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==Political career==  

==Political career==  

John Warner served as Secretary of the Navy under President [[Richard M. Nixon]]'s administration. He was elected to the United States Senate in 1978 and is now in his fifth term. He is the second longest serving Republican Senator from Virginia. Warner has been known to take more liberal positions then most Republicans. He has a mixed record on abortion. He supports embryonic stem cell research and has even called himself "pro-choice." However, pro-life groups have given him satisfactory ratings because of his votes to restrict abortion. He supports a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage but has stated he does not think homosexuality is immoral. Warner is also one of the few Virginia elected officials who supports [[gun control]]. He voted for the [[Brady Bill]] and, in 1999, was one of only five Republicans to vote to close the so-called "gun show loophole." In 2004 Warner was one of three Republicans to sponsor an amendment by Senator [[Dianne Feinstein]] (D-[[California]]) that sought to provide for a 10-year extension of the Assault Weapons Ban. There has been some speculate that John Warner may not seek reelection in 2008, due to his age and poor fund raising efforts.

John Warner served as Secretary of the Navy under President [[Richard M. Nixon]]'s administration. He was elected to the United States Senate in 1978 and is now in his fifth term. He is the second longest serving Republican Senator from Virginia. His committee memberships have included the Environment and Public Works Committee, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Most importantly, as the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, he has protected and enlarged the flow of billions of dollars into the Virginia economy each year via the state's naval installations and shipbuilding firms. Warner has been known to take more [[liberal]] positions then most Republicans. He has a mixed record on abortion. He supports embryonic stem cell research and has even called himself "pro-choice." However, pro-life groups have given him satisfactory ratings because of his votes to restrict abortion. He supports a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage but has stated he does not think homosexuality is immoral. Warner is also one of the few Virginia elected officials who supports [[gun control]]. He voted for the [[Brady Bill]] and, in 1999, was one of only five Republicans to vote to close the so-called "gun show loophole." In 2004 Warner was one of three Republicans to sponsor an amendment by Senator [[Dianne Feinstein]] (D-[[California]]) that sought to provide for a 10-year extension of the Assault Weapons Ban. There has been some speculate that John Warner may not seek reelection in 2008, due to his age and poor fund raising efforts.  

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