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Verified July 31, 2026

TIM KAINE, Democrat, of Richmond, VA; born in St. Paul, MN, February 26, 1958; education: B.A., University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 1979; J.D., Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 1983; professional history: Jesuit missionary, Honduras, 1980-81; civil rights lawyer, 1984-2001; professor, University of Richmond, 1987-1993, 2010-13; member, Richmond City Council, 1994-98; mayor, Richmond, 1998-2001; lieutenant governor, Virginia, 2002- 06; governor, Virginia, 2006-10; election history: elected to the U.S. Senate on November 6, 2012; reelected to each succeeding Senate term.

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