles Douglas III (R-NH)^[1]
• Fmr. Rep. and Ambassador Fred J. Eckert (R-NY)^[1]
• Fmr. Rep. Louis Frey, Jr. (R-FL)^[1]
• Fmr. Rep. Greg Ganske (R-IA)^[1]
• Fmr. Rep. Barry Goldwater, Jr.^[36]
• Fmr. Rep. Van Hilleary (R-TN)^[37]
• Fmr. Rep. Jack Kemp (R-NY)^[38] 1996 Republican vice-presidential nominee
• Fmr. Rep. Jim Kolbe (R-AZ)^[1]
• Fmr. Rep. Steven Kuykendall (R-CA)^[1]
• Fmr. Rep. Tom Loeffler (R-TX)^[1]
• Fmr. Rep. Susan Molinari (R-NY)^[39]
• Fmr. Rep. Mark Neumann (R-WI)^[40]
• Fmr. Rep. Tim Penny (D-MN)^[41]
• Fmr. Rep. Frank Riggs (R-CA)^[1]
• Fmr. Rep. Joe Schwarz (R-MI)^[1]
• Fmr. Rep. Rob Simmons (R-CT)^[1]
• Fmr. Rep. Dick Zimmer (R-NJ)^[1]

Governors

• Gov. Charlie Crist (R-FL)^[42]
• Gov. Matt Blunt (R-MO)^[43]
• Gov. Mitch Daniels (R-IN)^[13]
• Gov. Jim Douglas (R-VT)^[13]
• Gov. John Hoeven (R-ND)^[44]
• Gov. Jon Huntsman, Jr. (R-UT)^[13]
• Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-LA) ^[13]
• Gov. Linda Lingle (R-HI) ^[13]
• Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) 2008 Republican vice-presidential nominee

• Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-MN),^[13] Chairman of the National Governors Association, National co-Chair of "McCain for President"
• Gov. Sonny Perdue (R-GA)^[45]
• Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX)^[46]
• Gov. Jodi Rell (R-CT)^[47]
• Gov. Bob Riley (R-AL)^[48]
• Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA)^[49]
• Fmr. Gov. Jeb Bush (R-FL),^[1] brother to President George W. Bush, and son to former President George H.W. Bush
• Fmr. Gov. Paul Cellucci (R-MA),^[50] former U.S. Ambassador to Canada
• Fmr. Gov. Bill Clements (R-TX)^[13]
• Fmr. Gov. George Deukmejian (R-CA)^[1]
• Fmr. Gov. Donald DiFrancesco (R-NJ)^[51]
• Fmr. Gov. Winfield Dunn (R-TN)^[1]
• Fmr. Gov. Jim Edgar (R-IL)^[1]
• Fmr. Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich (R-MD) ^[52]
• Fmr. Gov. Jim Gilmore (R-VA) Former 2008 presidential candidate^[1]
• Fmr. Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR), former 2008 presidential candidate ^[53]
• Fmr. Gov. Thomas Kean (R-NJ), 9/11 Commission Co-Chair^[54]
• Fmr. Gov. Frank Keating (R-OK)^[13]
• Fmr. Gov. John McKernan (R-ME)^[13]
• Fmr. Gov. Bill Owens (R-CO)^[1]
• Fmr. Gov. Tom Ridge (R-PA),^[13] first Secretary of Homeland Security
• Fmr. Gov. Buddy Roemer (R-LA)^[1]
• Fmr. Gov. Mitt Romney (R-MA), former 2008 presidential candidate^[1]
• Fmr. Gov. Don Sundquist (R-TN)^[1]
• Fmr. Acting Gov. Jane Swift (R-MA)^[1]
• Fmr. Gov. James R. Thompson (R-IL)^[1]
• Fmr. Gov. Tommy Thompson (R-WI)^[1] former 2008 presidential candidate

Military

Senator McCain was endorsed by over 100 generals and admirals from the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps,^[55] among them:

