Mark Salter

Mark Salter is an American speechwriter from Davenport, Iowa, known for his collaborations with United States Senator John McCain on several nonfiction books as well as on political speeches. Salter has also served as McCain's chief of staff for a while, although he had left that position by 2008. Salter has often been referred to as McCain's "alter ego". 2Early life Salter grew up in Davenport, Iowa. There he attended Roman Catholic parochial schools. Salter had a wandering upbringing and early adulthood, not settling down, working on railroad track maintenance in Iowa for four years and playing in a music group. Salter first entered politics as a speech writer for U.S. Ambassador to the UN Jeane Kirkpatrick. He later attended Georgetown University. 2Work with John McCain Salter first began working for McCain following a chance encounter at the 1988 Republican National Convention. During the John McCain presidential campaign, 2008 the Wall Street Journal wrote that "When it comes to Se