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Tim Kaine
Timothy Michael Kaine is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Virginia, a seat he has held since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he served from 2006 to 2010 as the 70th governor of Virginia and from 2002 to 2006 as the 38th lieutenant governor of Virginia. Kaine was the Democratic vice presidential nominee in the 2016 presidential election, run…
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culture · American lawyer and politician (born 1958) · politician · lawyer · missionary · university teacher · writer · governor · jurist · also Tim Kaine, Timothy Kaine, Timothy M Kaine, Timothy M. Kaine, Timothy Michael "Tim" Kaine, Senator Kaine
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2026· 24 entries
“Much of our history is not pleasant; you can”
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“While I am grateful for the admirable service of the USS Abraham Lincoln sailors and the sacrifices made by them and their families during this deployment, Congress needs to stop allowing these endless extensions for an illegal and foolish war.”
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“Great to visit Volvo Penta's North American Headquarters in Chesapeake. I learned more about the company’s work and met with employees. We’re lucky to have Volvo Penta in Virginia!”
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“Kicked off the day yesterday with @bobbyscott.house.gov in Newport News at a roundtable on special education. We heard from parents, educators, and advocates about the challenges facing students with disabilities and discussed the need to fully fund IDEA and protect special ed programs.”
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13newsnow.com: Sen. Tim Kaine calls for reversal on Trump aircraft carrier decision
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“North Korea tests ballistic missiles and Trump decides the problem is with ... our ally, South Korea, because it has the sense to avoid joining Trump’s disastrous war with Iran? Kim Jong Un couldn't buy a better deal.”
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“I will challenge Trump’s deranged threat to “bomb the shit” out of our ally Oman.”
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“91 years ago, President FDR signed the Social Security Act, establishing safeguards for people with disabilities, retirees, and others. I'm committed to pushing for bipartisan solutions like the PROMISE Act to ensure Congress protects benefits for generations to come.”
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“It’s been nine years since white supremacist violence in Charlottesville tragically took the lives of Heather Heyer, Lt. Jay Cullen and Trooper-Pilot Berke Bates. We can and must honor Heather, Jay, and Berke’s legacies by continuing to stand against violence and hate.”
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Published video “RFK and his Anti-Science Leadership at HHS”.
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“We're facing real outbreaks. Cyclospora, Ebola, measles, screwworm, and more. HHS should be led by science and guided by the doctors and researchers who've spent their careers keeping Americans safe. Instead it's run by a man chasing conspiracy theories.”
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Eastern Mennonite University: 2026-07-07 Tim Kaine EMU Visit-140
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“Four years ago, the PACT Act became law to help deliver critical care and benefits to veterans exposed to toxic substances. Virginia is home to one of the nation's largest veteran communities, and I'll always fight for them. Learn more at VA.gov/PACT.”
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“Todd Blanche says he's working with Trump's team to make Dobbs permanent in every single state. Not in Virginia. We protect women's reproductive freedom here—and anyone who thinks they'll ram this through has another thing coming.”
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Published video “Why Todd Blanche is DANGEROUS.”.
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Published video “12 Providers Gone. All Rural. This Is What Trump’s Medicaid Cuts Did.”.
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Published video “Their Strategy is Juvenile and Embarrassing:”.
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Published video “Our Kids DESERVE Better”.
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Published video “You can’t hide the costs of war.”.
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Published video “I was on the Senate floor to talk about what we need to do to stop these senseless wars.”.
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Published video “Lower Drug Costs, Made in Virginia”.
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Published video “A Question Trump Can’t Answer”.
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Published video “Sen. Kaine Joins Jacob Soboroff to Discuss the War in Iran”.
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2025· 5 entries
Yahoo: ‘I’m Not Making Things Up!’ MSNBC’s Katy Tur Snaps At Tim Kaine For Accusing Her of ‘Overdramatizing’ Dem Split
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AOL: Transcript: Sen. Tim Kaine on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Sept. 28, 2025
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Townhall: Tim Kaine: 'Our Rights Come From Government'
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CBS News: Transcript: Sen. Tim Kaine on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Jan. 19. 2025
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Yahoo: Megyn Kelly Slams Tim Kaine’s ‘Holier Than Thou’ Treatment of Pete Hegseth Affairs Since He Worked With Hillary Clinton | Video
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2024· 13 entries
Published video “Election Night Party with Senator Tim Kaine”.
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Published video “'Unbelievable'”.
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Published video “"No Options"”.
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Published video “'Dignity'”.
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Published video “"Affordable"”.
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Published video “"Show Up"”.
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Published video “Karaoke with Senator Tim Kaine!”.
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Published video “Kaine Travel Recap!”.
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Published video “Sen. Kaine at the Sterling Office Opening”.
