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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.

Voting Record — 782
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 · 331 cosponsored
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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

My statement with @markwarner.bsky.social announcing our support for legislation to fund the government, protect Virginians’ health care, and prohibit illegal spending decisions by the Trump Administration:
"President Trump’s disastrous policies mean we’re on the brink of skyrocketing health care premiums and clinics closing their doors—consequences that will impact Americans regardless of their politics. But what is Trump doing? He’s telling congressional Republicans not to work with Democrats to fund the government. If only he cared half as much about working together in good-faith as he cares about giving tax breaks to billionaires. Meanwhile, Democrats have been talking with their constituents across the country from both sides of the aisle and came up with a much better idea. Our legislation would avert a shutdown, protect Americans’ health care and keep premium costs down, and prevent the Trump Administration from illegally withholding funding approved by bipartisan majorities in Congress, and it should be put to a vote."
My statement with @markwarner.bsky.social following new reporting on the “serious safety risks” present at DCA on the night of the deadly crash over the Potomac River and the “political and economic forces” that perpetuated those conditions:
"Air traffic controllers and pilots are only human – their workload and work environment should reflect that. Unfortunately, Congress added more flights into DCA’s already chaotic airspace just months before this tragic crash over the objections of the region’s Senate delegation and the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, disregarding the concerns of numerous pilots, air traffic controllers, and FAA and DOT personnel."
"What do you tell 67 families who have lost their loved ones? What do you tell America’s flying public? We have fought against adding more flights at DCA for years because safety has to be the first and top priority. While many risk factors must be reevaluated, Congress needs to start by rolling back the additional flight slots it forcibly crammed into last year’s FAA Reauthorization Act."
The FAA ignored warnings about crowding too many planes into Reagan National Airport, a failure now central to probes of a crash that killed 67. A Post review found peak traffic left controllers and pilots with dangerously thin margins for error.
Trump’s trade war with Canada has caused: -U.S. product sales in Canada to plummet -Canadian tourism to the U.S. to nosedive -Damage to our relationship with one of our closest allies I urge my colleagues to support my bill to end these new taxes and protect the American people.
As a former fair housing attorney, I know the importance of safe, reliable housing—and how urgently Congress needs to address the discrimination veterans and low-income families face when applying for it. That's why I'm leading legislation to help.
Through federal funding and researchers' hard work, Americans who receive a cancer diagnosis have hope for advanced treatments and potential cures. Instead of continuing federal investments into finding a cure, Trump is canceling the research projects we need to save more lives.
Withdrawing from the War on Cancer: an extraordinarily successful scientific research system that took decades to build, saved millions of lives and generated billions of dollars in profits is being dismantled in short order. @jonathanmahler.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...
Once again without legal justification, Trump ordered a strike that he says summarily killed 3 people in international waters. We still don’t know if the strikes are legal, and why the U.S. is not instead interdicting to get intelligence to disrupt narcotrafficking routes.
I'm pressing Trump for answers about the summary killing of 11 people on a boat in the Caribbean by the U.S. military. It's critical to our security and the safety of our servicemembers that we get information about what happened and why, and who exactly was killed.
The Department of Education is threatening to withhold over $300 million in federal funding from NOVA schools—a move that's contrary to the interests of students and educators—all for political retribution. @markwarner.bsky.social and I are demanding that Trump release this funding.
Long-term unemployment—when someone is unemployed for six months or more—is nearly DOUBLE what it was only two years ago. Between this news, rising overall unemployment, weak job growth, and soaring inflation, it’s clear that Trump’s economic policies are failing Americans.
Screenshot of a Washington Post article with the headline: Long-term unemployment at post-pandemic high, straining workers and economy.
Congratulations to The Pitt's Noah Wyle for his Emmy win! I met Noah earlier this year to discuss his advocacy for frontline health care workers’ mental well-being and the need to reauthorize my bill to prevent suicide and burnout among our healers.
Coming to you from the Capitol this AM, where “The Pitt” star Noah Wyle is here talking to lawmakers (including @kaine.senate.gov) about funding for programs aimed at improving mental health services for health care workers.
Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! This month and always, we celebrate the voices, stories, and rich contributions of Hispanic communities across Virginia and our country.
Red text on a yellow background with colorful borders reading: ¡Feliz Mes de la Herencia Hispana!
Today marks four years since the formation of the Australia-U.K.-U.S. partnership. I'm proud to have led the passage of the landmark legislation that formalized AUKUS, which will help ensure a free Indo-Pacific and boost Virginia's shipbuilding industry and economy. I'll keep working to support it.
