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Tim Kaine
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Democratic Party

U.S. Senate Virginia
Tenure

2013 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

11

Predecessor
Prior offices
Mayor of Richmond
Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
Governor of Virginia

Compensation

Base salary

$174,000

Net worth

(2012) $1,379,024

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

University of Missouri

Law

Harvard Law School

Personal
Religion
Christian: Catholic
Profession
Professor at the University of Richmond
Contact

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Tim Kaine (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Virginia. He assumed office on January 3, 2013. His current term ends on January 3, 2025.

Kaine (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Virginia. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

He was the Democratic Party's nominee for vice president of the United States in 2016 alongside presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. He served as governor of Virginia from 2002 to 2006.

Kaine was first elected to office in 1994 as a member of the Richmond city council. He was later elected mayor of the city.[1]

On July 22, 2016, Clinton announced that she had selected Kaine to be her running mate.[2][3] Kaine officially accepted his party's vice presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention on July 27, 2016.[4] Clinton and Kaine were defeated in the 2016 presidential election by Donald Trump (R) and running mate Mike Pence (R). Trump and Pence received 304 electoral votes to Clinton and Kaine's 227.

At the start of the 116th Congress, Kaine was a member of the Senate committees on Armed Services, Foreign Relations, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and Budget.[5]

Biography

Prior to his election to the Senate, Kaine served as governor of Virginia from 2006 to 2010.[6]

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Kaine's academic, professional, and political career:[7]

Committee assignments

U.S. Senate

2023-2024

Kaine was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

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2021-2022

Kaine was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

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2019-2020

Kaine was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

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2017-2018

At the beginning of the 115th Congress, Kaine was assigned to the following committees:[8]

2015-2016

Kaine served on the following committees:[9]

2013-2014

Kaine served on the following Senate committees:[10]:

  • Armed Services Committee
    • Subcommittee on SeaPower
    • Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support
    • Subcommittee on Personnel
  • Budget Committee
  • Foreign Relations Committee
    • The Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and Global Narcotics Affairs
    • The Subcommittee on International Operations and Organizations, Human Rights, Democracy and Global Women's Issues
    • The Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs and International Environmental Protection, and Peace Corps Chairman

Key votes

See also: Key votes

Ballotpedia monitors legislation that receives a vote and highlights the ones that we consider to be key to understanding where elected officials stand on the issues. To read more about how we identify key votes, click here.

Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023

The 118th United States Congress began on January 3, 2023, at which point Republicans held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-212), and Democrats held the majority in the U.S. Senate (51-49). Joe Biden (D) was the president and Kamala Harris (D) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.

Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023
Vote Bill and description Status
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (87-13)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (87-11)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (88-9)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (63-36)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (68-23)
Red x.svg Nay Red x.svg Failed (50-49)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (50-46)


Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress


Elections

2024

See also: United States Senate election in Virginia, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Virginia

Incumbent Tim Kaine defeated Hung Cao in the general election for U.S. Senate Virginia on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine (D)
 
53.8
 
2,153,825
Image of Hung Cao
Hung Cao (R)
 
46.2
 
1,851,989

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source

Total votes: 4,005,814
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Tim Kaine advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Virginia.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Virginia

Hung Cao defeated Scott Parkinson, Eddie Garcia, Chuck Smith, and Jonathan Walker Emord in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Virginia on June 18, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Hung Cao
Hung Cao
 
61.8
 
168,868
Image of Scott Parkinson
Scott Parkinson
 
11.0
 
29,940
Image of Eddie Garcia
Eddie Garcia Candidate Connection
 
9.8
 
26,777
Image of Chuck Smith
Chuck Smith Candidate Connection
 
8.8
 
24,108
Image of Jonathan Walker Emord
Jonathan Walker Emord
 
8.6
 
23,614

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 273,307
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Polls

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Polls are conducted with a variety of methodologies and have margins of error or credibility intervals.[152] The Pew Research Center wrote, "A margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points at the 95% confidence level means that if we fielded the same survey 100 times, we would expect the result to be within 3 percentage points of the true population value 95 of those times."[153] For tips on reading polls from FiveThirtyEight, click here. For tips from Pew, click here.