• Lieutenant General John B. Conaway, USAF (Ret.) - former Chief of the National Guard Bureau
• General James B. Davis, USAF (Ret.) - former Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers, Europe (NATO)
• Colonel George "Bud" Day, USAF (Ret.) - Medal of Honor recipient
• Rear Admiral Jeremiah Denton, USN (Ret.) - Navy Cross recipient
• Admiral S. Robert Foley, USN (Ret.) - former Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet
• Admiral Ronald J. Hays, USN (Ret.) - former Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Command
• Admiral James L. Holloway III, USN (Ret.) - former Chief of Naval Operations
• Admiral Bobby Ray Inman, USN (Ret.) - former Director of the NSA
• Admiral Jerome L. Johnson, USN (Ret.) - former Vice Chief of Naval Operations
• General James L. Jones, USMC (Ret.) - former Commandant of the Marine Corps
• General P.X. Kelley, USMC (Ret.) - former Commandant of the Marine Corps
• Admiral Robert J. "Barney" Kelly, USN (Ret.) - former Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet
• Admiral Frank Kelso, USN (Ret.) - former Chief of Naval Operations
• Admiral George "Gus" Kinnear, USN (Ret.) - former Commander of Air Force, Atlantic Fleet
• Admiral Charles R. "Chuck" Larson, USN (Ret.) - former Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Command
• Admiral Joseph Lopez, USN (Ret.) - former Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Naval Forces, Europe
• Admiral James "Ace" Lyons, USN (Ret.) - former Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet
• Admiral Paul David Miller, USN (Ret.) - former Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet
• Rear Admiral Benjamin F. Montoya, USN (Ret.) - former Chief of Naval Civil Engineer Corps
• General Carl E. Mundy, Jr., USMC (Ret.) - former Commandant of the Marine Corps
• Vice Admiral John R. Ryan, USN (Ret.) - former Superintendent of the Naval Academy
• General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, USA (Ret.) - former Commander-in-Chief, Central Command
• Admiral Leighton W. Smith, Jr., USN (Ret.) - former Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Naval Forces, Europe
• Colonel Leo K. Thorsness, USAF (Ret.) - Medal of Honor recipient
• Lieutenant General James A. Williams, USA (Ret.) - former Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency
• Admiral Ronald J. Zlatoper, USN (Ret.) - former Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet

Mayors

• Tommy Joe Alexander of Irondale, Alabama^[1]
• Carlos Alvarez of Miami-Dade County^[1]
• Alan Autry of Fresno^[1]
• Rich Crotty of Orange County, Florida^[56]
• Richard J. Gerbounka of Linden, New Jersey (I-NJ) [13]
• Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York City, former 2008 presidential candidate^[1]

State, local, and territorial officials

• Jeffrey L. Barnhart, Member of the North Carolina General Assembly.^[57]
• Peter Bragdon, State Senator in New Hampshire.^[58]
• Michael Downing, State Senator in New Hampshire.^[58]
• John Gallus, State Senator in New Hampshire.^[58]
• Ted Gatsas, State Senator in New Hampshire.^[58]
• Fletcher L. Hartsell, Jr., State Senator in North Carolina.^[57]
• Leonard Lance, former member of the New Jersey General Assembly and Congressional candidate.^[59]
• Steven Lukan, State Representative in Iowa.^[58]
• Mike May, State Representative in Iowa.^[58]
• Bob McDonnell, Virginia Attorney General ^[60]
• Larry McKibben, State Senator in Iowa.^[58]
• John Pappageorge, State Senator in Michigan.^[58]
• John Putney, State Senator in Iowa.^[58]
• Randy Richardville, State Senator in Michigan.^[58]

Other political figures

• George Argyros, former United States Ambassador to Spain, billionaire, and former Major League Baseball owner^[61]
• James Baker, former Secretary of State under President George H.W. Bush.^[62]
• Debra Bartoshevich (D), Fmr. Hillary Clinton Delegate ^[63]
• John Rusling Block, former Secretary of Agriculture^[1]
• John R. Bolton, former Ambassador to the UN under President George W. Bush^[64]
• Otis R. Bowen, former Secretary of Health and Human Services^[1] and former Indiana Governor
• James H. Burnley IV, former Secretary of Transportation^[1]
• William Thaddeus Coleman, Jr., former Secretary of Transportation under President Gerald Ford^[1]
• Lawrence Eagleburger, former Secretary of State under President George H.W. Bush^[1]
• Alexander Haig, former Secretary of State under President Ronald Reagan^[1]
• Henry Kissinger,^[13] former National Security Advisor and Secretary of State under President Richard Nixon and President Gerald Ford.
• Ann McLaughlin Korologos former Secretary of Labor, DC ^[65]
• Fmr. Ambassador Thomas Patrick Melady^[66]
• Fmr. Secretary of Commerce Robert Mosbacher^[67]
• Fmr. Secretary of Commerce Peter George Peterson ^[68]
• Fmr. FCC chairman Michael Powell^[69]
• Nancy Reagan, wife of the late President Ronald Reagan and former First Lady of the United States^[70][71]
• Karl Rove, former political advisor to President Bush^[72]
• George Shultz, former Secretary of State under President Ronald Reagan^[1]
• James R. Schlesinger, former Secretary of Defense under President Richard Nixon and President Gerald Ford.^[73]
• Gordon St. Angelo, former Chairman of the Indiana Democratic Party
• R. James Woolsey, Jr., former CIA Director under President Bill Clinton.^[74]

