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2026 Virginia Power 50 List: TIM KAINE
SENATOR, U.S. SENATE, RICHMOND
Virginia Business //March 1, 2026//
2026 Virginia Power 50 List: TIM KAINE
SENATOR, U.S. SENATE, RICHMOND
Virginia Business //March 1, 2026//
Labeled by supporters as “America’s Dad” for his level-headed, folksy and sometimes wonky demeanor, Democrat Kaine has been a fixture in Virginia politics since his 1994 election to Richmond City Council.
From there, he became Richmond mayor, then Virginia’s lieutenant governor and governor. His 2006-10 term in the Executive Mansion was marked by both the Great Recession and the Virginia Tech shooting that left 32 dead.
The Kansas City, Kansas, metro area native and civil rights attorney became Virginia’s junior senator in 2013 and was re-elected for a third term in 2024. In 2016, Kaine was Hillary Clinton’s running mate in her unsuccessful presidential bid.
In the Senate, Kaine serves on the Armed Services, Budget, Foreign Relations, and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committees. With fellow Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, Kaine has taken aim at President Donald Trump’s federal employee layoffs and cuts to government services, including Medicaid.
He and Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul tried to limit Trump’s military authority after January’s attack on Venezuela, but their war powers resolution failed in a mostly party-line Senate vote.
