List of John McCain 2008 presidential campaign endorsements

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.

U.S. presidents, vice presidents, and spouses

 * President George W. Bush
 * Vice President Dick Cheney
 * Former President George H. W. Bush
 * Former Vice President Dan Quayle
 * Former First Lady Nancy Reagan

U.S. senators
• Sen. Wayne Allard (R-CO)

• Sen. Kit Bond (R-MO)

• Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS), former 2008 presidential candidate

• Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC)

• Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)

• Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK)

• Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS)

• Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN)

• Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), Ranking Member of Senate Homeland Security Committee

• Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)

• Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM)

• Sen. John Ensign (R-NV)

• Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)

• Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)

• Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA)

• Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ), Senate Minority Whip

• Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT), 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.

• Sen. Mel Martinez (R-FL)

• Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL)

• Sen. Gordon Smith (R-OR), Ranking Member of Senate Aging Committee

• Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Ranking Member of Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee

• Sen. John Thune (R-SD)

• Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH)

• Sen. John Warner (R-VA), former Chairman of Senate Armed Services Committee

• Fmr. Sen. George Allen (R-VA)

• Fmr. Sen. Howard Baker (R-TN), former Senate Majority Leader and Senate Minority Leader

• Fmr. Sen. Rudy Boschwitz (R-MN)

• Fmr. Sen. Conrad Burns (R-MT)

• Fmr. Sen. Dan Coats  (R-IN)

• Fmr. Sen. Al D'Amato (R-NY)

• Fmr. Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell

• Fmr. Sen. John Danforth (R-MO) also served as Ambassador to the United Nations

• Fmr. Sen. Mike DeWine (R-OH)

• Fmr. Sen. Daniel J. Evans (R-WA), also served as Governor of Washington

• Fmr. Sen. Peter Fitzgerald (R-IL)

• Fmr. Sen. Slade Gorton (R-WA)

• Fmr. Sen. Phil Gramm (R-TX)

• Fmr. Sen. Nancy Kassebaum Baker (R-KS)

• Fmr. Sen. Bob Kasten (R-WI)

• Fmr. Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS), former Senate Majority Leader and Senate Minority Whip

• Fmr. Sen. Mack Mattingly (R-GA)

• Fmr. Sen. Zell Miller (D-GA)

• Fmr. Sen. Don Nickles (R-OK)

• Fmr. Sen. Warren Rudman (R-NH)

• Fmr. Sen. Fred Thompson (R-TN), former 2008 presidential candidate

U.S. representatives
• Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-AL)

• Rep. Michael N. Castle (R-DE)

• Rep. Tom Davis (R-VA)

• Rep. Lincoln Díaz-Balart (R-FL)

• Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL)

• Rep. Thelma Drake (R-VA)

• Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ)

• Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX)

• Rep. Ric Keller (R-FL)

• Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL)

• Rep. Ray LaHood (R-IL)

• Rep. Steve LaTourette (R-OH)

• Rep. Dan Lungren (R-CA)

• Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA)

• Rep. Chip Pickering (R-MS)

• Rep. Jim Ramstad (R-MN)

• Rep. Rick Renzi (R-AZ)

• Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Ranking Member of House Foreign Affairs Committee

• Rep. John Shadegg (R-AZ)

• Rep. Christopher Shays (R-CT)

• Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL)

• Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI)

• Fmr. Rep. Steve Bartlett (R-TX)

• Fmr. Rep. Charlie Bass (R-NH)

• Fmr. Rep. Thomas Bliley (R-VA)

• Fmr. Rep. Jim Courter (R-NJ)

• Fmr. Rep. Joseph J. DioGuardi (R-NY)

• Fmr. Rep. Charles Douglas III (R-NH)

• Fmr. Rep. and Ambassador Fred J. Eckert (R-NY)

• Fmr. Rep. Louis Frey, Jr. (R-FL)

• Fmr. Rep. Greg Ganske (R-IA)

• Fmr. Rep. Barry Goldwater, Jr.

