Edwin Arnold
English poet and journalist (1832-1904)
Tim Kaine is an American politician who has served as a U.S. Senator from Virginia since 2013. He previously 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 in the 2016 election, running alongside Hillary Clinton.
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About the Tim Kaine
Timothy Michael Kaineis 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.
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.
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Tim Kaine was born on February 26, 1958.
Tim Kaine has served as the governor of Virginia from 2006 to 2010, the lieutenant governor of Virginia from 2002 to 2006, and has been a U.S. Senator from Virginia since 2013.
Tim Kaine was the Democratic nominee for vice president of the United States in the 2016 election, running as Hillary Clinton’s running mate.
Tim Kaine grew up in Overland Park, Kansas.
Tim Kaine graduated from the University of Missouri and earned a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School.
Tim Kaine’s political career began in 1994 when he was elected to the Richmond City Council, and he later served as the mayor of Richmond from 1998 to 2001.
Tim Kaine chaired the Democratic National Committee from 2009 to 2011.
4 Quotes by Tim Kaine
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I say we are climbing out of a ditch and we are climbing up.
Tim KaineUnited States Senator from Virginia since 2013
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I think if you run away from who you are, that you’re a Democrat and you’re proud to be a Democrat, it’s foolish. And the reason it’s foolish is you’ve got a lot to be proud of.
Tim KaineUnited States Senator from Virginia since 2013
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But people ought to be proud to be Democrats right now. You know, we’re a happy warrior party. And this Congress has every reason to be very, very proud of the heavy lifting that they have done.
Tim KaineUnited States Senator from Virginia since 2013
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Race to race, the Republicans are putting up candidates that are quite far out of the mainstream in terms of should we have passed the Civil Rights Act or does Social Security need to exist.
Tim KaineUnited States Senator from Virginia since 2013