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Election campaign finance

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Tim Kaine Democratic Party $20,522,420 $17,675,030 $5,367,053 As of October 16, 2024
Hung Cao Republican Party $8,000,185 $6,199,857 $1,892,810 As of October 16, 2024
Jonathan Walker Emord Republican Party $893,764 $893,031 $733 As of September 30, 2024
Eddie Garcia Republican Party $360,968 $356,902 $4,066 As of September 30, 2024
Scott Parkinson Republican Party $999,121 $992,104 $7,017 As of September 30, 2024
Chuck Smith Republican Party $573,144 $573,144 $0 As of November 19, 2024

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.


As of Oct. 28, 2024, the two major party candidates had the 16th largest difference in terms of total money raised between major party Senate candidates and the 16th largest difference in terms of total spending. Click here to learn more.

Satellite spending

See also: Satellite spending

Satellite spending describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.[154][155][156]

If available, this section includes links to online resources tracking satellite spending in this election. To notify us of a resource to add, email us.

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Race ratings

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Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

  • Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
  • Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
  • Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[157]
  • Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[158][159][160]

Race ratings: U.S. Senate election in Virginia, 2024
Race trackerRace ratings
November 5, 2024October 29, 2024October 22, 2024October 15, 2024
The Cook Political Report with Amy WalterSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid Democratic
Decision Desk HQ and The HillLikely DemocraticLikely DemocraticLikely DemocraticLikely Democratic
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DemocraticSafe DemocraticSafe DemocraticSafe Democratic
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.


Endorsements

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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Kaine in this election.

2018

See also: United States Senate election in Virginia, 2018

General election

Incumbent Tim Kaine defeated Corey Stewart and Matt Waters in the general election for U.S. Senate Virginia on November 6, 2018.

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Virginia

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine (D)
 
57.0
 
1,910,370
Image of Corey Stewart
Corey Stewart (R)
 
41.0
 
1,374,313
Image of Matt Waters
Matt Waters (L)
 
1.8
 
61,565
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
5,125

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 3,351,373
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Democratic primary election

Incumbent Tim Kaine was the only candidate to file for the Democratic primary for U.S. Senator for Virginia. Therefore, the Democratic primary scheduled for June 12, 2018, was canceled.[161]

Republican primary election

Corey Stewart defeated Nick Freitas and E.W. Jackson in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Virginia on June 12, 2018.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Virginia

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Corey Stewart
Corey Stewart
 
44.9
 
136,610
Image of Nick Freitas
Nick Freitas
 
43.1
 
131,321
Image of E.W. Jackson
E.W. Jackson
 
12.0
 
36,508

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 304,439
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2016

See also: Tim Kaine vice presidential campaign, 2016

Kaine was the Democratic nominee for vice president in 2016. The Clinton/Kaine ticket lost to Donald Trump and Mike Pence. For more information on Kaine's policy positions, please see: Tim Kaine vice presidential campaign, 2016.

See also: Splits between the Electoral College and popular vote
U.S. presidential election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
     Democratic Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine 48.3% 65,844,969 227
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Trump/Mike Pence 46.2% 62,979,984 304
     Libertarian Gary Johnson/Bill Weld 3.3% 4,492,919 0
     Green Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka 1.1% 1,449,370 0
     - Other 1.2% 1,684,908 7
Total Votes 136,452,150 538
Election results via: Ballotpedia


Note: Trump and Clinton were projected to receive 306 and 232 electoral votes, respectively. Seven electors, however, cast votes for other candidates. Read about what happened here. The results listed above are based on reports from state secretary of state offices and election boards.

2012

See also: United States Senate elections in Virginia, 2012

Kaine ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. Senate, representing Virginia.[162] He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary and defeated George Allen (R) in the general election.[163]

On March 22, 2012, Sabato's Crystal Ball analyzed the eight races in the Senate in 2012 that would decide the political fate of which party would end up with control in 2013.[164] The seat, rated a toss-up, was one that Sabato's Crystal Ball believed was most likely to depend on the outcome of the presidential election in November.[164] According to the article, the "outcome of this race will largely be determined by which party claims Virginia’s 13 electoral votes in November."[164]

