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Timothy Michael Kaine (/keɪn/, born February 26, 1958) is an American attorney and politician serving as the junior United States Senator from Virginia since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 38th Lieutenant Governor of Virginia from 2002 to 2006 and 70th Governor of Virginia from 2006 to 2010. Kaine was the Democratic nominee for Vice President of the United States in the 2016 election.
Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Kaine grew up in Overland Park, Kansas, graduated from the University of Missouri and earned a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School before entering private practice and becoming a lecturer at the University of Richmond School of Law. He was first elected to public office in 1994, when he won a seat on the Richmond City Council. He was then elected Mayor of Richmond in 1998 and was in that position until being elected Lieutenant Governor of Virginia in 2001. Kaine was elected Governor of Virginia in 2005 and was in that office from 2006 to 2010. He was chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 2009 to 2011.
On July 22, 2016, Hillary Clinton announced that she had selected Kaine to be her vice presidential running mate in the 2016 presidential election, and the 2016 Democratic National Convention nominated him on July 27. Despite winning a plurality of the national popular vote, the Clinton-Kaine ticket lost the Electoral College, and thus the election, to the Republican ticket of Donald Trump and Mike Pence on November 8, 2016.
Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Kaine grew up in Overland Park, Kansas, graduated from the University of Missouri and earned a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School before entering private practice and becoming a lecturer at the University of Richmond School of Law. He was first elected to public office in 1994, when he won a seat on the Richmond City Council. He was then elected Mayor of Richmond in 1998 and was in that position until being elected Lieutenant Governor of Virginia in 2001. Kaine was elected Governor of Virginia in 2005 and was in that office from 2006 to 2010. He was chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 2009 to 2011.
On July 22, 2016, Hillary Clinton announced that she had selected Kaine to be her vice presidential running mate in the 2016 presidential election, and the 2016 Democratic National Convention nominated him on July 27. Despite winning a plurality of the national popular vote, the Clinton-Kaine ticket lost the Electoral College, and thus the election, to the Republican ticket of Donald Trump and Mike Pence on November 8, 2016.
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2016 Vice Presidential Debate: Mike Pence vs. Tim Kaine
US election debate for vice presidential candidates Tim Kaine and Mike Pence from Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia. For more info, please go to htt...
Thank you, my friend Maj Marty Hogan for making us aware that February 26 is the anniversary of the birth of American attorney and Democratic politician Timothy Michael Kaine serving as the junior United States Senator from Virginia since 2013.
I am very thankful that President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence were elected in the 2016 national election.
In general, I disagree with Timothy Michael Kaine's votes on virtually every issue. I am not surprised but saddened that Republican Corey Stewart lost the election.
2016 Vice Presidential Debate: Mike Pence vs. Tim Kaine
"US election debate for vice presidential candidates Tim Kaine and Mike Pence from Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8_MK9cD7YA
Background from kaine.senate.gov/about
"Tim Kaine has helped people throughout his life as a missionary, civil rights lawyer, teacher, and elected official. He is one of 30 people in American history to have served as a Mayor, Governor and United States Senator.
Early Commitment to Public Service
Tim grew up working in his father’s ironworking shop in Kansas City. His parents taught him the value of hard work and showed him how small businesses and technical skills strengthen this country every day. After graduating from the University of Missouri, Tim started his public service career by running a technical school founded by Jesuit missionaries in Honduras. He trained teenagers to become carpenters and welders, equipping them with skills to lift up themselves and their communities. As Tim says, his work in Honduras was “a North Star” that led to his commitment to advance job opportunities for everyone. His time there reinforced three core values that are still a central part of his life today: “Fè, familia, y trabajo” – “Faith, family, and work.”
Family Life
Tim met Virginian Anne Holton at Harvard Law School and they married in 1984 in the same church in Richmond they attend to this day. They have three adult children. Anne, a former legal aid lawyer and juvenile court judge, served as Virginia Secretary of Education from 2014 until 2016. Before that, Anne ran Great Expectations, a program that offers tutoring, career coaching, and other services to help young adults aging out of foster care and attending Virginia community colleges transition to successful, independent adulthood. She now teaches education policy and government at George Mason University – Tim calls her the best public servant he knows. Anne’s father Linwood Holton, a former Republican Governor of Virginia, was critical to integrating Virginia’s public schools, putting the Commonwealth on the path to progress we see today.
Early Career
After law school, Tim practiced law in Richmond for 17 years, specializing in the representation of people who had been denied housing due to their race, disability, or family status. In 1998, Tim helped win one of the largest civil rights jury verdicts ever in a case involving discrimination against minority neighborhoods by an insurance company. He also began teaching law part-time at the University of Richmond in 1987.
Elected Office
Tim was first elected to office in 1994, serving as a city council member and four years later, Mayor of Richmond. When he was first elected to City Council in Richmond, the city had one of the highest homicide rates in America, and he worked with law enforcement and the community to find solutions that brought down the rate of violent crime. He became Lieutenant Governor of Virginia in 2002 and was inaugurated as Virginia’s 70th Governor in 2006. While serving as Governor, Tim improved the education and health care systems, and by the end of his term, leading publications ranked Virginia the best state to raise a child and the best state for business. He visited a school in every county and city in the Commonwealth and helped Virginia make it through the worst recession since the Great Depression. He also responded to the tragic shooting at Virginia Tech by strengthening Virginia’s background check system and pushing his legislature to do more to make communities safer.
In the Senate
Tim was elected to the Senate in 2012 as a can-do optimist skilled in bringing people together across old lines of party, race, or region.
Tim has spent his time in the Senate focused on improving the lives of Virginians. He has made boosting job opportunities for everyone a top priority. As co-chair of the bipartisan Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus, Tim focuses on expanding access to job-training programs to ensure that students of all ages are prepared with the skills they need for the jobs of the modern economy. Tim has helped lead efforts in the Senate to reduce unemployment for military families and veterans.
As a member of the Armed Services Committee, a Senator from one of the states most closely connected to the military, and the father of a Marine, Tim is focused on crafting smart defense strategy and reducing the risk of unnecessary war. He works to ensure that the military has the resources it needs to keep the country safe and that servicemembers and veterans receive the benefits and care they have earned. He has also been the leading voice against Presidents starting wars without a vote by Congress.
Tim believes that health care is a right, not something reserved just for those who can afford it, and has consistently pushed for reforms to expand access to quality care. This includes legislation to give Americans more options for affordable health insurance and to combat the opioid abuse epidemic.
Tim serves on Senate Committees where he is able to work on those priorities every day for Virginians: the Armed Services; Budget; Foreign Relations; and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committees. He is Ranking Member of the Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee and the Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism.
Voting Record
Date Bill Vote Result Category
03/14/19 H.J.Res. 46: Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019. Yea Joint Resolution Passed passage
03/13/19 S.J.Res. 7: A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress. Yea Joint Resolution Passed passage
03/13/19 On the Motion to Table S. Amdt. 194 to S.J.Res. 7 (No short title on file) Yea Motion to Table Agreed to procedural
03/13/19 On the Nomination PN171: William Beach, of Kansas, to be Commissioner of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor, for a term of four years Nay Nomination Confirmed nomination
03/13/19 Motion to Invoke Cloture: William Beach to be Commissioner of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor: William Beach, of Kansas, to be Commissioner of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor, for a term of four years Nay Cloture Motion Agreed to cloture
03/13/19 On the Nomination PN247: Neomi J. Rao, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit Nay Nomination Confirmed nomination
03/12/19 Motion to Invoke Cloture on Neomi J. Rao, of the District of Columbia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the D. C. Circuit: Neomi J. Rao, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit Nay Cloture Motion Agreed to cloture
03/12/19 On the Nomination PN236: Paul B. Matey, of New Jersey, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit Nay Nomination Confirmed nomination
03/11/19 Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Paul Matey, of New Jersey, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit: Paul B. Matey, of New Jersey, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit Nay Cloture Motion Agreed to cloture
03/07/19 On the Nomination PN78: John Fleming, of Louisiana, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Nay Nomination Confirmed nomination.
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I am very thankful that President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence were elected in the 2016 national election.
In general, I disagree with Timothy Michael Kaine's votes on virtually every issue. I am not surprised but saddened that Republican Corey Stewart lost the election.
2016 Vice Presidential Debate: Mike Pence vs. Tim Kaine
"US election debate for vice presidential candidates Tim Kaine and Mike Pence from Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8_MK9cD7YA
Background from kaine.senate.gov/about
"Tim Kaine has helped people throughout his life as a missionary, civil rights lawyer, teacher, and elected official. He is one of 30 people in American history to have served as a Mayor, Governor and United States Senator.
Early Commitment to Public Service
Tim grew up working in his father’s ironworking shop in Kansas City. His parents taught him the value of hard work and showed him how small businesses and technical skills strengthen this country every day. After graduating from the University of Missouri, Tim started his public service career by running a technical school founded by Jesuit missionaries in Honduras. He trained teenagers to become carpenters and welders, equipping them with skills to lift up themselves and their communities. As Tim says, his work in Honduras was “a North Star” that led to his commitment to advance job opportunities for everyone. His time there reinforced three core values that are still a central part of his life today: “Fè, familia, y trabajo” – “Faith, family, and work.”
