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 |
| Chair 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 H. 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 |
| Member of the Richmond City Council 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 Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | |
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| Website | Senate website |
Timothy Michael Kaine (/keɪn/ KAYN; born February 26, 1958) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Virginia since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 70th governor of Virginia from 2006 to 2010, and as the 38th lieutenant governor of Virginia from 2002 to 2006. Kaine was the Democratic nominee for vice president of the United States in the 2016 election as Hillary Clinton's running mate.
Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Kaine grew up in Overland Park, Kansas, graduated from the University of Missouri in Columbia, 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 elected mayor of Richmond in 1998 and held that position until being elected lieutenant governor of Virginia in 2001. Kaine was elected governor of Virginia in 2005 and held that office from 2006 to 2010. He chaired the Democratic National Committee from 2009 to 2011. In 2012, Kaine was elected to the U.S. Senate, defeating former Virginia governor and senator George Allen.
On July 22, 2016, Hillary Clinton introduced Kaine as her vice-presidential running mate. 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 therefore the election, to the Republican ticket of Donald Trump and Mike Pence on November 8, 2016. Kaine was reelected to a second Senate term in 2018, defeating Republican Corey Stewart. He was reelected for a third term in 2024, defeating Republican nominee Hung Cao.