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Published video “Virginians are Stand Up People”.
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The Guardian: ‘Donald Trump is a symptom, not the cause’: Tim Kaine’s journey to healing
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The Guardian: Tim Kaine: Biden knows Netanyahu ‘played’ him in early months of Gaza war
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Kaine expressed his support for an independent Palestine, saying, "Since Israel has made plain that it will not accept Palestinian autonomy, the U
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2023· 6 entries
The Guardian: Virginia senator Tim Kaine condemns Biden’s arms transfer to Israel
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Kaine criticized Biden's emergency sale of weapons to Israel during the Gaza war, stating, "Why should the Admin bypass Congress on arms sales to any nation
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Kaine announced his candidacy for reelection in 2024 at a press conference in Richmond
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Kaine and Todd Young co-sponsored legislation to end 1991 and 2002 congressional resolutions that authorized the use of military force
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Kaine and Rubio co-sponsored a provision in the annual National Defense Authorization Act that a U
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Career landmark: United States senator (2023).
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2021· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (2021–2023).
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2019· 4 entries
After Attorney General William Barr announced that the United States federal government would resume the use of the death penalty for the first time in over 20 years, Kaine co-sponsored a bill banning the death penalty
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Career landmark: United States senator (2019–2021).
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Kaine co-sponsored the South China Sea and East China Sea Sanctions Act, a bipartisan bill reintroduced by Marco Rubio and Ben Cardin that was intended to disrupt China's consolidation or expansion of its claims of juris
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Kaine was one of 34 Senate Democrats to sign a letter to Trump urging him to reconsider cuts to U
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2018· 2 entries
The Guardian: Republican Senate nominee posts photo of Tim Kaine greeting Stalin
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Defeating Republican nominee Corey Stewart, and to a third term in 2024, defeating Republican nominee Hung Cao
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2017· 6 entries
Claimed: ““He was only stopped finally because he did not have a silencer on his weapon."” — rated Two Pinocchios by The Washington Post.
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Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (2017).
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“There is no legal justification for this. He should not have done this without coming to Congress.”
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After Trump took office, Kaine continued to criticize his "authoritarian tendencies", citing his attacks on media, judges, and peaceful protesters
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Career landmark: United States senator (2017–2019).
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“s presidential bid in February 2007. It was maintained that Kaine”
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2016· 19 entries
Election lost: 2016 election.
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PolitiFact rated the claim “"Not even Tim Kaine is willing" to say he trusts Hillary Clinton.” Pants on Fire.
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Snopes rated the claim “An audio recording captures Democratic VP candidate Tim Kaine yelling at his young daughter.” False.
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Claimed: “Says Hillary Clinton "went toe-to-toe with Russia as secretary of state to do the New START agreement to reduce Russia's nuclear stockpile."” — rated Half True by PolitiFact.
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Snopes rated the claim “As Governor of Virginia, Tim Kaine fired five state police chaplains for praying in Jesus' name.” False.
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Claimed: “Mr. Kaine said a federal court ruled against Mr. Pence’s ban on Syrian refugees.” — rated On target. by The New York Times.
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PolitiFact rated the claim “Says Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine "want to shut down shale, and shut down natural gas."” Half True.
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Claimed: “"When Moammar Gadhafi was set to visit the United Nations, and no one would let him stay in New York, Trump allowed Gadhafi to set up an elaborate tent at his Westchester County (New York) estate."” — rated True by PolitiFact.
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Claimed: “"Candidates for 40 years, both parties, this is not a partisan statement, have released their tax returns. Richard Nixon released his tax returns."” — rated False by FactCheck.org.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine admitted on Twitter to having an open marriage.” False.
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FactCheck.org rated the claim “Says "unemployment doubled" when Tim Kaine was Virginia's governor, and Indiana has seen "great job growth" under Gov. Mike Pence.” Out of Context.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine has ties to well-known Islamist groups.” Unproven.
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Announced Kaine would be her running mate in the election
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Presidential nominee Clinton selected Kaine as her running mate for that year's presidential election
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“an improvement of the status quo”
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“s and the Obama administration”
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As of 2016, Kaine and his wife had been congregants of St.
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And campaigned actively for her in seven states during the primaries
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Campaign: 2016 election.
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2015· 3 entries
Career landmark: United States senator (2015–2017).
