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U.S. Senator from Virginia
Born
1958
Age 68
Phone
(202) 224-4024
Office
231 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510, Washington 20510
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Senator|Democrat|Virginia

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.

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Voting Record — 772
Yes37%
No61%
Present0%
Not Voting1%
Party align90%
Cross-party10%
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Tim Kaine
U.S. SenatorDemocratVirginia
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Tim's ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 74 sponsored · 327 cosponsored
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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

Senator Tim Kaine@kaine.senate.govOct 12(source)
Happy National Farmer’s Day! In Virginia and across the U.S., farmers are critical to putting food on our tables and bolstering our economy, but Trump’s tariff policy is harming our farms, and not all will survive. I will continue to fight these tariffs and protect our farmers.
Senator Kaine speaks with farmers in front of an open field.
Senator Tim Kaine@kaine.senate.govOct 10(source)
A 60-year-old couple in Virginia with an income between $63,450 and $105,750 could see their monthly premiums increase by as much as $1,076 per month if Republicans don’t come to the table to negotiate a deal to reopen the government AND fix their health care mess.
Senator Tim Kaine@kaine.senate.govOct 10(source)
No parent should have to live in the fear that if their child becomes seriously hurt or sick, they won't be able to afford treatment. But millions of people are now in limbo, as the GOP health care mess will cause premiums to double. I'm fighting to fix that.
Senator Tim Kaine@kaine.senate.govOct 10(source)
My bipartisan bill with Senator Todd Young to repeal the 1991 and 2002 AUMFs against Iraq passed the Senate! Leaving these AUMFs on the books runs the risk of potential misuse by any president. I’ll keep working to ensure this important provision remains in the final defense bill.
Senator Tim Kaine@kaine.senate.govOct 9(source)
Virginians are already struggling with job losses and higher costs caused by the Trump Administration. Now Republican leadership wants their marketplace premiums to go up by more than double? We can’t let that happen.
Senator Tim Kaine@kaine.senate.govOct 9(source)
Three rural clinics in Virginia are closing their doors because of Trump and the GOP’s Medicaid cuts—and more closures will come if we don’t restore this funding ASAP. My Republican colleagues must come to the negotiating table to save Medicaid and reopen the government.
Axios headline reading: Shutdown and Medicaid cuts deal one-two punch to Virginia hospitals.
Senator Tim Kaine@kaine.senate.govOct 9(source)
You can't have a strong economy if Americans are buried under ridiculously high health care costs. It's time to clean up Republicans' health care mess and prevent Virginians' marketplace premiums from going through the roof.
Senator Tim Kaine@kaine.senate.govOct 9(source)
This National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, I will keep working to ensure survivors have the support they need and know they are not alone. If you or someone you know needs help, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233.
Senator Tim Kaine@kaine.senate.govOct 9(source)
No one has ever contacted my office because they want to pay MORE for health care. Hardworking people overwhelmingly want access to affordable health care. I’m doing everything I can to push for a path forward to keep premiums from skyrocketing and fund the government.
Senator Tim Kaine@kaine.senate.govOct 9(source)
My statement after Senate Republicans blocked my legislation with @schiff.senate.gov to stop the continued use of U.S. Armed Forces in the southern Caribbean Sea without specific authorization by Congress:
Blue background with the following text: "Americans want fewer wars—not more—and our Constitution clearly grants Congress alone the power to declare one. Yet President Trump has repeatedly launched illegal military strikes in the Caribbean, and has refused to provide Congress with basic information about who was killed, why the strikes were necessary, and why a standard interdiction operation wasn’t conducted. Should this lawless Administration drag our servicemembers into an escalating conflict without a specific authorization by Congress, every American will be able to tell from today’s vote if their senators tried to stop it, or rolled over."
Senator Tim Kaine@kaine.senate.govOct 8(source)
My statement after Senate Republicans blocked my legislation with @heinrich.senate.gov to undo a key plank of Trump’s corrupt, cost-raising, job-killing energy agenda:
White background with the following statement: "For the second time, Senate Republicans blocked our legislation that would have repealed President Trump’s bogus energy emergency. Because Republicans refuse to stand up to Trump, Americans will continue to see energy prices go up, clean energy projects across the country canceled, and good-paying manufacturing jobs lost. When will my Republican colleagues choose the side of the American people and vote for policies that help working families, not just Trump’s donors and billionaires?"
Senator Tim Kaine@kaine.senate.govOct 8(source)
Unexpected sickness or injury is hard enough. But now, people are terrified that if something goes wrong, they won't be able to afford care because premiums are set to surge next year. I'm doing all I can to keep health care costs down.
Senator Tim Kaine@kaine.senate.govOct 8(source)
Virginians want good jobs and lower energy costs. That’s why @heinrich.senate.gov and I are forcing a vote TODAY to challenge Trump’s corrupt, cost-raising, job-killing energy agenda.
Reposted bySenator Tim Kaine
Sen. Adam Schiff@schiff.senate.govOct 8(source)
Today, Senator Kaine and I will force the Senate to vote on the administration’s decision to blow up ships in the Caribbean. If a president can unilaterally put people or groups on a list and kill them, there is no meaningful limit to his use of force.
Reposted bySenator Tim Kaine
Chuck Schumer@schumer.senate.govOct 7(source)
The government is shut down because Trump and the Republicans are hellbent on taking health care away from you. And they won’t even come to the table to talk to us about it. This is not about politics. It's about people. Let’s break it down:
Senator Tim Kaine@kaine.senate.govOct 8(source)
Trump used military force to strike 4 ships in the Caribbean, killing 21 people, and has not provided sound legal justification for doing so to Congress. I’m forcing a vote with Senator Adam Schiff on whether the U.S. should put our troops in harm’s way to conduct these strikes.
Senator Tim Kaine@kaine.senate.govOct 8(source)
We haven’t had a shutdown since the last time Trump was president—which was also the longest shutdown in U.S. history. Once again, Trump can’t lead, and the American people suffer as a result.
Senator Tim Kaine@kaine.senate.govOct 8(source)
There are plenty of things Republicans and I disagree on, but that’s why I believe in bipartisan negotiations, so we can reach a compromise. That’s how we’ve funded the government every year I’ve been in the Senate. Dems are ready to roll up our sleeves and find a solution.
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Voting History
772 total votes
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Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.

