Cindy McCain, chair of Hensley & Co., one of the largest Anheuser-Busch distributors in the U.S. and the wife of ailing Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), is likely to succeed him in the Senate if he loses his battle with brain cancer.
That, at least, is what conservative media were reporting over the weekend, citing sources close to the McCain family.
As chair, she consults with the company’s CEO on major initiatives such as new products, new plants or employee welfare plans. According to The New York Times in 2008, she doesn’t have operational control of Hensley and A-B considers he to be an absentee owner.