U.S. Senate, Virginia General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngTimothy M. Kaine 52.9% 2,010,067
     Republican George F. Allen 47% 1,785,542
     Write-In N/A 0.2% 6,587
Total Votes 3,802,196
Source: Virginia State Board of Elections "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Polls

George Allen vs. Tim Kaine
Poll George Allen Tim KaineSome Other CandidateUndecidedMargin of errorSample size
Washington Post Poll (October 26,2012)
 43%51%3%4%+/-2.51,504
Rasmussen Reports (September 17,2012)
 45%47%2%6%+/-4.5500
Rasmussen Reports (August 23,2012)
 45%45%2%8%+/-4.5500
AVERAGES 44.33% 47.67% 2.33% 6% +/-3.83 834.67
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to [email protected].

2005

Kaine served as Governor of Virginia from 2005 - 2009.

Cabinet

  • Chief of Staff - William Leighty
  • Secretary of Administration - Viola Baskerville
  • Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry - Robert Bloxom
  • Secretary of Commerce and Trade - Patrick Gottschalk
  • Secretary of the Commonwealth - Katherine Hanley
  • Secretary of Education - Thomas Morris
  • Secretary of Finance - Jody Wagner
  • Secretary of Health and Human Resources - Marilyn Tavenner
  • Secretary of Natural Resources - Preston Bryant
  • Secretary of Public Safety - John W. Marshall
  • Secretary of Technology - Aneesh Chopra
  • Secretary of Transportation - Pierce Homer
  • Assistant for Commonwealth Preparedness - Robert P. Crouch
  • Senior Advisor for Workforce - Daniel G. LeBlanc

2001

In 2001, Kaine was elected Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, serving under Governor Mark Warner. Kaine defeated Republican Jay Katzen.

Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, 2001
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngTim Kaine 50.3% 925,974
     Republican Jay K. Katzen 48.1% 883,886
     Libertarian Gary A. Reams 1.6% 28,783
     Write-In Various 0% 490
Total Votes 1,839,133
Election results via Virginia State Board of Elections


Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Campaign ads

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2018

Campaign website

Kaine's campaign website stated the following:

“

Good Jobs and a Strong Economy
Tim grew up in a middle class family, working in his dad’s ironworking shop in Kansas City. He knows that our economy is strong when workers and families have access to good paying jobs, higher wages, and the skills to succeed and get ahead.

When Tim was Governor, Virginia was ranked the best state for business — and it’s because we invest in our people, value our diversity, and grow the talented and educated workforce that makes our economy thrive. Tim understands that, to bring more jobs to Virginia, we must have a skilled workforce. He cosponsored the Apprenticeship and Jobs Training Act to give businesses incentives to hire individuals in apprenticeship programs in high-demand fields such as health care, technology or manufacturing. He also introduced the bipartisan JOBS Act to help expand employment in high-demand fields by allowing individuals to use Pell Grants for job training programs.

Tim also wants to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, and he sponsored the Raise the Wage Act to do just that. He will keep fighting to ensure that 41 million workers, including nearly 786,000 Virginians, can see higher pay by raising the minimum wage.

Health Care for All
Tim is fighting to expand health care for all Virginians.

When President Trump and Republicans in Congress tried to repeal the Affordable Care Act, Tim fought back — standing up for the tens of millions of Americans and hundreds of thousands of Virginians who would have had their health care taken away. Since the ACA was signed into law, more than 400,000 Virginians have gained access to health insurance, and Tim will continue to oppose efforts to roll it back. He will never support eliminating protections for people with pre-existing conditions, and he will continue to ensure that plans provide “essential health benefits,” such as coverage for pregnancy, maternity, newborn care, mental health, and substance use disorders.

Tim also has a plan called Medicare X, which would give all Virginians access to a plan similar to Medicare. This public option would give more Virginians a real choice when it comes to health insurance, at a lower cost. He opposes cuts to Medicare and believes Virginia should expand Medicaid so hundreds of thousands more Virginians can get access to care. Refusing to expand Medicaid would cost Virginia tens of thousands of jobs and tens of millions of dollars. It’s a no-brainer, yet the leading Republican candidates for Senate vocally oppose it.