• Fmr. Rep. Van Hilleary (R-TN)

• Fmr. Rep. Jack Kemp (R-NY) 1996 Republican vice-presidential nominee

• Fmr. Rep. Jim Kolbe (R-AZ)

• Fmr. Rep. Steven Kuykendall (R-CA)

• Fmr. Rep. Tom Loeffler (R-TX)

• Fmr. Rep. Susan Molinari (R-NY)

• Fmr. Rep. Mark Neumann (R-WI)

• Fmr. Rep. Tim Penny (D-MN)

• Fmr. Rep. Frank Riggs (R-CA)

• Fmr. Rep. Joe Schwarz (R-MI)

• Fmr. Rep. Rob Simmons (R-CT)

• Fmr. Rep. Dick Zimmer (R-NJ)

Governors
• Gov. Charlie Crist (R-FL)

• Gov. Matt Blunt (R-MO)

• Gov. Mitch Daniels (R-IN)

• Gov. Jim Douglas (R-VT)

• Gov. John Hoeven (R-ND)

• Gov. Jon Huntsman, Jr. (R-UT)

• Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-LA)

• Gov. Linda Lingle (R-HI)

• Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) 2008 Republican vice-presidential nominee

• Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-MN), Chairman of the National Governors Association, National co-chair of "McCain for President"

• Gov. Sonny Perdue (R-GA)

• Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX)

• Gov. Jodi Rell (R-CT)

• Gov. Bob Riley (R-AL)

• Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA)

• Fmr. Gov. Jeb Bush (R-FL), brother to President George W. Bush, and son to former President George H. W. Bush

• Fmr. Gov. Paul Cellucci (R-MA), former U.S. Ambassador to Canada

• Fmr. Gov. Bill Clements (R-TX)

• Fmr. Gov. George Deukmejian (R-CA)

• Fmr. Gov. Donald DiFrancesco (R-NJ)

• Fmr. Gov. Winfield Dunn (R-TN)

• Fmr. Gov. Jim Edgar (R-IL)

• Fmr. Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich (R-MD)

• Fmr. Gov. Jim Gilmore (R-VA), former 2008 presidential candidate

• Fmr. Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR), former 2008 presidential candidate

• Fmr. Gov. Thomas Kean (R-NJ), 9/11 Commission Co-chair

• Fmr. Gov. Frank Keating (R-OK)

• Fmr. Gov. John McKernan (R-ME)

• Fmr. Gov. Bill Owens (R-CO)

• Fmr. Gov. George Pataki (R-NY)

• Fmr. Gov. Tom Ridge (R-PA), first Secretary of Homeland Security

• Fmr. Gov. Buddy Roemer (R-LA)

• Fmr. Gov. Mitt Romney (R-MA), former 2008 presidential candidate

• Fmr. Gov. Don Sundquist (R-TN)

• Fmr. Acting Gov. Jane Swift (R-MA)

• Fmr. Gov. James R. Thompson (R-IL)

• Fmr. Gov. Tommy Thompson (R-WI) former 2008 presidential candidate

Retired military
Senator McCain was endorsed by over 100 retired generals and admirals from the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, 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
 * Carlos Alvarez of Miami-Dade County
 * Alan Autry of Fresno
 * Rich Crotty of Orange County, Florida
 * Richard J. Gerbounka of Linden, New Jersey (I-NJ)
 * Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York City, former 2008 presidential candidate

State, local, and territorial officials
• Jeffrey L. Barnhart, Member of the North Carolina General Assembly.

• Peter Bragdon, State Senator in New Hampshire.

• Michael Downing, State Senator in New Hampshire.

• John Gallus, State Senator in New Hampshire.

• Ted Gatsas, State Senator in New Hampshire.

• Fletcher L. Hartsell, Jr., State Senator in North Carolina.

• Leonard Lance, former member of the New Jersey General Assembly and Congressional candidate.

• Steven Lukan, State Representative in Iowa.

• Mike May, State Representative in Iowa.

• Bob McDonnell, Virginia Attorney General

• Larry McKibben, State Senator in Iowa.

• John Pappageorge, State Senator in Michigan.

• John Putney, State Senator in Iowa.

• Randy Richardville, State Senator in Michigan.

Other political figures
• George Argyros, former United States Ambassador to Spain, billionaire, and former Major League Baseball owner

• James Baker, former Secretary of State under President George H. W. Bush.