National figures

• Francis J. Beckwith, Professor of Philosophy and Church-State Studies, Baylor University^[75]
• Robert Gleason,^[76] Chairman of the Republican Party of Pennsylvania
• John C. Hagee, founder and senior pastor of the evangelical mega-church Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, Texas^[77]
• Fmr. Treasurer of the United States Rosario Marin (CA)^[78]

Newspapers

See also: Newspaper endorsements in the United States presidential primaries, 2008

These newspapers have endorsed John McCain's general election run:

• Amarillo Globe News newspaper in Amarillo, Texas^[79]
• Antelope Valley Press newspaper in Palmdale, California^[80]
• The Arizona Republic newspaper in Phoenix, Arizona^[81]
• The Bakersfield Californian newspaper in Bakersfield, California^[79]
• The Baltimore Examiner newspaper in Baltimore, Maryland^[79]
• The Beaumont Monitor newspaper in Beaumont, Texas^[79]
• Bend Bulletin newspaper in Bend, Oregon^[79]
• The Boston Herald newspaper in Boston, Massachusetts^[79]
• The Columbus Dispatch newspaper in Columbus, Ohio^[79]
• The Corpus Christi Caller-Times newspaper in Corpus Christi, Texas^[79]
• The Daily Press newspaper in Newport News, Virginia^[79]
• Daily Sentinel newspaper in Grand Junction, Colorado^[79]
• The Dallas Morning News newspaper in Dallas, Texas^[82]
• The Findlay Courier newspaper in Findlay, Ohio^[79]
• Foster's Daily Democrat newspaper in Dover, New Hampshire^[79]
• Goldsboro News-Argus newspaper in Goldsboro, North Carolina^[83]
• The Intelligencer newspaper in Wheeling, West Virginia^[79]
• The Johnson County Sun newspaper in Overland Park, Kansas^[84]
• The Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper in Las Vegas, Nevada^[85]
• The Lowell Sun newspaper in Lowell, Massachusetts^[79]
• The Mining Journal newspaper in Marquette, Michigan^[79]
• Mountain Valley News newspaper in Cedaredge, Colorado^[79]
• Napa Valley Register newspaper in Napa, California^[79]
• The News-Gazette newspaper in Champaign, Illinois^[86]
• The New York Post newspaper in New York, New York^[87]
• The Times of Northwest Indiana newspaper in Munster, Indiana^[79]
• The Press Enterprise newspaper in Riverside, California^[79]
• The Pueblo Chieftain newspaper in Pueblo, Colorado^[79]
• San Antonio Express-News newspaper in San Antonio, Texas^[79]
• The San Diego Union Tribune newspaper in San Diego, California^[79]
• The San Francisco Examiner newspaper in San Francisco, California^[88]
• The Spokesman Review newspaper in Spokane, Washington^[79]
• The Tampa Tribune newspaper in Tampa, Florida^[89]
• The Times-News newspaper in Twin Falls, Idaho^[90]
• New Hampshire Union Leader newspaper in Manchester, New Hampshire^[79]
• Wheeling News Register newspaper in Wheeling, Virginia^[79]
• Times Record News newspaper in Wichita Falls, Texas^[79]
• Winchester Star newspaper in Winchester, Virginia^[91]

Academics

• Anne O. Krueger, Economist and former World Bank Chief Economist.^[92]
• Robert P. George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University.^[93][94]
• Bernie Machen, President of the University of Florida.^[95]

Business people

• Sheldon Adelson, Las Vegas Casino billionaire ^[96]
• Bradbury Anderson, Best Buy^[97] CEO
• Hoyt R. Barnett, Publix Vice Chairman^[98]
• August A. Busch III, former Anheuser-Busch^[99] Chairman
• Pete Coors, Coors Brewing Company^[100] Chairman
• Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard^[101]
• Steve Forbes,^[102] magazine publisher, former GOP presidential candidate (1996, 2000)
• Deal W. Hudson, Conservative publisher.^[103]
• Tom Monaghan, Founder of Domino's Pizza.^[104]
• Frederick W. Smith, Founder, chairman, president, and CEO of FedEx.^[105]
• Donald Trump, Chairman and CEO of the Trump Organization ^[106]
• Robert Ulrich, Target^[107] Chairman and CEO
• Michael D. White, Pepsi Vice Chairman^[108]
• Meg Whitman, former CEO of eBay ^[109]
• Bob Wright, former NBC Universal^[110] Chairman and CEO

