DemocratIn office since Jan 2013

Tim Kaine

U.S. Senator from Virginia since 2013. Next on the ballot in 2030.

U.S. Senator from VirginiaBorn 1958

Official website Wikipedia Congress.gov FEC filings

In office: 13 yrs; Since 2013
Bills became law: 1; 111 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed: 1.2%; Chamber median 2.1%
With party: 90%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +9.0; Won 2024
Next election: 2030; Nov 5, 2030

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

Senate Committee on Armed ServicesEmerging Threats and CapabilitiesReadiness and Management SupportSeapower · Ranking Member
Senate Committee on Foreign RelationsNear East, South Asia, Central Asia, and CounterterrorismState Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International DevelopmentWestern Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues · Ranking Member
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsEducation and the American FamilyEmployment and Workplace Safety
Senate Committee on the Budget

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 111 sponsored · 1 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

S 603 A bill to designate the General George C. Marshall House, in the Commonwealth of Virginia, as an affiliated…
Public Lands and Natural Resources · Became law Sep 2026

S 3313 Wintergreen Emergency Egress Act
Public Lands and Natural Resources · In committee Sep 2026

S 3294 A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10660 Page Avenue in…
Government Operations and Politics · In committee Sep 2026

S 5046 A bill to prohibit the transfer of certain offices and functions of the Department of Education to other…
Education · In committee Aug 2026

S 2578 Strengthening the Rule of Law in the Brazilian Amazon Act
International Affairs · In committee Jul 2026

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Kaine sits in the U.S. Senate

Kaine is closer to the center than 91% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Jacky Rosen, Mark Warner, Margaret Wood Hassan

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Kaine’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats90%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills29%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the U.S. Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Kaine’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Kaine	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Jun 5, 2026	S 2: Secure America Act	No	No	Yes	Passed 52–47
Apr 16, 2026	HJRES 140: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code,…	No	No	Yes	Passed 50–49
Feb 12, 2026	HJRES 142: Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C.…	No	No	Yes	Passed 49–47
Jan 30, 2026	HR 7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 71–29
Dec 4, 2025	HJRES 131: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code,…	No	No	Yes	Passed 49–45

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Kaine was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026202820302032Governor of VirginiaU.S. Senate, Virginia

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin
2024	U.S. Senate, Virginia	Won	D+9.0
2018	U.S. Senate, Virginia	Won	D+16.0
2012	U.S. Senate, Virginia	Won	D+5.9
2005	Governor of Virginia	Won	D+5.9

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Kaine has held

U.S. Senate, Virginia · 2013–2031
Governor of Virginia · 2005–2009

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Kaine has run against

Hung Cao (R) · 2024 general, won
Corey A. Stewart (R) · 2018 general, won
George F. Allen (R) · 2012 general, won
Jerry W. Kilgore (R) · 2005 general, won

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Kaine

One person, matched across every source we use.

Bioguide K000384
FEC S2VA00142
Wikidata Q359888
Ballotpedia Tim Kaine
Vote Smart 50772
GovTrack 412582
OpenSecrets N00033177

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET