Tim Kaine
Timothy Michael Kaine is 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.
Some of the key events about Tim Kaine
- 1984Graduated from Harvard Law School
- 1984Faced criticism for representing a client accused of sexual harassment while working as a civil rights attorney
- 1994Elected to Richmond City Council
- 1998Elected Mayor of Richmond
- 2001Elected Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
- 2005Received backlash for supporting parental notification laws for minors seeking abortions as Governor of Virginia
- 2006Elected Governor of Virginia
- 2006Faced controversy for initially opposing same-sex marriage as Governor of Virginia
- 2009Appointed Chairman of the Democratic National Committee
- 2012Elected to the United States Senate
- 2012Criticized for accepting gifts valued at over $160,000 while serving as Governor and Lieutenant Governor
- 2013Delivered the first Senate floor speech in Spanish
- 2016Selected as Hillary Clinton's running mate for the Democratic presidential ticket
- 2016Performed poorly in the vice presidential debate against Mike Pence, receiving negative reviews from political commentators
- 2016Faced criticism for interrupting Mike Pence 72 times during the vice presidential debate
- 2016Received backlash for stating "I'm Catholic, and I'm a traditional Catholic" when discussing his personal opposition to abortion
- 2018Voted in favor of a bill that critics argued would weaken Dodd-Frank financial regulations
- 2019Faced criticism for supporting the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement, which was unpopular among some Democrats
- 2020Re-elected to a second term in the U.S. Senate
- 2020Received 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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