Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine is a Democratic U.S. senator for Virginia.
- Current office
- U.S. senator
- Jurisdiction
- Virginia
- Seat or institution
- Virginia · Senate Class 1
- Research date
- October 19, 2026
Party in the source: Democratic. A party label is directory information, not an endorsement.
Career context
Official Congressional Directory career notes (compiled October 2025): Jesuit missionary, Honduras, 1980-81; civil rights lawyer, 1984-2001; professor, University of Richmond, 1987-1993, 2010-13; member, Richmond City Council, 1994-98; mayor, Richmond, 1998-2001; lieutenant governor, Virginia, 2002- 06; governor, Virginia, 2006-10; elected to the U.S. Senate on November 6, 2012; reelected to each succeeding Senate term.
Attributed Congressional Directory material compiled through October 1, 2025, published February 20, 2026. This is historical career context, not a newly verified biography of every detail.
Committees and subcommittees
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| Body | Type | Source-reported role |
|---|---|---|
| Committee on Armed Services | standing | member |
| Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities | subcommittee | member |
| Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support | subcommittee | member |
| Subcommittee on Seapower | subcommittee | Ranking |
| Committee on Foreign Relations | standing | member |
| Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism | subcommittee | member |
| Subcommittee on State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development | subcommittee | member |
| Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues | subcommittee | Ranking |
| Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions | standing | member |
| Subcommittee on Education and the American Family | subcommittee | member |
| Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety | subcommittee | member |
| Committee on the Budget | standing | member |
Senate assignments were collected October 19, 2026. Historical source-listed bodies are excluded from current assignments.
Selected public records
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Official website or biography ↗
- Official member website
- Biographical Directory of the United States CongressIdentifier-based link; page was not retrieved during collection.
- Congress.gov member legislation and serviceIdentifier-based link; page was not retrieved during collection.
Sources you can check
- Senate contact information XML · U.S. Senate
- Official member website
- Biographical Directory of the United States CongressIdentifier-based further-reading link; page content was not independently retrieved.
- Congress.gov member legislation and serviceIdentifier-based further-reading link; page content was not independently retrieved.
- Official supporting recordPublished February 20, 2026Source compiled through October 1, 2025Source line 15923
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