Robert Bertrand, Paradise Valley
Letter to the editor: I served with former U.S. Sen. John McCain. Plenty of Republicans like me still share his values. We’re simply estranged from the GOP.
Trump’s attacks against the late U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., cost Trump support in Arizona.
Arizona Republic
John McCain and I were born in 1936. We both served in Vietnam. He was shot down and I was not.
We met in 1983. He was a newly elected member of Congress, and I was an Air Force colonel stationed at Luke Air Force Base. I retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1985 and became involved in Arizona politics.
John ran for the Senate in 1986, and I contributed to his campaign and made cold calls to voters. He took office in 1987, and I was appointed as director of AHCCCS.
During the seven years I served as AHCCCS director, I had many meetings with John. One memorable one was in the Roosevelt Room at the White House where John was assisting our program.
My take on John McCain:
Honest, hardworking and fiercely independent.
I voted for him in each race for the Senate.
My question is, where are the McCain Republicans?
