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11 unusual facts about John Warner


Chris Saxman

On November 19, 2007, Saxman announced that he was mulling over a bid to run for the U.S. Senate to fill the seat of retiring Republican John Warner.

Claudia A. McMurray

From 1989 to 1991, she was legislative counsel for Sen. John Warner (RVA).

Claudia Kennedy

In 2002, Democrats actively sought to recruit Gen. Kennedy to challenge U.S. Senator John Warner, a Republican from Virginia.

Florence Klotz

She became friendly with actress Elizabeth Taylor on the set of this last venture, for which Klotz was nominated for an Academy Award — Taylor asked Klotz to design the lavender dress she wore for her wedding to Senator John Warner in 1976.

Gerald Bruce Lee

In April 1998, Virginia's U.S. senators Chuck Robb and John Warner recommended Lee for appointment to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, to fill the seat vacated when Judge James C. Cacheris took senior status.

Greg Habeeb

Habeeb got his start in politics during college as intern for then Governor George Allen and subsequently for then Senator John Warner (R-VA).

Ian Fishback

McCain, along with Republican Senators John Warner and Lindsey Graham afterward wrote an amendment to a Senate bill which would make illegal previous Bush administration claims for the use of extreme methods of abuse.

M. Osman Siddique

He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 5, 1999 where he had been introduced by Senator John Warner.

Robert A. Fletcher

To commemorate National Veteran’s Week 2002 Fletcher was again invited to exhibit twenty one military paintings at the Russell Senate Office Building rotunda, Washington D.C. The event was sponsored by Senator John Warner of Virginia.

Robert G. Doumar

After Reagan won the White House, Senator John Warner, a law school classmate, sponsored Doumar for the bench.

Wendell Scott

Filmmaker John W. Warner directed a documentary about Scott, titled The Wendell Scott Story, released in 2003 with narration by the filmmaker's father, former U.S. Senator John Warner.


Donald W. Lemons

On June 13, 2007, Virginia Senators Webb and Warner announced that they had recommended Justice Lemons, along with four other candidates, to President Bush for nomination to the Court.

Dover, Virginia

Other notable residents include Virginia Warner (daughter of Sen. John Warner) and billionaire Jacqueline Mars of Mars Candy.