Tim Kaine

Some of the key events about Tim Kaine

• 1984

  Graduated from Harvard Law School
• 1984

  Faced criticism for representing a client accused of sexual harassment while working as a civil rights attorney
• 1994

  Elected to Richmond City Council
• 1998

  Elected Mayor of Richmond
• 2001

  Elected Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
• 2005

  Received backlash for supporting parental notification laws for minors seeking abortions as Governor of Virginia
• 2006

  Elected Governor of Virginia
• 2006

  Faced controversy for initially opposing same-sex marriage as Governor of Virginia
• 2009

  Appointed Chairman of the Democratic National Committee
• 2012

  Elected to the United States Senate
• 2012

  Criticized for accepting gifts valued at over $160,000 while serving as Governor and Lieutenant Governor
• 2013

  Delivered the first Senate floor speech in Spanish
• 2016

  Selected as Hillary Clinton's running mate for the Democratic presidential ticket
• 2016

  Performed poorly in the vice presidential debate against Mike Pence, receiving negative reviews from political commentators
• 2016

  Faced criticism for interrupting Mike Pence 72 times during the vice presidential debate
• 2016

  Received backlash for stating "I'm Catholic, and I'm a traditional Catholic" when discussing his personal opposition to abortion
• 2018

  Voted in favor of a bill that critics argued would weaken Dodd-Frank financial regulations
• 2019

  Faced criticism for supporting the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement, which was unpopular among some Democrats
• 2020

  Re-elected to a second term in the U.S. Senate
• 2020

  Received negative attention for accidentally saying "I'm proud to be Joe Biden's running mate" instead of "I'm proud to be Kamala Harris's running mate" during a campaign event

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