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Kaine joined a group of Senate Democrats in a letter to Securities and Exchange Commission Chairwoman Mary Jo White that said the ruling "reversed long-standing precedent and has moved our country in a different and dist
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Kaine expressed support for the Saudi-led coalition's airstrikes in Yemen against Houthi forces fighting the government of President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, but in 2018, he was one of seven senators to sign a letter to Se
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2014· 3 entries
After a five-month campaign by Kaine, the U
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Partnered with two Virginia Republicans—U
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Kaine and Portman introduced the CTE Excellence and Equity Act to the Senate; the legislation would provide $500 million in federal funding, distributed by competitive grants, to high schools to further CTE programs
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2013· 4 entries
Kaine delivered a speech on the Senate floor in support of the bipartisan "Gang of Eight" immigration bill
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Reuniting him with Mark Warner, the senior senator
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Career landmark: United States senator (2013–2015).
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Kaine supported oil and gas exploration off the coast of Virginia, saying, "I have long believed that the moratorium on offshore drilling, based on a cost-benefit calculation performed decades ago, should be reexamined
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2012· 1 entry
Kaine was elected to the U
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2009· 4 entries
Kaine was elected chair of the Democratic National Committee
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Kaine expressed support for tighter restrictions on mountaintop removal coal mining imposed by the Obama administration
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Kaine signed a bill to create a "Choose Life" license plate, among the more than 200 Virginia specialty plates already offered, the proceeds of which would partly go to Heartbeat International, a Christian organization t
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Career landmark: chairperson (2009–2011).
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2008· 2 entries
Politico reported that Kaine was "very, very high" on Obama's shortlist for vice president, a list that also included Senator Hillary Clinton of New York, Governor Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas, Senator Evan Bayh of Indian
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Kaine supported a coal-fired power plant project in Wise County, clashing with environmentalists who opposed the project
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2007· 6 entries
Just weeks after appointing Esam Omeish to the 20-member Virginia Commission on Immigration, Kaine learned that Omeish had made videos accusing Israel of genocide and calling for President Bush's impeachment
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The Republican-controlled Virginia General Assembly passed legislation, with "overwhelming bipartisan support", to require girls to receive the HPV vaccine (which immunizes recipients against a virus that causes cervical
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Republicans in the General Assembly passed their own transportation-funding bill
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And Virginia Court of Appeals Judge LeRoy F
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Kaine secured increases in state funding for nursing in the Virginia General Assembly and announced a 10% salary increase for nursing faculty above the normal salary increase for state employees, plus additional funds fo
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As governor, Kaine cut off state funding for abstinence-only sex education programs, citing studies that showed such programs were ineffective, while comprehensive sex education programs were more effective
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2006· 4 entries
Kaine gave the Democratic response to President George W
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The first governor since Thomas Jefferson to be inaugurated there
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Kaine pressed the general assembly to support a legislative package to ease severe traffic congestion by spending about $1 billion annually for highway construction, repairs to aging roads, mass transit, and other transp
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Career landmark: Governor of Virginia (2006–2010).
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2005· 4 entries
When running for governor, Kaine said he favored reducing abortions by "Enforcing the current Virginia restrictions on abortion and passing an enforceable ban on partial birth abortion that protects the life and health o
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“Enforcing the current Virginia restrictions on abortion and passing an enforceable ban on partial birth abortion that protects the life and health of the mother”
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“No couples in Virginia can adopt other than a married couple. That”
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Kaine ran for governor of Virginia against Republican candidate Jerry W
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2002· 2 entries
And was sworn in by his wife Anne Holton, a state judge
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Career landmark: Lieutenant Governor of Virginia (2002–2006).
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2000· 1 entry
As a magnet governor's school, the Maggie L
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1998· 3 entries
Kaine was elected mayor of Richmond, succeeding Larry Chavis
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Holding that position until being elected lieutenant governor of Virginia in 2001
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Career landmark: Mayor of Richmond, Virginia (1998–2001).
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1994· 3 entries
When he won a seat on the Richmond city council
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Was elected the 2nd district member of the city council of the independent city of Richmond, defeating incumbent city councilor Benjamin P
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Career landmark: council member (1994–2001).
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1988· 1 entry
Started teaching legal ethics as an adjunct professor at the University of Richmond School of Law
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1987· 1 entry
Kaine became a director of the law firm of Mezzullo & McCandlish, P
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1983· 1 entry
Studied at Harvard Law School, Juris Doctor (1983).
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1979· 3 entries
Interrupting his law studies after his first year to work in Honduras for nine months from 1980 to 1981, helping Jesuit missionaries who ran a Catholic school in El Progreso
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Studied at University of Missouri, Bachelor of Arts (1979).
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Completing his degree in three years and graduating Omicron Delta Kappa and summa cum laude
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1976· 1 entry
Graduated from Rockhurst High School, a Jesuit all-boys preparatory school in Kansas City, Missouri
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1966· 1 entry
To preserve open land in the state) protected more land than it had in the previous 40 years, a fact Kaine touted as his term drew to a close
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1958· 1 entry
Born 1958-02-26.
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