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Tim Kaine Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

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Age: 66 Years
Hometown: Richmond, Virginia
Wife: Anne Bright Holton

Tim Kaine

Bio/Wiki
Full NameTimothy Michael "Tim" Kaine
Nickname(s)"The People’s Eyebrow"
ProfessionPolitician
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)5' 10" (178 cm)
Eye ColourBlue
Hair ColourGray
Politics
Political PartyDemocratic
Democratic Party logo
Political Journey1994: Won a seat on the Richmond City Council
1998: Elected Mayor of Richmond
2001: Elected Lieutenant Governor of Virginia (served from 2002 to 2006)
2005: Became Governor of Virginia (served from 2006 to 2010)
2009: Became chair of the Democratic National Committee (served from 2009 to 2011)
2013: Became Senator of Virginia
2016: Named as Hillary Clinton’s vice presidential running mate in the presidential election
2018: Reelected senator of Virginia
2024: Ran for Senate election in Virginia
Awards, Honours, Achievements 2019: Humanitarian Award from the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities
2017: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
2016: Center for the National Interest's Distinguished Service Award
2015: Appalachian Trail Conservancy's Congressional Award
2014: Award for Public Service in the Americas from the Inter-American Dialogue
2012: University of Richmond School of Law's William Green Award for Professional Excellence
2009: Virginia Council of Churches' Faith in Action Award
2000: Virginia Region of the National Conference for Community and Justice
Personal Life
Date of Birth26 February 1958 (Wednesday)
Age (as of 2024)66 Years
BirthplaceSt. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Zodiac signPisces
SignatureTim Kaine's signature
NationalityAmerican
HometownRichmond, Virginia
SchoolRockhurst High School, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
College/University• University of Missouri, Missouri, USA
• Harvard University School of Law, Cambridge, USA
Educational Qualification(s)• B.A. in Economics from University of Missouri (1979)
• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Harvard Law School (1983)
ReligionChristianity (Roman Catholic)
Ethnicity• Scottish, Irish (father)
• Irish (mother)
Food HabitNon-vegetarian [1]Eater
Address231 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
HobbiesPlaying the Harmonica, Singing Church Choir, Listening to Jazz Music
ControversiesPublic fund controversy
During his tenure as Mayor of Richmond, he was criticised for spending $6,000 in public funds on buses for the anti-gun-violence rally Million Mom March in Washington, D.C.. He later reimbursed the city by raising the money privately.

Gift scandal
When he was named as Hillary Clinton's vice presidential running mate in the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump accused him of accepting expensive gifts while Kaine was serving as Governor of Virginia. Kaine had disclosed accepting gifts that, in total, amounted to an estimated value of over $160,000.
Donald Trump's tweet about Tim Kaine's gift scandal
Social MediaInstagram
Facebook
YouTube
Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital StatusMarried
Marriage Date24 November 1984
Tim Kaine's wedding picture
Family
Wife/SpouseAnne Bright Holton (American lawyer and judge and the daughter of A. Linwood Holton Jr.)
Tim Kaine with his wife, Anne Holton
ChildrenSons- 2
• Woody Kaine (born 1992)
• Nat Kaine (born 1990) (active-duty Marine)
Daughter- 1
• Annella Kaine (born 1995)
Tim Kaine with his wife and children
ParentsFather- Albert Alexander Kaine Jr. (ironworking shop owner)
Mother- Mary Kathleen Burns (economics teacher)
Tim Kaine with his parents
SiblingsBrothers- 2
• Stephen Kaine (pediatric cardiologist)
• Patrick (owns a law firm)
Sisters- None
Tim Kaine (2nd from right) with his father and brothers
Favourites
FoodCookies
Singer(s)Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder
Music Group/BandCarter Family, The Replacements, Dave Matthews Band, Cornershop
MusicianCharlie Parker
SportBaseball
Baseball TeamKansas City Royals
Money Factor
Assets/PropertiesA luxury waterfront condominium in Richmond, Virginia

Tim Kaine

Some Lesser Known Facts About Tim Kaine

  • Tim Kaine is a Democrat veteran who has served at nearly every level of government – as a Mayor, Governor, and Senator.
  • He is known for his scandal-free political life.
  • He grew up in Kansas City, where he worked in his father’s ironworking shop
  • After graduating from the University of Missouri, he started running a technical school founded by Jesuit missionaries in Honduras, where he trained teenagers to become carpenters, welders, and other technicians.

