Tim Kaine
DU.S. Senator · Virginia · 113th-119th, 13 years 8 months
Overview of the Representative's office, activities, and communications.
About
Kaine, Timothy Michael A Senator from Virginia; born in St. Paul, Minn., February 26, 1958; graduated University of Missouri, B.A., 1979; graduated Harvard University, J.D., 1983; lawyer; Richmond City Council 1994-1998; mayor of Richmond, Va., 1998-2001; lieutenant governor of Virginia 2002-2006; governor of Virginia 2006-2010; chairman of the Democratic National Committee 2009-2011; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 2012 for the term commencing January 3, 2013; reelected in 2018 and again in 2024 for the term ending January 3, 2031; unsuccessful candidate for vice president on the Democratic ticket with Hillary Rodham Clinton in 2016.
Official Biography · U.S. Congress.
Years served
13
Bills introduced
88
Enacted
0
Cosponsored
491
Committees
12
Performance & Participation
Votes CastMiddle 50%
99% — Voted in 858 of 869 roll call votes this congress.
Avg 97% · Most: 100% · Least: 87%
Vote IndependenceTop 25%
9.2% — Voted against their own party majority 78 of 847 times.
Avg 2.8% · Most independent: 19.0% · Most party-line: 0.0%
Cosponsors AttractedTop 25%
649 — Attracted 649 cosponsors across 88 bills.
Avg 320 · Most: 967 · Least: 0
Cosponsors Attracted Cross-AisleTop 25%
118 — Attracted 118 cosponsors across the aisle.
Avg 79 · Most: 354 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships GivenTop 25%
491 — 491 bills cosponsored.
Avg 330 · Most: 727 · Least: 30
Cosponsorships Given Cross-AisleTop 25%
138 — 138 bills cosponsored across the aisle.
Avg 94 · Most: 425 · Least: 0
Social Media ToneiMiddle 50%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.65 · Most: +0.93 · Least: +0.48
Press Release ToneiMiddle 50%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.33 · Most: +0.62 · Least: +0.09
Committee Assignments
12 committees · 2 leadership roles
ABC Finds an Acceptable Christian, Gives Democrat Adam Hamilton His Close-Up
Newsbusters · Oct 11, 2026
ABC Finds an Acceptable Christian, Gives Adam Hamilton his Close-Up
Newsbusters · Oct 12, 2026
VCU students weigh in on efforts to address campus sexual violence following Cornell rape allegations
WTVR CBS 6 · Oct 8, 2026
Senate Panel Warns of Narrowing Window on Nicaragua Crisis
Legis1 · Oct 7, 2026
Have You MET Your Son? Tim Kaine Shaming Trump for Not Being a Better Role Model Was REALLY Dumb
Twitchy · Oct 5, 2026
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Data sourced from official congressional records, CRS, and FEC filings. AllCiv Score methodology available at allciv.com/methodology.