Timothy Michael Kaine is an American attorney and politician serving as the senior United States Senator from Virginia, a position he has held since 2013 [1]. A member of the Democratic Party, Kaine serves on key Senate committees, including Foreign Relations and Armed Services [1, 2].
Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, and raised in Missouri, Kaine earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Missouri before attending Harvard Law School [1]. Before completing his legal education, he spent a year in Honduras managing a technical school run by Catholic missionaries [2]. He later practiced as a civil rights and fair housing attorney in Richmond, Virginia, for nearly nearly two decades [1, 3].
Kaine began his political career in 1994 with his election to the Richmond City Council, subsequently serving as Mayor of Richmond from 1998 to 2001 [2]. He was elected Lieutenant Governor of Virginia in 2001 and served as the 70th Governor of Virginia from 2006 to 2010 [1, 3]. During his gubernatorial term, he navigated state responses to the 2007-2008 financial crisis and the Virginia Tech shooting [2]. He also chaired the Democratic National Committee from 2009 to 2011 [1].
First elected to the U.S. Senate in 2012, Kaine gained broader national attention in 2016 when Hillary Clinton selected him as the Democratic nominee for Vice President of the United States [1, 3]. Following the 2016 general election, he returned to his duties in the Senate, where he was re-elected in 2018 and 2024, focusing on national security, foreign affairs, education, and healthcare policy [1, 2].Profile generated 7/30/2026 · Compiled from public web sources.