Tim will also continue to defend the Children’s Health Insurance Program. As Governor, Tim increased the number of children enrolled in CHIP, and more than 68,000 Virginia kids rely on this program for their health care. Earlier this year, after Republicans let CHIP funding lapse, Tim worked hard to help secure a six-year extension of the program.

Tim has also led efforts in the Senate to combat drug addiction, including the opioid and heroin epidemic that threatens Virginia and the rest of the country. He believes new treatments, including medical marijuana, can help address this crisis, and he has fought to expand federal funding for states, like Virginia, to dedicate new resources for drug treatment and prevention.

Civil Rights and Equal Justice
Equality is one of the foundational principles of America — that “all men are created equal” — and Tim has spent his life trying to even the playing field for all people. Tim began his career as a civil rights lawyer, defending people who’d faced racial discrimination from banks, landlords, real estate firms, and local governments. During his time as Governor, he promoted equal protection by banning discrimination against state employees on the basis of race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, political affiliation, veteran status or disability.

Tim knows that diversity and inclusion strengthen our communities. That’s why he has been outspoken in opposing President Trump’s agenda to ban Muslims from entering America, deport millions of people who only know America as home, and empower white nationalists who would take Virginia and America backwards. He knows that even though marriage equality is the law of the land, LGBTQ Americans still face many battles in the fight for equality: that’s why he’s fighting to pass workplace protections for LGBTQ citizens, so that no Virginian ever loses their job again because of their sexuality or sexual orientation. He’s been a proud champion of voting rights, sponsoring legislation to restore key provisions of the Voting Rights Act and working to expand early voting and access to the ballot box for all Virginians.

Tackling Gun Violence
Too many of our communities are plagued by gun violence. Tim believes weapons of war have no place on our streets or in our schools, and he proudly boasts an F-rating from the NRA.

Tim is a gun owner and supports the Second Amendment, but he also believes we must take concrete steps to reduce gun violence. He supports universal background checks, banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, and improving our mental health system. This is personal for Tim, too. He was governor when the shooting at Virginia Tech took place — and after the shooting, Tim brought Democrats and Republicans together to strengthen the background check system and improve mental health.

Tim authored the Responsible Transfer of Firearms Act, which would hold people responsible for selling or transferring a firearm to someone who is barred by federal law from possessing firearms, and he co-sponsored legislation that would close a loophole which currently allows gun sales to proceed if a background check is not completed after 72 hours.

Supporting Veterans and Our Military
Virginia is home to every branch of the military and the largest naval station in the world. As the father of a Marine, Tim understands that military families, veterans, and service members in Virginia and across the globe face unique challenges. As a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Tim will continue fighting to ensure that we are maintaining our promise to them, that our military has the support and investments it needs to meet its mission, and that we are doing all we can to help veterans transition into civilian life.

The first bill Tim introduced in the Senate was the Troop Talent Act, which eases the transition of service members into the civilian workforce by helping them use the skills they developed in the military to obtain a workforce credential in order get a good job. There are more than 100,000 active duty and reserve members of the military in Virginia, and as co-chair of the Senate Military Family Caucus, Tim has authored bipartisan legislation to tackle military spouse unemployment and access to affordable child care for military families.

Tim believes our country must fulfill its sacred promise to care for those who have served in uniform. That’s why he introduced legislation to improve veterans’ access to quality health care in a timely manner and opposes measures to privatize the VA.

Women’s Equality
For too long, we have undervalued and marginalized women in our society. Tim understands that women in America face a complex set of barriers to achieving true equality and has been a lifelong fighter for advancing women’s equality. As Lieutenant Governor and Governor, Tim made it a priority to update Virginia’s laws on sexual violence and improve the treatment of survivors, and he’s continued to actively support these measures in the Senate.

Tim supports women’s constitutional rights to make their own health care decisions. He opposes efforts to restrict access to contraceptives and defund Planned Parenthood. He was an original co-sponsor of the Protecting Women’s Health from Corporate Interference Act, which would restore the contraceptive coverage requirement guaranteed by the Affordable Care Act.

He supports equal pay for equal work and co-sponsored the Paycheck Fairness Act to ensure men and women are paid equally for the same work. Tim has also passed legislation to help prevent sexual assault and harassment in our schools, colleges, and the military, and he co-sponsored the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act.