Entertainers

• María Conchita Alonso, actress^[111]
• Stephen Baldwin, actor^[112]
• Pat Boone, singer^[113]
• Powers Boothe, actor^[114]
• Wilford Brimley, actor^[115]
• Jerry Bruckheimer, producer^[113]
• James Caan, actor^[113]
• Dean Cain, actor^[113]
• Adam Carolla, comedian, television and radio host^[116]
• Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi , Reality Star
• Lacey Chabert, actress^[116]
• Jon Cryer, actor^[113]
• Daddy Yankee (Ramon Ayala), musician^[117][118]
• Charlie Daniels, musician^[119]
• Robert Davi, actor ^[120]
• Robert Duvall, actor^[113]
• Clint Eastwood, actor and director^[121]
• Erik Estrada, actor^[122]
• Joe Eszterhas, screenwriter^[123]
• Lou Ferrigno, actor and bodybuilder^[124]
• Kelsey Grammer, actor ^[125]
• Lee Greenwood, musician, often performed "God Bless the USA" at McCain/Palin rallies^[126]
• Angie Harmon, actress^[127]
• Elisabeth Hasselbeck, co-host of The View^[128]
• Patricia Heaton, actress^[113]
• Victoria Jackson, comedian^[129]
• Lorenzo Lamas, actor^[113]
• Blackie Lawless, musician^[130]
• Gerald McRaney, actor^[113]
• Dennis Miller, comedian^[131]
• Heidi Montag, Hollywood figure^[132]
• Craig T. Nelson, actor^[113]
• George Newbern, actor^[113]
• Chuck Norris
• Ted Nugent, hard rock guitarist^[133]
• Gail O'Grady, actress^[113]
• John Ondrasik, singer^[134]
• Joe Perry, guitarist for Aerosmith^[135]
• John Ratzenberger, actor^[136]
• John Rich, musician^[137]
• Shauna Sand, actress^[138]
• Adam Sandler, actor and comedian
• Tom Selleck, actor^[139]
• Gary Sinise, actor^[113]
• Kevin Sorbo, actor^[113]
• Sylvester Stallone, actor^[140]
• Connie Stevens, actress^[141]
• Rip Torn, actor^[139]
• Cowboy Troy, musician^[142]
• Janine Turner, actress and author^[143]
• Dick Van Patten, actor^[144]
• Jon Voight, actor ^[145]
• Hank Williams, Jr. musician, often performed at McCain/Palin rallies^[146]
• Gretchen Wilson, musician, often performed at McCain/Palin rallies^[126]
• James Woods, actor^[147]
• David Zucker, director^[116]
• Jude Roea, musician

Foreign entertainers

• Eduardo Verástegui, Mexican actor^[148]

Adult entertainment

• Gauge (porn star) ^[149]
• Teri Weigel, porn star ^[150]
• Bree Olson, porn star

Athletes and sportspeople

• Troy Aikman, former Dallas Cowboys quarterback^[151]
• George Bodenheimer, ESPN President^[152]
• Bryan Clay Olympic gold medalist in decathlon.^[153]
• Bill Davidson, owner of the Detroit Pistons^[154]
• Mike Ditka, ESPN NFL Analyst and Former Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints Head Coach.^[155]
• John Elway, Hall of Fame Denver Broncos quarterback^[151]
• Al Leiter, Former MLB Pitcher.^[156]
• Chuck Liddell, MMA fighter^[157]
• Brady Quinn, Cleveland Browns quarterback^[158]
• Nolan Ryan, Hall of Fame MLB pitcher^[159]
• Curt Schilling, Boston Red Sox pitcher^[160]
• Jason Sehorn, retired New York Giants cornerback^[161]
• Roger Staubach, Hall of Fame Dallas Cowboys quarterback^[162]
• Joe Thomas, Cleveland Browns offensive tackle^[158]

Organizations

• National Rifle Association ^[163]
• Republicans for Environmental Protection ^[164]
• Log Cabin Republicans ^[165]

Other people

• Morris J. Amitay, AIPAC.^[166]
• David Frum, Journalist.^[167]
• Charles Krauthammer, Conservative political pundit ^[168]
• Michael Savage, radio host^[169]
• Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher "Joe the Plumber"^[170]

See also

• Congressional endorsements for the 2008 United States presidential election
• Newspaper endorsements in the United States presidential primaries, 2008
• List of Barack Obama presidential campaign endorsements
• List of Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign endorsements
• McCain Democrat

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External links

• Supporters list from the John McCain campaign website
• List of endorsers, from Project Vote Smart.