Family Life
Tim met Virginian Anne Holton at Harvard Law School and they married in 1984 in the same church in Richmond they attend to this day. They have three adult children. Anne, a former legal aid lawyer and juvenile court judge, served as Virginia Secretary of Education from 2014 until 2016. Before that, Anne ran Great Expectations, a program that offers tutoring, career coaching, and other services to help young adults aging out of foster care and attending Virginia community colleges transition to successful, independent adulthood. She now teaches education policy and government at George Mason University – Tim calls her the best public servant he knows. Anne’s father Linwood Holton, a former Republican Governor of Virginia, was critical to integrating Virginia’s public schools, putting the Commonwealth on the path to progress we see today.
Early Career
After law school, Tim practiced law in Richmond for 17 years, specializing in the representation of people who had been denied housing due to their race, disability, or family status. In 1998, Tim helped win one of the largest civil rights jury verdicts ever in a case involving discrimination against minority neighborhoods by an insurance company. He also began teaching law part-time at the University of Richmond in 1987.
Elected Office
Tim was first elected to office in 1994, serving as a city council member and four years later, Mayor of Richmond. When he was first elected to City Council in Richmond, the city had one of the highest homicide rates in America, and he worked with law enforcement and the community to find solutions that brought down the rate of violent crime. He became Lieutenant Governor of Virginia in 2002 and was inaugurated as Virginia’s 70th Governor in 2006. While serving as Governor, Tim improved the education and health care systems, and by the end of his term, leading publications ranked Virginia the best state to raise a child and the best state for business. He visited a school in every county and city in the Commonwealth and helped Virginia make it through the worst recession since the Great Depression. He also responded to the tragic shooting at Virginia Tech by strengthening Virginia’s background check system and pushing his legislature to do more to make communities safer.
In the Senate
Tim was elected to the Senate in 2012 as a can-do optimist skilled in bringing people together across old lines of party, race, or region.
Tim has spent his time in the Senate focused on improving the lives of Virginians. He has made boosting job opportunities for everyone a top priority. As co-chair of the bipartisan Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus, Tim focuses on expanding access to job-training programs to ensure that students of all ages are prepared with the skills they need for the jobs of the modern economy. Tim has helped lead efforts in the Senate to reduce unemployment for military families and veterans.
As a member of the Armed Services Committee, a Senator from one of the states most closely connected to the military, and the father of a Marine, Tim is focused on crafting smart defense strategy and reducing the risk of unnecessary war. He works to ensure that the military has the resources it needs to keep the country safe and that servicemembers and veterans receive the benefits and care they have earned. He has also been the leading voice against Presidents starting wars without a vote by Congress.
Tim believes that health care is a right, not something reserved just for those who can afford it, and has consistently pushed for reforms to expand access to quality care. This includes legislation to give Americans more options for affordable health insurance and to combat the opioid abuse epidemic.
Tim serves on Senate Committees where he is able to work on those priorities every day for Virginians: the Armed Services; Budget; Foreign Relations; and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committees. He is Ranking Member of the Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee and the Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism.
Voting Record
Date Bill Vote Result Category
03/14/19 H.J.Res. 46: Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019. Yea Joint Resolution Passed passage
03/13/19 S.J.Res. 7: A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress. Yea Joint Resolution Passed passage
03/13/19 On the Motion to Table S. Amdt. 194 to S.J.Res. 7 (No short title on file) Yea Motion to Table Agreed to procedural
03/13/19 On the Nomination PN171: William Beach, of Kansas, to be Commissioner of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor, for a term of four years Nay Nomination Confirmed nomination
03/13/19 Motion to Invoke Cloture: William Beach to be Commissioner of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor: William Beach, of Kansas, to be Commissioner of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor, for a term of four years Nay Cloture Motion Agreed to cloture
03/13/19 On the Nomination PN247: Neomi J. Rao, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit Nay Nomination Confirmed nomination
03/12/19 Motion to Invoke Cloture on Neomi J. Rao, of the District of Columbia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the D. C. Circuit: Neomi J. Rao, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit Nay Cloture Motion Agreed to cloture
03/12/19 On the Nomination PN236: Paul B. Matey, of New Jersey, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit Nay Nomination Confirmed nomination
03/11/19 Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Paul Matey, of New Jersey, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit: Paul B. Matey, of New Jersey, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit Nay Cloture Motion Agreed to cloture
03/07/19 On the Nomination PN78: John Fleming, of Louisiana, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Nay Nomination Confirmed nomination.
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