• Debra Bartoshevich (D), Fmr. Hillary Clinton Delegate

• John Rusling Block, former Secretary of Agriculture

• John R. Bolton, former Ambassador to the UN under President George W. Bush

• Otis R. Bowen, former Secretary of Health and Human Services and former Indiana Governor

• James H. Burnley IV, former Secretary of Transportation

• William Thaddeus Coleman, Jr., former Secretary of Transportation under President Gerald Ford

• Lawrence Eagleburger, former Secretary of State under President George H. W. Bush

• Alexander Haig, former Secretary of State under President Ronald Reagan

• Henry Kissinger, former National Security Advisor and Secretary of State under President Richard Nixon and President Gerald Ford.

• Ann McLaughlin Korologos former Secretary of Labor, DC

• Fmr. Ambassador Thomas Patrick Melady

• Fmr. Secretary of Commerce Robert Mosbacher

• Fmr. Secretary of Commerce Peter George Peterson

• Fmr. FCC chairman Michael Powell

• Karl Rove, former political advisor to President Bush

• George Shultz, former Secretary of State under President Ronald Reagan

• James R. Schlesinger, former Secretary of Defense under President Richard Nixon and President Gerald Ford.

• Gordon St. Angelo, former Chairman of the Indiana Democratic Party

• R. James Woolsey, Jr., former CIA Director under President Bill Clinton.

National figures

 * Francis J. Beckwith, Professor of Philosophy and Church-State Studies, Baylor University
 * Robert Gleason, 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
 * Fmr. Treasurer of the United States Rosario Marin (CA)

Newspapers
These newspapers have endorsed John McCain's general election run: • Amarillo Globe News newspaper in Amarillo, Texas

• Antelope Valley Press newspaper in Palmdale, California

• The Arizona Republic newspaper in Phoenix, Arizona

• The Bakersfield Californian newspaper in Bakersfield, California

• The Baltimore Examiner newspaper in Baltimore, Maryland

• The Beaumont Monitor newspaper in Beaumont, Texas

• Bend Bulletin newspaper in Bend, Oregon

• The Boston Herald newspaper in Boston, Massachusetts

• The Columbus Dispatch newspaper in Columbus, Ohio

• The Corpus Christi Caller-Times newspaper in Corpus Christi, Texas

• The Daily Press newspaper in Newport News, Virginia

• The Daily Sentinel newspaper in Grand Junction, Colorado

• The Dallas Morning News newspaper in Dallas, Texas

• The Findlay Courier newspaper in Findlay, Ohio

• Foster's Daily Democrat newspaper in Dover, New Hampshire

• Goldsboro News-Argus newspaper in Goldsboro, North Carolina

• The Intelligencer newspaper in Wheeling, West Virginia

• The Johnson County Sun newspaper in Overland Park, Kansas

• The Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper in Las Vegas, Nevada

• The Lowell Sun newspaper in Lowell, Massachusetts

• The Mining Journal newspaper in Marquette, Michigan

• Mountain Valley News newspaper in Cedaredge, Colorado

• Napa Valley Register newspaper in Napa, California

• The News-Gazette newspaper in Champaign, Illinois

• The New York Post newspaper in New York, New York

• The Times of Northwest Indiana newspaper in Munster, Indiana

• The Press-Enterprise newspaper in Riverside, California

• The Pueblo Chieftain newspaper in Pueblo, Colorado

• San Antonio Express-News newspaper in San Antonio, Texas

• The San Diego Union Tribune newspaper in San Diego, California

• The San Francisco Examiner newspaper in San Francisco, California

• The Spokesman Review newspaper in Spokane, Washington

• The Tampa Tribune newspaper in Tampa, Florida

• The Times-News newspaper in Twin Falls, Idaho

• New Hampshire Union Leader newspaper in Manchester, New Hampshire

• Wheeling News Register newspaper in Wheeling, Virginia

• Times Record News newspaper in Wichita Falls, Texas

• Winchester Star newspaper in Winchester, Virginia

Academics

 * Anne O. Krueger, Economist and former World Bank Chief Economist.
 * Robert P. George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University.
 * Bernie Machen, president of the University of Florida.