Strengthening Public Schools and Education
A good education is the foundation for a successful future, which is why Tim is a champion for our public schools. Tim and his wife Anne sent their three kids to Richmond public schools, so they know firsthand the concerns parents have about their children’s education and the power that good teachers have to change kids’ lives. Tim will fight efforts to divert public school funding to private schools, and he supports raising teacher pay and providing teachers with the tools and resources they need in the classroom.

As Mayor, Tim built four new schools in Richmond, the city’s first new schools in a generation, and increased education spending by 30 percent. As Governor, he worked with the legislature to expand the number of children enrolled in Pre-K by nearly 40 percent, a commitment to expanding and improving education that helped lead to Education Week naming Virginia the state where a child was most likely to have a successful life.

In the Senate, Tim is on the key committee dealing with education issues — the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee — where he has worked to ensure that students have the skills to be successful after high school. Tim believes in the power of career and technical education (CTE) to strengthen links between the classroom and the workplace and to help students gain the skills that will lead to productive, successful lives after graduation, which is why he introduced legislation to help schools recruit and train high-quality CTE teachers. Tim also introduced the PRE-K Act to help more states expand early childhood education, and he supports legislation to help students earn college credits in high school in order to cut the cost of earning a college degree.

Higher Education and Job Training
Tim is fighting to ease the crushing burden of student debt and make higher education and job training available to all Virginians. Tim believes that, if we can pass a $1.5 trillion tax cut for those at the very top, we can find a way to make college debt-free for students who need it — and he recently worked to pass his legislation to help forgive student loans for public service workers, such as teachers, soldiers, and social workers. He also co-sponsored the Fairness for Struggling Students Act, which would make it easier for students to get relief from their private loan debt through bankruptcy.

Ensuring that we have a skilled workforce will not only benefit students but drive new businesses and employers to Virginia. A longtime leader in promoting career and technical education, he is fighting for parity in how we view workforce programs and traditional four-year college, including by expanding Pell Grants to cover short-term job training programs. Tim also created the bipartisan Senate Career and Technical Education Caucus to help more Americans acquire the education and skills to help them find employment and enjoy successful careers, and he supports legislation to foster partnerships between community college and businesses to place more students in good jobs.

Keeping America Safe and Strengthening Diplomacy
Our country is safer when we are strong on the world stage, which is why Tim has consistently spoken out against the Trump administration’s reckless foreign policy and the dangerous actions he’s taken to erode U.S. leadership around the world. He is a leading voice in demanding that presidents — no matter their party — cannot unilaterally wage war without congressional approval.

As a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations committees — and the father of a Marine — Tim knows how important it is to minimize the risk of unnecessary war and maximize the chance that our nation will decisively win any war we must fight. That’s why he’s been an outspoken critic of President Trump’s efforts to undercut diplomacy around the world, and advocated for the U.S. to stand by our diplomatic deals and honor our commitments to the global community.

Fighting for Immigrant Communities
Tim believes that America is made stronger by its diversity, and that the promise of the American Dream is threatened by an anti-immigrant agenda led by the Trump administration. Tim believes we need comprehensive immigration reform and strongly supported legislation that passed the Senate in 2013 to create a path to citizenship and fund border security. During that debate, Tim proudly delivered the first-ever Senate floor speech in Spanish.

Tim has been an outspoken opponent of President Trump’s attempts to ban immigration from Muslim countries, harshly restrict legal immigration, and threaten TPS recipients and Dreamers with deportation. Tim firmly believes immigrants enrich our society and bring skills and talents that help ensure we remain competitive in a global economy. That’s why he is a strong supporter of the Dream Act and has been working with his colleagues to find a solution to protect Dreamers and TPS recipients from deportation.

Standing With Our Seniors
Seniors should not spend their later years worrying about their economic security or whether they will have access to good health care. Tim has consistently opposed measures to gut Social Security and remove Medicare funding.

On Medicare’s 49th anniversary, Tim spoke on the Senate floor about the importance of the program, calling it “one of the best programs that this nation has ever embraced.” He is also a sponsor of legislation to reduce the cost of prescription drugs for seniors by letting Medicare negotiate drug prices.

