The popular vote and the Electoral College are sending President-Elect Barack Obama to the White House, but what's in store for Sen. John McCain?

As a senator, McCain's term would not end until 2010 and he would doubtless return to Washington and finish his term representing the state of Arizona.

In an interview with FOX News in October, McCain said that should he fail to win the oval office, he would "have to go back and live in Arizona, and be in the United States Senate representing them, and with a wonderful family, and daughters and sons that I’m so proud of, and a life that’s been blessed."

Among his duties in the Senate, McCain is also seated on a handful of senatorial committees and subcommittees.

McCain is currently a member of the Indian Affairs Committee after serving as chairman of the committee from 2005 to 2006. This committee studies the unique problems -- ranging from education and land management to claims made against the United States -- affecting American Indians, Native Hawaiians and Alaskans and then develops legislation to alleviate these difficulties.

McCain is also the ranking member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, a vast committee which oversees travel ways on land, sea and sky, transportation security, merchant marine, the Coast Guard, fisheries, interstate commerce, tourism, product safety and insurance while addressing issues like climate change and disasters. McCain previously served as chairman of the committee from 1997 to 2001 and 2003 to 2005.

All along the campaign journey, both candidates discussed the need for transportation reform, more energy efficient cars and developmental technologies. McCain would be well-placed on this committee to continue to work toward those goals.

Anyone who has heard about McCain has heard about his decorated military history. So it should come as no surprise that he is also the ranking member of the Armed Services Committee.

The Armed Forces Committee covers the research and development of weapons systems or military operations; the common defense; a general overseeing of the nation's armed forces; maintenance and operation of the Panama Canal; and pay, promotion, retirement and other benefits and privileges of members of the Armed Forces, including overseas education of civilian and military dependents.

McCain -- like his father and grandfather before him -- holds his fellow servicemen in the highest regard and often iterates his unending commitment to support the troops and military families during all stages of their life. It is undoubtedly one of McCain's strongest passions, and he will certainly continue to carry that torch.

Outside of the government duties, McCain has already become a popular speaker at military ceremonies. He has also been referred to as a "media darling" for his willingness to speak to the press on a variety of issues. It is unlikely that McCain will face out of the proverbial spotlight after the election.

It is unclear whether or not McCain would seek the office of the presidency again. This marks his second attempt, and he has already set the record for the oldest presidential candidate in American history at the age of 72.

Concerns over McCain's age have been raised along the campaign trail. It's a macabre thing to consider, but even by the most general actuarial calculations there is a 13 percent chance McCain could pass away before the next election.