Tim Kaine
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| 48th Vice President of the United States | |
| Assumed office January 20, 2017 | |
| President | Hillary Clinton |
| Preceded by | Joe Biden |
| United States Senator from Virginia | |
| In office January 3, 2013 – December 12, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Webb |
| Succeeded by | Bobby Scott |
| Chairman of the Democratic National Committee | |
| In office January 21, 2009 – April 5, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Howard Dean |
| Succeeded by | Debbie Wasserman Schultz |
| 70th Governor of Virginia | |
| In office January 14, 2006 – January 16, 2010 | |
| Lieutenant | Bill Bolling |
| Preceded by | Mark Warner |
| Succeeded by | Bob McDonnell |
| 38th Lieutenant Governor of Virginia | |
| In office January 12, 2002 – January 14, 2006 | |
| Governor | Mark Warner |
| Preceded by | John H. Hager |
| Succeeded by | Bill Bolling |
| 76th Mayor of Richmond | |
| In office July 1, 1998 – September 10, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Larry Charvis |
| Succeeded by | Rudy McCollum |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Timothy Michael Kaine February 26, 1958 Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Anne Holton |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Timothy Michael Kaine (born February 26, 1958) American attorney, politician, and the 48th and current Vice President of the United States. He previously served as the U.S. Senator from Virginia from 2013 to 2016.
Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, Kaine grew up in Overland Park, Kansas, graduated from the University of Missouri, and earned a law degree from Harvard Law School before entering private practice and becoming a lecturer at the University of Richmond School of Law. He was first elected to public office in 1994, when he won a seat on the Richmond, Virginia City Council. He was then elected Mayor of Richmond in 1998, and was in that position until being elected Lieutenant Governor of Virginia in 2001. Kaine was elected Governor of Virginia in 2005 and was in that office from 2006 to 2010. He was chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 2009 to 2011.
On November 8, 2016, Kaine was elected as Vice President and was one of the main advisors during Hillary Clinton's presidential transition.