Tim supports increasing funding for Alzheimer’s research, introduced an Alzheimer’s caregivers bill, and opposes federal cuts to the Meals on Wheels program. He has also worked closely with Senator Mark Warner to provide funding for the building of additional senior facilities in Virginia.

Protecting Our Environment
Climate change imperils our planet’s future and threatens our economy. Tim believes that protecting our natural resources and environment are critical for our long-term health, safety and prosperity. That’s why he is fighting the Trump administration’s efforts to gut federal environmental protections, including for clean air and water, and speaking out against President Trump’s decision to abandon U.S. leadership by withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement.

Tim opposes offshore drilling in Virginia. He is fighting the Trump administration’s attempt to ignore the voices of Virginians by rushing through the process to open the waters of our coastlines to drilling. Tim has also been critical of how the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved the Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coast Pipelines and has called for FERC to rehear arguments and conduct another vote on the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.

Tim will continue to fight the Trump administration’s decision to abandon the Clean Power Plan, a move that harms the transition toward clean and renewable energy. Virginia is uniquely threatened by sea level rise, which is why Tim has introduced legislation to make regions like Hampton Roads more resilient in the face of flooding and extreme weather events. He is also a longtime champion for restoring the Chesapeake Bay. [165]

”
—Tim Kaine’s campaign website (2018)[166]

2012

According to Kaine's website, some of his campaign themes included:

  • Economy: "Small businesses and their owners remain the innovators and backbone of our economy...find ways to support the entrepreneurs and risk takers."
  • Energy: "America’s long-term goal should be to expand the use of low-polluting forms of energy."
  • Healthcare: "I support the Affordable Care Act as a first step to put patients in charge of their health care decisions and put the brakes on runaway health care costs that were crippling patients and businesses."[167]

Campaign finance summary

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Tim Kaine campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* U.S. Senate VirginiaWon general$20,522,420 $17,675,030
2018U.S. Senate VirginiaWon general$21,963,598 $19,571,406
Grand total$42,486,018 $37,246,436
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

Notable endorsements

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This section displays endorsements this individual made in elections within Ballotpedia's coverage scope.

Notable candidate endorsements by Tim Kaine
EndorseeElectionStageOutcome
Kamala D. Harris  source  (D, Working Families Party) President of the United States (2024) PrimaryLost General
Babur Lateef  source  (Nonpartisan) Prince William County Public Schools, Chairman (2023) GeneralWon General
Dustin R. Keith  source  (Independent) Russell County Public Schools, At-large (2023) General–
Joel Griffin  source  (D) Virginia State Senate District 27 (2023) GeneralLost General
Joe Biden  source  (D, Working Families Party) President of the United States (2020) PrimaryWon General
Hillary Clinton  source  (D) President of the United States (2016) PrimaryLost General
Notable ballot measure endorsements by Tim Kaine
MeasurePositionOutcome
Virginia Question 1, Redistricting Commission Amendment (2020)  source SupportApproved

Personal Gain Index

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The Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress) is a two-part measurement that illustrates the extent to which members of the U.S. Congress have prospered during their tenure as public servants.
It consists of two different metrics:

PGI: Change in net worth

See also: Changes in Net Worth of U.S. Senators and Representatives (Personal Gain Index) and Net worth of United States Senators and Representatives
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Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Kaine's net worth as of 2012 was estimated between $713,048 to $2,045,000. That averages to $1,379,024, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic Senate members in 2012 of $13,566,333.90. Kaine ranked as the 59th most wealthy senator in 2012.[168] Between 2011 and 2012, Kaine‘s calculated net worth[169] increased by an average of 24 percent per year. Between 2004 and 2012, the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was 15.4 percent.[170]

Tim Kaine Yearly Net Worth
YearAverage Net Worth
2011$1,109,502
2012$1,379,024
Growth from 2011 to 2012:24%
Average annual growth:24%[171]
Comparatively, the American citizen experienced a median yearly decline in net worth of -0.94%.[172]

The data used to calculate changes in net worth may include changes resulting from assets gained through marriage, inheritance, changes in family estates and/or trusts, changes in family business ownership, and many other variables unrelated to a member's behavior in Congress.

