Children with Carol Shepp

? Doug Shepp, son, born Oct. 12, 1948, is John McCain?s oldest
child and a pilot for American Airlines. Doug is the offspring
of a former marriage of McCain's first wife Carol Shepp and
was adopted by McCain as a young boy. 

? Andy Shepp, son, born May 12, 1962. Andy is the offspring of
a former marriage of McCain's first wife Carol Shepp and was
adopted by McCain as a young boy. 

? Sidney McCain daughter, born Sept. 2 1966, works in music
industry.


     Children with Cindy Hensley
McCain

? Meghan McCain, daughter, born Oct. 23, 1984, a journalist
and now working as a campaign aide for McCain. Meghan
graduated Columbia with a degree in Art History and
internships at Newsweek and "Saturday Night Live."

 
Meghan
McCain
? John "Jack" Sidney McCain IV, born May 2, 1986, attends the
United States Naval Academy.



John "Jack"
McCain


? James "Jimmy" McCain, born May 21, 1988, enlisted in the
U.S. Marine Corps in Sept. 2006 and is stationed in Iraq.

? Bridget McCain, adopted daughter, born on July 21, 1991. 
She was brought to the US from Mother Teresa's orphanage in
Bangladesh as a baby by Cindy McCain for treatment of a cleft
palate before the McCains chose to adopt her.

 
Bridget
McCain
"We are a normal family just like everyone else," Bridget
McCain is a junior at a private high school in Phoenix,
Arizona. She likes playing basketball, volleyball and spending
time with her friends.  Her favorite subject in school is
history. Bridget's favorite family tradition is when her
family comes together at their cabin near Sedona, Arizona
during the Christmas holidays to celebrate.  The McCain family
sing Christmas carols and light hundreds of candles along the
hillside by their home which requires a lot of family
teamwork. "We are work hard at everything we do and we stick
to it," Bridget said. 
Bridget believes that the most important quality for a
president is "to be a good leader to know what to do every
step of the way."  Bridget has stated that her parents are her
role models and heroes. "My Dad's best achievement is being a
dad and also running for president at the same time. He always
puts family first!" 
		

? Malia Ann Obama, born on July 4th, 1999
 
? Natasha (Sasha) Obama, born in 2001



Obama with wife Michelle and daughters Sasha (left) and Malia
(right)


? Both Children attend the University of Chicago Laboratory
School in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. The school
was founded by American educator John Dewey in 1896 on the
principles of hands-on learning and exploration. The school
goes from nursery school through 12th grade and is affiliated
with the University of Chicago.  About half the students, such
as Malia and Sasha Obama, have a parent who is an employee of
the university and thereby receive a discount of as much as
$20,000 per year off the full tuition.  It is considered one
of the top preparatory schools in the United States and has
been heralded as one of the more diverse independent schools
with about 35% students of color and over 44 nationalities
represented.

? Obama told the Chicago Tribune, "My kids have gone to the
University of Chicago Lab School, a private school, because I
taught there and it was five minutes from our house. So it was
the best option for our kids."