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Tim Kaine
U.S. Senator (Class 1), VA
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Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senator (Class 1), VA current
Virginia |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2025 | Jan 3, 2031 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 1), VA
Virginia |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2019 | Jan 3, 2025 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 1), VA
Virginia |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2013 | Jan 3, 2019 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District Virginia
United States |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2019 | Jan 3, 2025 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District Virginia
United States |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2013 | Jan 3, 2019 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Committee assignments
- Senate Committee on Armed Services — Seapower — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Armed Services unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Armed Services — Emerging Threats and Capabilities unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Armed Services — Readiness and Management Support unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions — Education and the American Family unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions — Employment and Workplace Safety unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on the Budget unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim
DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.234, social dim. -0.128. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic
Roll-call votes (840 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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On the Nomination | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-640 | Dec 9, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-640 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-639 | Dec 9, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-639 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-638 | Dec 9, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-638 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-637 | Dec 9, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-637 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-636 | Dec 9, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-636 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-635 | Dec 8, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-635 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-634 | Dec 4, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-634 US-GOV-PD |
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SRES 520
An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain…
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On the Cloture Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-633 | Dec 4, 2025 | Cloture Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-633 US-GOV-PD |
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HJRES 131
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule…
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On the Joint Resolution | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-632 | Dec 4, 2025 | Joint Resolution Passed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-632 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-631 | Dec 3, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-631 US-GOV-PD |
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SJRES 91
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United…
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On the Motion to Proceed | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-630 | Dec 3, 2025 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-630 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-629 | Dec 3, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-629 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-628 | Dec 3, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-628 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-627 | Dec 2, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-627 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-626 | Dec 2, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-626 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-625 | Dec 2, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-625 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-624 | Dec 1, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-624 US-GOV-PD |
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HJRES 130
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule…
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On the Joint Resolution | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-623 | Nov 20, 2025 | Joint Resolution Passed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-623 US-GOV-PD |
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SJRES 76
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United…
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On the Motion to Proceed | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-622 | Nov 19, 2025 | Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-622 US-GOV-PD |
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SJRES 89
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United…
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On the Motion to Proceed | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-621 | Nov 19, 2025 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-621 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-620 | Nov 19, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-620 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-619 | Nov 18, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-619 US-GOV-PD |
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HR 5371
Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans…
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On Passage of the Bill | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-618 | Nov 10, 2025 | Bill Passed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-618 US-GOV-PD |
| On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-617 | Nov 10, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-617 US-GOV-PD | |
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On the Amendment | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-616 | Nov 10, 2025 | Amendment Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-616 US-GOV-PD |
Campaign finance
2024 cycle · official FEC aggregate
Period Jan 1, 2019–Dec 31, 2024 · as of Dec 31, 2024 · coverage: official aggregate · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
| Receipts | Spending | Cash | Debt | Refunds | Self-funding | Net receipts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $21,950,099 | $21,631,638 | $2,799,510 | $0 | $409,538 | — | $21,540,561 |
2024 · Itemized receipts loaded
Period Jan 18, 2023–Dec 30, 2024 · verified Jun 21, 2026 · 11:18 AM · coverage: itemized partial · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
| Gross receipts loaded | Refunds/reversals loaded | Net receipts loaded |
|---|---|---|
| $8,837,217 | $0 | $8,837,217 |
Largest itemized receipts
| Cycle | Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Coverage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $548,700 | KAINE VICTORY FUND | KAINE FOR VIRGINIA | unclassified | Mar 31, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| 2024 | $430,000 | KAINE VICTORY FUND | KAINE FOR VIRGINIA | Party | Mar 31, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $328,750 | KAINE VICTORY FUND | KAINE FOR VIRGINIA | Party | May 31, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $290,000 | KAINE VICTORY FUND | KAINE FOR VIRGINIA | Party | Aug 31, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $265,950 | KAINE VICTORY FUND | KAINE FOR VIRGINIA | Party | Sep 30, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $264,000 | KAINE VICTORY FUND | KAINE FOR VIRGINIA | Party | Jun 30, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $252,700 | KAINE VICTORY FUND | KAINE FOR VIRGINIA | Party | Jun 30, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $227,000 | KAINE VICTORY FUND | KAINE FOR VIRGINIA | Party | Apr 30, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $216,600 | KAINE VICTORY FUND | KAINE FOR VIRGINIA | Party | Dec 31, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $216,000 | KAINE VICTORY FUND | KAINE FOR VIRGINIA | Party | May 29, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $194,000 | KAINE VICTORY FUND | KAINE FOR VIRGINIA | Party | Sep 29, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $153,300 | KAINE FOR COMMON GROUND PAC | KAINE FOR VIRGINIA | Super PAC | Mar 31, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $150,000 | KAINE VICTORY FUND | KAINE FOR VIRGINIA | Party | Oct 14, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $137,968 | BUCHANAN, KATHERINE | KAINE FOR VIRGINIA | Big donor | Jun 4, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| 2024 | $133,800 | KAINE VICTORY FUND | KAINE FOR VIRGINIA | Party | Jul 31, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
Largest loaded receipts, not a complete total. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.
Outside spending
Independent expenditures are not campaign contributions and are shown separately by support or opposition.
| Cycle | Position | Itemized spending loaded | Period / as of | Coverage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Support | $142,609 (75 records) | Jun 12, 2023–Nov 20, 2024 · as of Nov 20, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
Sponsored legislation (11 as lead sponsor)
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S 4809
US · Jun 17, 2026
A bill to require the Secretary of State to develop a strategy for supporting free and fair elections in Venezuela, to impose sanctions on individuals who are…
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S 2578
US · Jun 17, 2026
Strengthening the Rule of Law in the Brazilian Amazon Act
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S 4790
US · Jun 16, 2026
A bill to establish, at the Department of State, the Esther Coopersmith Award in recognition of a distinguished diplomat advancing sustainable peace and…
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SJRES 190
US · Jun 16, 2026
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Executive Office for…
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SRES 766
US · Jun 11, 2026
A resolution acknowledging and apologizing for the mistreatment of, and discrimination against, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals who served…
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S 4733
US · Jun 10, 2026
Beginning Educator Mentorship and Retention Act
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S 4719
US · Jun 9, 2026
A bill to require additional disclosures with respect to nominees to serve as chiefs of mission, and for other purposes.
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SJRES 193
US · May 20, 2026
A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Republic of Cuba that have not been authorized by…
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SJRES 182
US · May 20, 2026
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education…
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S 603
US · May 20, 2026
A bill to designate the General George C. Marshall House in the Commonwealth of Virginia, as an affiliated area of the National Park System, and for other…
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