John Warner was born February 18, 1927.  John Warner lives in
 Alexandria, Virginia and has three grown children and two grandchildren.
     He has been a public servant in seven different positions.  he was in
 the Navy during World War II.  Then he went to Washington and Lee University.
  He got a degree in Basic Engineering Sciences.  Then he went to the
 University of Virginia Law School.
     During the Korean War, he joined the Marine Corps.  He stayed in the
 Reserves for 10 years.  He went back to study for his law degree at UVa.
     In 1953, he was appointed Assistant U.S. Attorney for four years.  Then
 he was in private law practice in 1960.  He was appointed as Under Secretary
 of the Navy in 1969.  During the Vietnam War, he served inthe Department of
 Defense for over five years.
     He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to a position representing the
 Executive branch in a wide range of bicentennial programs 1974-76.
     In 1978, he was elected to the U.S. Senate.  He has served four six-year
 terms.  For eight years, 1987-95, Senator Warner served on the Senate
 Intelligence Committee.  In 1998, he was selected as Chairman to the Senate
 Armed Services Committee.  He is also the second most senior Republican
 member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and a member of the
 Senate Committee on Rules and Administration.
 

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