Business people

 * Sheldon Adelson, Las Vegas Casino billionaire
 * Bradbury Anderson, Best Buy CEO
 * Hoyt R. Barnett, Publix Vice Chairman
 * August A. Busch III, former Anheuser-Busch Chairman
 * Pete Coors, Coors Brewing Company Chairman
 * Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard
 * Steve Forbes, magazine publisher, former GOP presidential candidate (1996, 2000)
 * Deal W. Hudson, Conservative publisher.
 * Tom Monaghan, founder of Domino's Pizza.
 * Frederick W. Smith, founder, chairman, president, and CEO of FedEx.
 * Donald Trump, chairman and CEO of the Trump Organization and future U.S. president
 * Robert Ulrich, Target Chairman and CEO
 * Michael D. White, Pepsi Vice Chairman
 * Meg Whitman, former CEO of eBay
 * Bob Wright, former NBC Universal Chairman and CEO

Entertainers
• María Conchita Alonso, actress

• Stephen Baldwin, actor

• Pat Boone, singer

• Powers Boothe, actor

• Wilford Brimley, actor

• Jerry Bruckheimer, producer

• James Caan, actor

• Dean Cain, actor

• Adam Carolla, comedian, television and radio host

• Lacey Chabert, actress

• Jon Cryer, actor

• Daddy Yankee (Ramon Ayala), musician

• Charlie Daniels, musician

• Robert Davi, actor

• Robert Duvall, actor

• Clint Eastwood, actor and director

• Erik Estrada, actor

• Joe Eszterhas, screenwriter

• Lou Ferrigno, actor and bodybuilder

• Kelsey Grammer, actor

• Lee Greenwood, musician, often performed "God Bless the USA" at McCain/Palin rallies

• Angie Harmon, actress

• Elisabeth Hasselbeck, co-host of The View

• Patricia Heaton, actress

• Victoria Jackson, comedian

• Lorenzo Lamas, actor

• Blackie Lawless, musician

• Gerald McRaney, actor

• MF Doom, rapper

• Dennis Miller, comedian

• Heidi Montag, Hollywood figure

• Craig T. Nelson, actor

• George Newbern, actor

• Chuck Norris, actor

• Ted Nugent, hard rock guitarist

• Gail O'Grady, actress

• John Ondrasik, singer

• Joe Perry, guitarist for Aerosmith

• John Ratzenberger, actor

• John Rich, musician

• Shauna Sand, actress

• Tom Selleck, actor

• Gary Sinise, actor

• Kevin Sorbo, actor

• Sylvester Stallone, actor

• Connie Stevens, actress

• Billy Squier

• Rip Torn, actor

• Cowboy Troy, musician

• Janine Turner, actress and author

• Dick Van Patten, actor

• Jon Voight, actor

• Hank Williams, Jr. musician, often performed at McCain/Palin rallies

• Gretchen Wilson, musician, often performed at McCain/Palin rallies

• James Woods, actor

• David Zucker, director

Foreign entertainers

 * Eduardo Verástegui, Mexican actor

Adult entertainment

 * Gauge, porn star
 * Teri Weigel, porn star

Athletes and sportspeople

 * Troy Aikman, former Dallas Cowboys quarterback
 * George Bodenheimer, ESPN President
 * Bryan Clay Olympic gold medalist in decathlon.
 * Bill Davidson, owner of the Detroit Pistons
 * Mike Ditka, ESPN NFL Analyst and Former Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints Head Coach.
 * John Elway, Hall of Fame Denver Broncos quarterback
 * Al Leiter, Former MLB Pitcher.
 * Chuck Liddell, MMA fighter
 * Colette Nelson, IFBB professional bodybuilder
 * Brady Quinn, Cleveland Browns quarterback
 * Nolan Ryan, Hall of Fame MLB pitcher
 * Curt Schilling, Boston Red Sox pitcher
 * Jason Sehorn, retired New York Giants cornerback
 * Roger Staubach, Hall of Fame Dallas Cowboys quarterback
 * Joe Thomas, Cleveland Browns offensive tackle

Organizations

 * Al-Hesbah
 * National Rifle Association of America
 * Republicans for Environmental Protection
 * Log Cabin Republicans
 * Conservative Voice

Other individuals

 * Morris J. Amitay, AIPAC.
 * David Frum, Journalist.
 * Charles Krauthammer, Conservative political pundit
 * Michael Savage, radio host
 * Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher "Joe the Plumber"

Foreign political figures

 * David Cameron, member of the British Conservative Party.
 * Wilfried Martens, president of the European People's Party