DateBillQuestionPositionParty MajAlign?Result
2026-03-23—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (54-45)
2026-03-22—End debateNOT_VOTINGNO—Cloture Motion Agreed to (54-37)
2026-03-21S. 1383 (119th)End debateNOT_VOTINGYES—Cloture Motion Rejected (41-49, 3/5 majority required)
2026-03-21S. 1383 (119th)End debateNOT_VOTINGNO—Cloture Motion Rejected (49-41, 3/5 majority required)
2026-03-20H.R. 7147 (119th)End debateNOT_VOTINGNO—Cloture Motion Rejected (47-37, 3/5 majority required)
2026-03-18S.J. Res. 118 (119th)Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 118YESYES✓Motion to Discharge Rejected (47-53)
2026-03-17S. 1383 (119th)Begin considerationNONO✓Motion to Proceed Agreed to (51-48)
2026-03-17—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (51-45)
2026-03-17—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (48-45)
2026-03-12H.R. 7147 (119th)End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Rejected (51-46, 3/5 majority required)
2026-03-12H.R. 6644 (119th)Final passageYESYES✓Bill Passed (89-10)
2026-03-11H.R. 6644 (119th)End debateYESYES✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (82-11, 3/5 majority required)
2026-03-11H.R. 6644 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYES✓Amendment Agreed to (84-10)
2026-03-10H.R. 6644 (119th)End debateYESYES✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (89-9, 3/5 majority required)
2026-03-10—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (71-29)
2026-03-09—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (68-28)
2026-03-05H.R. 7147 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateNONO✓Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (51-45, 3/5 majority required)
2026-03-04S.J. Res. 104 (119th)Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 104YESYES✓Motion to Discharge Rejected (47-53)
2026-03-04H.R. 6644 (119th)Begin considerationYESYES✓Motion to Proceed Agreed to (90-8)
2026-03-02H.R. 6644 (119th)End debateYESYES✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (84-6, 3/5 majority required)
2026-02-26—Confirm nomineeYESNO✕↔Nomination Confirmed (57-33)
2026-02-26—End debateYESNO✕↔Cloture Motion Agreed to (60-34)
2026-02-25—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (50-45)
2026-02-25—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-45)
2026-02-24H.R. 7147 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateNONO✓Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (50-45, 3/5 majority required)
2026-02-12H.R. 7147 (119th)End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Rejected (52-47, 3/5 majority required)
2026-02-12H.J. Res. 142 (119th)Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 142NONO✓Joint Resolution Passed (49-47)
2026-02-11H.J. Res. 142 (119th)Begin considerationNONO✓Motion to Proceed Agreed to (51-46)
2026-02-10S.J. Res. 95 (119th)Begin considerationYESYES✓Motion to Proceed Rejected (47-51)
2026-02-10—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (52-46)
2026-02-09—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-47)
2026-02-05—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (50-47)
2026-02-05—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-47)
2026-02-05—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (50-46)
2026-02-04—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-47)
2026-02-04—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (51-46)
2026-02-04—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-47)
2026-02-04—Confirm nomineeYESNO✕↔Nomination Confirmed (58-39)
2026-02-03—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (55-39)
2026-02-03—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (51-45)
2026-02-03—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (49-44)
2026-02-03—Confirm nomineeYESNO✕↔Nomination Confirmed (54-40)
2026-02-02—End debateYESNO✕↔Cloture Motion Agreed to (49-40)
2026-01-30H.R. 7148 (119th)Final passageYESNO✕↔Bill Passed (71-29, 3/5 majority required)
2026-01-30—Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Merkley Amdt. No. 4287)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (47-52, 3/5 majority required)
2026-01-30H.R. 7148 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYES✓Amendment Rejected (49-51, 3/5 majority required)
2026-01-30H.R. 7148 (119th)Kill the motionYESYES✓Motion to Table Agreed to (58-42)
2026-01-30H.R. 7148 (119th)Kill the motionYESYES✓Motion to Table Agreed to (58-42)
2026-01-30H.R. 7148 (119th)Kill the motionYESYES✓Motion to Table Agreed to (67-33)
2026-01-30H.R. 7148 (119th)Vote on amendmentNONO✓Amendment Rejected (32-67)

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