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Tim Kaine | |
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 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| United States Senator from Virginia | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2013 Serving with Mark Warner | |
| Preceded by | Jim Webb |
| Chairman of the Democratic National Committee | |
| In office January 21, 2009 – April 5, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Howard Dean |
| Succeeded by | Debbie Wasserman Schultz |
| 70th Governor of Virginia | |
| In office January 14, 2006 – January 16, 2010 | |
| Lieutenant | Bill Bolling |
| Preceded by | Mark Warner |
| Succeeded by | Bob McDonnell |
| 38th Lieutenant Governor of Virginia | |
| In office January 12, 2002 – January 14, 2006 | |
| Governor | Mark Warner |
| Preceded by | John Hager |
| Succeeded by | Bill Bolling |
| 76th Mayor of Richmond | |
| In office July 1, 1998 – September 10, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Larry Chavis |
| Succeeded by | Rudy McCollum |
| Richmond City Councilor from the 2nd District | |
| In office July 1, 1994 – September 10, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin P.A. Warthen |
| Succeeded by | William J. Pantele |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Timothy Michael Kaine February 26, 1958 St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Anne Holton (1984–sep. 2021) |
| Children | Nat Woody Annella |
| Alma mater | University of Missouri, Columbia Harvard University |
| Signature |  |
| Website | Senate website |
Timothy Michael "Tim" Kaine (born February 26, 1958) is an American politician.[1] He is serving as the junior United States Senator from Virginia. A member of the Democratic Party, Kaine was first elected to the Senate in 2012.
Kaine declared his candidacy for Governor of Virginia in 2005 in a bid to replace Mark Warner (who was constitutionally unable from serving another term. Kaine won in an uncontested Democratic primary, and faced Republican Attorney General Jerry Kilgore in the general election. Kaine won with 51% of the vote, to Kilgore's 46%. Kaine served as governor from 2006 to 2010. After becoming governor, Kaine gave the Democratic response to the 2006 State of the Union Address. He later became the 51st Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, serving from 2009 to 2011.
In 2012, after incumbent Senator Jim Webb announced he would retire, Kaine declared his candidacy for the U.S. Senate. Kaine won in the Democratic primary and faced former Senator and Virginia Governor George Allen in the general election. In the November 2012 election, Kaine won with 53% of the vote to Allen's 47%.
On 11 June 2013, Kaine delivered a speech on the Senate floor in support of the bi-partisan "Gang of Eight" immigration bill. The speech was entirely in Spanish, marking the first time a Senator had ever made a speech on the Senate floor in a language other than English.[2]
On July 22, 2016, he was picked to be Hillary Clinton's running mate for the 2016 presidential election.[3] He lost the election to Donald Trump and Mike Pence on November 9, 2016.
- ↑ Steve Hendrix (18 Oct 2012). "Tim Kaine's convictions and ambitions". Washington Post.
- ↑ Peralta, Eyder (13 June 2013). "With A Speech In Spanish, Tim Kaine Makes Senate History". NPR. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ↑ Chozick, Amy (July 22, 2016). "Hillary Clinton Selects Tim Kaine, a Centrist Senator From a Swing State, as Running Mate". The New York Times. Retrieved July 22, 2016.