Trump lied when he said he would protect Social Security, and now—when Americans are already struggling to cover everyday costs—he’s working overtime to undermine access to benefits. So I introduced legislation to stop him and protect the services Americans depend on.
Happy National Virginia Day! I’m lucky to serve the Commonwealth and call this beautiful place home. Today, we celebrate everyone and everything that makes Virginia extraordinary, from our vibrant communities to our incredible natural landscapes.
I'm pressing Trump for answers about the summary killing of 11 people on a boat in the Caribbean by the U.S. military. It's critical to our security and the safety of our servicemembers that we get information about what happened and why, and who exactly was killed.
My statement on Senate Republicans’ move to destroy decades of precedent by breaking the Senate’s long-standing rules to rush presidential nominees through the Senate without debate or individual votes:
“Senate Republicans are blowing up decades of precedent about how nominations are considered for one reason: they want to hide from the American public how bad Donald Trump’s nominees really are by burying them in long lists and rushing them through the Senate. We’ve already seen how dangerous Trump nominees are—look at RFK Jr. and the havoc that he’s wreaking on public health, including by firing vaccine experts we need to keep Americans safe from preventable diseases. Trump and congressional Republicans want to put a whole lot more unqualified people in high-level positions, but they know that they'll pay a price if the public really gets to look at those nominations. This is a shameful anti-transparency tactic and our communities will suffer because of it.”
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Voting History
782 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
2025-05-06H.J. Res. 61 (119th)Approve resolutionYESNOJoint Resolution Passed (55-45)
2025-05-05H.J. Res. 61 (119th)Begin considerationYESNOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (51-43)
2025-05-01End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (50-45)
2025-05-01S.J. Res. 31 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOJoint Resolution Passed (52-46)
2025-05-01H.J. Res. 75 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOJoint Resolution Passed (52-45)
2025-04-30S.J. Res. 31 (119th)Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (52-40)
2025-04-30S.J. Res. 49 (119th)Kill the motionNONOMotion to Table Agreed to (49-49, Vice President of the United States, voted Yea)
2025-04-30S.J. Res. 49 (119th)Approve resolutionYESYESJoint Resolution Defeated (49-49)
2025-04-30H.J. Res. 75 (119th)Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (52-46)
2025-04-30H.J. Res. 42 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOJoint Resolution Passed (52-46)
2025-04-29H.J. Res. 42 (119th)Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (52-46)
2025-04-29Confirm nomineeYESYESNomination Confirmed (83-14)
2025-04-29End debateYESYESCloture Motion Agreed to (84-13)
2025-04-29Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (60-36)
2025-04-29End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (62-36)
2025-04-29Confirm nomineeYESNONomination Confirmed (59-39)
2025-04-29End debateYESNOCloture Motion Agreed to (59-39)
2025-04-29Confirm nomineeYESNONomination Confirmed (67-29)
2025-04-28End debateNOT_VOTINGNOCloture Motion Agreed to (64-27)
2025-04-11Confirm nomineeYESNONomination Confirmed (60-25)
2025-04-11End debateYESNOCloture Motion Agreed to (60-25)
2025-04-11Confirm nomineeYESNONomination Confirmed (59-26)
2025-04-11End debateYESNOCloture Motion Agreed to (59-25)
2025-04-10Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (50-46)
2025-04-10End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (51-46)
2025-04-10H.J. Res. 20 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOJoint Resolution Passed (53-44)
2025-04-09H.J. Res. 20 (119th)Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (52-42)
2025-04-09Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (52-44)
2025-04-09Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (51-45)
2025-04-09Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (49-46)
2025-04-09Confirm nomineeYESNONomination Confirmed (60-37)
2025-04-09Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (53-46)
2025-04-09End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (51-45)
2025-04-08End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (51-42)
2025-04-08End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (52-44)
2025-04-08End debateYESNOCloture Motion Agreed to (60-37)
2025-04-08End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (53-46)
2025-04-08Confirm nomineeYESNONomination Confirmed (66-32)
2025-04-08End debateYESNOCloture Motion Agreed to (67-32)
2025-04-08Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (54-45)
2025-04-07End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (53-39)
2025-04-05H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (48-51)
2025-04-05H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)Accept House changesNONOConcurrent Resolution Agreed to (51-48)
2025-04-05H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (47-52)
2025-04-05H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (49-50)
2025-04-05H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (48-51)
2025-04-05H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (48-51)
2025-04-05H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (49-50)
2025-04-05Motion (Motion to Waive Section 305(b)(2) of the CBA re: Cortez Masto Amdt. No. 1690)YESYESMotion Rejected (49-50, 3/5 majority required)
2025-04-05H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (47-52)

Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.

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