    Tim Kaine (right) with students in El Progreso, Honduras, in September 1980

    Tim Kaine (right) with students in El Progreso, Honduras, in September 1980

  • Tim later practiced law for 17 years in Richmond and represented people who had been denied housing because of their disability or race.
  • In 1980, during a year off from law school, he learned Spanish while living in Honduras.

    A photo of young Tim Kaine

    A photo of young Tim Kaine

  • His nine months volunteering in Honduras inspired him to write a poem titled “Still Life.”
  • He met his wife, Anne Holton, at Harvard Law School, where they were in the same study group; she was a moderate Republican at the time.
  • After marriage, Tim and Anne settled in Richmond and joined St. Elizabeth, a mostly black Roman Catholic church.
  • According to Tim Kaine, he had an apolitical childhood, and it was his wife’s family that influenced his interest in politics. Attending Richmond City Council meetings also inspired him to pursue politics. He later served the city council four terms including the last two terms as Mayor of Richmond.
  • From 1987 to 1993, he taught legal ethics at the University of Richmond School of Law.
  • In 1998, Tim Kaine created history by winning one of the largest civil rights jury verdicts ever in a discrimination case against minorities (African Americans) by an insurance company. He won a $100.5 million verdict in a redlining case against Nationwide Insurance.
  • In July 1998, he became the first white Mayor of Richmond in more than ten years.

    Tim Kaine as Mayor of Richmond

    Tim Kaine as Mayor of Richmond

  • As the Richmond Mayor, he was credited for an increase in housing renovation in the city by supporting a tax abatement program.
  • During his tenure as Richmond mayor, the city saw a reduction in the city’s crime rate, tax cuts, and the construction of its first new schools. As the mayor of Richmond, he also played a significant role in bridging the city’s racial divide.
  • During his mayoral term, he was named one of “the 10 best cities in America to do business” by Forbes.
  • In 2001, Tim Kaine became Virginia’s lieutenant governor after Emily Couric, a state senator and the sister of the television newswoman Katie Couric, opted out of the race after she discovered she had pancreatic cancer.
  • While he was serving as Virginia’s governor, the state witnessed a deadly mass shooting in 2007 in which 32 people were killed at Virginia Tech University by a deranged student. Following the incident, Tim Kaine started heavily advocating for gun control legislation.

    Time Kaine as Governor of Virginia

    Time Kaine as Governor of Virginia

  • Although he didn’t favour capital punishment, he allowed 11 executions to proceed as Governor of Virginia.
  • In the 2008 Presidential Election, he was considered one of the most probable running mates for Barack Obama.

    Tim Kaine as the running mate for Barack Obama during the 2008 Presidential election

    Tim Kaine as the running mate for Barack Obama during the 2008 Presidential election

  • In 2013, Tim Kaine became the first Senator to give a speech on the Senate floor in a language that was not English. He spoke in Spanish for almost 13 minutes, advocating for an immigration bill crafted by the bipartisan “Gang of Eight.”

  • In 2015, he supported the normalization of U.S.–Cuban relations and co-sponsored the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act.
  • In the 2016 US Presidential Election, he was chosen as the running-mate for Hillary Clinton.

    Tim Kaine as the running mate for Hillary Clinton during the 2016 Presidential election

    Tim Kaine as the running mate for Hillary Clinton during the 2016 Presidential election

  • On 5 January 2022, he shared a photo of his car, revealing that he was among hundreds of drivers who were stranded on Interstate 95 on 4 January 2022 for almost 27 hours after a snowstorm caused extreme delays.

  • Tim Kaine considers himself a “traditional Catholic,” and he opposes abortion.
  • He is a harmonica enthusiast and often carries multiple harmonicas in his briefcase. He has even played the instrument with members of the Dave Matthews Band and the Grateful Dead. He once joked about this skill and said,

    In politics you’ve got to have a fallback in our line of work because your career can be over in an instant.”

    Tim Kaine playing the harmonica

    Tim Kaine playing the harmonica

  • According to Tim Kaine, he first picked up the harmonica in seventh grade after becoming inspired by a friend who had been bringing his harmonica around.
  • He loves consuming beer on various occasions.

    Tim Kaine holding a glass of beer

    Tim Kaine holding a glass of beer

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