Tim Kaine
DemocratU.S. Senator, VA| Age | 68 (b. 1958-02-26) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2013-01-03 (~13 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | White (Irish and Scottish descent) |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Education | B.A. Economics, University of Missouri, 1979 (summa cum laude, completed in 3 years); J.D., Harvard Law School, 1983; year between law school years working with Jesuit missionaries in Honduras (1980-1981) |
| Prior occupation | Civil rights and fair housing attorney (17 years private practice, Richmond VA); adjunct professor of legal ethics at University of Richmond School of Law (1988-1994) |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| Languages | English, Spanish (fluent) |
| Marital status | Married — Anne Holton |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Richmond, Virginia (downtown condominium purchased March 2022) |
| Notable relatives | Anne Holton (wife), daughter of Linwood Holton, Republican Governor of Virginia 1970-1974 |
Pending research: openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 1994 |
| Previous offices | Richmond City Council, 2nd District (1994-2001) · Mayor of Richmond, Virginia (1998-2001) · Lieutenant Governor of Virginia (2002-2006) · Governor of Virginia (2006-2010) · Chairman, Democratic National Committee (2009-2011) |
| Committees | Senate Armed Services Committee · Senate Foreign Relations Committee · Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee · Senate Budget Committee |
| Caucuses | Senate Career and Technical Education Caucus (co-chair) · US/Mexico Inter-Parliamentary Group (chair) |
| Leadership | Chairman, Democratic National Committee (2009-2011) · Chair, Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support · Chair, Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues |
| Ideology | Mainstream centrist Democrat; FiveThirtyEight ideology score of -37 (scale -100 most liberal to +100 most conservative); described by New York Times as 'centrist' and 'old-fashioned liberal driven by Jesuit ideals'; Americans for Democratic Action 90% rating (2014) |
| Signature legislation | Bipartisan bill to prevent U.S. president from unilaterally withdrawing from NATO, signed into law December 2023 · Bipartisan bill to repeal 1991 and 2002 AUMFs (Iraq and Gulf War authorizations), passed as part of FY2026 NDAA · CTE Excellence and Equity Act (2014, with Sen. Rob Portman) · Educating Tomorrow's Workforce Act (2017, with Sen. Rob Portman) · First U.S. senator to deliver a Senate floor speech entirely in Spanish (June 2013, supporting Gang of Eight immigration bill) |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed $532,028–$1,554,998 (2023) · estimate
| SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) | fund · $100,001–$250,000 · 2023 |
| Virginia Retirement System | other · $100,001–$250,000 · 2023 |
| PIMCO Foreign Bond (USD-Hedged) P (PFBPX) | fund · $100,001–$250,000 · 2023 |
| PIMCO Income Fund Class I-2 | fund · $100,001–$250,000 · 2023 |
| Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) | fund · $100,001–$250,000 · 2023 |
| Fidelity Freedom 2025 Fund Class K (FSNPX) | fund · $100,001–$250,000 · 2023 |
| Downtown Richmond condominium | real_estate · $895,000–$895,000 · 2022 |
Top donors: Lawyers/Law Firms (sector) ($2.6M (career)) · Sheila C. Johnson (BET co-founder) ($392,490 (2005 gubernatorial)) · Sandy Lerner (Cisco Systems co-founder) ($188,463 (2005 gubernatorial)) · Randall J. Kirk ($100,000 (2005 gubernatorial)) · McGuireWoods LLP (top-5 contributor (2012 Senate cycle))
Top industries: Lawyers & Lobbyists · Health Professionals · Real Estate · Securities & Investment · Education
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.