PGI: Donation Concentration Metric

See also: The Donation Concentration Metric (U.S. Congress Personal Gain Index)

Filings required by the Federal Election Commission report on the industries that give to each candidate. Using campaign filings and information calculated by OpenSecrets.org, Ballotpedia calculated the percentage of donations by industry received by each incumbent over the course of his or her career (or 1989 and later, if elected prior to 1988). In the 113th Congress, Kaine was the chair of the Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs and International Environmental Protection, and Peace Corps. Kaine received the most donations from individuals and PACs employed by the Lawyers/Law Firms industry.

From 2011-2014, 30.56 percent of Kaine's career contributions came from the top five industries as listed below.[173]

Donation Concentration Metric graphic.png
Tim Kaine Campaign Contributions
Total Raised $18,788,923
Total Spent $18,294,295
Chair of the Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs and International Environmental Protection, and Peace Corps
Top five industries that contributed to campaign committee
Lawyers/Law Firms$2,116,121
Retired$1,868,985
Securities & Investment$700,816
Real Estate$538,444
Education$516,615
% total in top industry11.26%
% total in top two industries21.21%
% total in top five industries30.56%

Analysis

Ideology and leadership

See also: GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Kaine was a centrist Democratic follower as of August 26, 2014.[174] This was the same rating Kaine received in August 2013.[175]

Like-minded colleagues

The website OpenCongress tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.[176]

Kaine most often votes with:

Kaine least often votes with:


Lifetime voting record

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According to the website GovTrack, Kaine missed 9 of 927 roll call votes from January 2013 to September 2015. This amounts to 1 percent, which is better than the median of 1.6 percent among current senators as of September 2015.[177]

National Journal vote ratings

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Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Click the link above for the full ratings of all members of Congress.

2013

Kaine was one of two members of the Senate who ranked 35th in the liberal rankings in 2013.[178]

Voting with party

The website OpenCongress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus.

2014

Tim Kaine voted with the Democratic Party 92.5 percent of the time, which ranked 39th among the 53 Senate Democratic members as of August 2014.[179]

2013

Tim Kaine voted with the Democratic Party 91.7 percent of the time, which ranked 40th among the 53 Senate Democratic members as of July 2013.[180]

Personal

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Kaine and his wife Anne have three children together.[181]

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    Footnotes

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    157. ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
    158. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
    159. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
    160. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
    161. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Certified Candidates in Ballot Order for June 12, 2018 Primary Elections," accessed January 15, 2019
    162. ↑ The Hill, "Kaine announcement launches premier Senate race of 2012," accessed January 6, 2012
    163. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named cnnr
    164. ↑ 164.0 164.1 164.2 Center for Politics, "Tilting the Toss Ups – the Eight Races That Will Decide the Senate," accessed April 9, 2012
    165. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    166. ↑ Tim Kaine’s campaign website, “Issues,” accessed October 18, 2018
    167. ↑ Kaine for Virginia, "Issues," accessed October 17, 2012
    168. ↑ OpenSecrets, "Kaine, 2012," accessed January 14, 2014
    169. ↑ This figure represents the total percentage growth from either 2004 (if the member entered office in 2004 or earlier) or the member's first year in office (as noted in the chart below).
    170. ↑ This number was found by dividing each member's total net worth growth percentage by the number of years included in the calculation.
    171. ↑ This figure represents the total percentage growth divided by the number of years for which there are net worth figures for each member.
    172. ↑ This figure was calculated using median asset data from the Census Bureau. Please see the Congressional Net Worth data for Ballotpedia spreadsheet for more information on this calculation.
    173. ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Sen. Tim Kaine," accessed October 2, 2014
    174. ↑ GovTrack, "Tim Kaine," accessed August 26, 2014
    175. ↑ GovTrack, "Tim Kaine," accessed August 1, 2013
    176. ↑ OpenCongress, "Rep. Tim Kaine," archived February 25, 2016
    177. ↑ GovTrack, "Sen. Timothy Kaine (D)," accessed September 28, 2015
    178. ↑ National Journal, "2013 Congressional Vote Ratings," accessed August 26, 2014
    179. ↑ OpenCongress, "Voting With Party," accessed July 2014
    180. ↑ OpenCongress, "Voting With Party," accessed July 2014
    181. ↑ Kaine for Virginia, "About," accessed October 17, 2012

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