Senator · Virginia
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine is a Democratic senator from Virginia, in Congress since 2013. In the 119th Congress, 915 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 11, and cast 747 of 830 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.
- Party
- Democrat
- Chamber
- Senate
- Current
- In Congress since
- Jan 3, 2013
- Term ends
- Jan 3, 2031
Record by Congress
Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.
| Congress | Roll calls | Missed | Votes with party | Sponsored | Cosponsored across the aisle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119th CongressSenate | 915 | 1.2%11 of 915 · rank 73 of 101 | 90%747 of 830 · rank 93 of 101 | 1111 became law | 29%150 of 523 |
| 118th CongressSenate | 691 | 0.6%4 of 691 · rank 88 of 101 | 99%532 of 536 · rank 28 of 101 | 700 became law | 23%113 of 484 |
| 117th CongressSenate | 949 | 3.5%33 of 949 · rank 39 of 100 | 99%731 of 737 · rank 37 of 100 | 512 became law | 17%69 of 415 |
Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)
Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (Senate), with each party's median and the chamber's range.
Liberal −1−0.23+1 Conservative
Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/
Votes against their party
The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 42–54· Against party
- Jan 30, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 71–29· Against party
- Nov 10, 2025· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 60–40· Against party
- Nov 10, 2025· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 60–40· Against party
- Oct 9, 2025· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 51–46· Against party
- May 6, 2025· Senate· Passage· On the Joint Resolution· Joint Resolution Passed 55–45· Against party
- Nov 1, 2023· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 52–45· Against party
- Oct 25, 2023· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 56–42· Against party
Recent votes
The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 77–22· Against party
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 47–52
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 49–50
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 42–54· Against party
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 1–94
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 96–1
- Sep 24, 2026· Senate· Passage· On the Concurrent Resolution· Concurrent Resolution Rejected 49–50
- Sep 24, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 77–23· Against party
- Aug 8, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 90–6· Against party
- Aug 7, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 86–11
- Aug 7, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 32–64
- Jul 30, 2026· Senate· Passage· On the Resolution· Resolution Agreed to 50–47
Sponsored bills
Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.
232 sponsored · 3 became law
How far they got
- Introduced19484%
- Reported by committee156.5%
- Passed one chamber187.8%
- Became law31.3%
- Failed20.9%
Policy areas
- International Affairs74
- Health34
- Education17
- Public Lands and Natural Resources16
- Labor and Employment15
- Armed Forces and National Security14
- Taxation11
- Crime and Law Enforcement7
Latest activity
- S. 5660 SUCCESS Act of 2026Introduced· Sep 30, 2026
- S. 5657 SOS Campus ActIntroduced· Sep 30, 2026
- S. 603 A bill to designate the General George C. Marshall House, in the Commonwealth of Virginia, as an affiliated area of the National Park System, and for other purposes.Became law· Public Lands and Natural Resources· Sep 25, 2026
- S. 5540 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for teacher and school leader quality enhancement and to enhance institutional aid.Introduced· Sep 24, 2026
- S.Res. 887 A resolution requesting information on the Republic of Palau's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.Introduced· International Affairs· Sep 23, 2026
- S.Res. 886 A resolution requesting information on the Republic of Liberia's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.Introduced· International Affairs· Sep 23, 2026
- S.Res. 885 A resolution requesting information on the Republic of Guinea-Bissau's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.Introduced· International Affairs· Sep 23, 2026
- S.Res. 884 A resolution requesting information on Belize's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.Introduced· International Affairs· Sep 23, 2026
Committees
Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.
Current seats
- SeapowerRanking Member
Campaign money
What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.
2026 cycle
- Raised
- $787.8K
- through Jun 30, 2026
- Cash on hand
- $2.2M
- From committees
- $125.7K
- 64 committees
- From contractor PACs
- $69.5K
- 30 PACs · 55% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf
Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026
| PAC sponsor | Given | Matched contract recipient | Its contracts, FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| serco inc.serco inc. political action committee (serco pac) | $10K | SERCO INCAI match · 100% · the same organization | $1B |
| american psychological association services inc. (apasi)psychology pac of american psychological association services inc. | $10K | AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATIONAI match · 99% · the same organization | $710.8K |
| relx inc.relx inc. political action committee | $5,000 | RELX INC.AI match · 99% · the same organization | $45M |
| boehringer ingelheim usa corporationboehringer ingelheim usa corporation political action committee (boehringer pac) | $5,000 | BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM ANIMAL HEALTH USA INCAI match · 99% · of one corporate family | $3.5M |
| framatome inc.framatome inc pac | $3,000 | FRAMATOME INCAI match · 100% · the same organization | $1.9M |
| booz allen hamilton inc.booz allen hamilton inc. pac (booz allen pac) | $3,000 | BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INCAI match · 100% · the same organization | $5.6B |
| johnson & johnsonjohnson & johnson political action committee | $2,500 | JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family | — |
| pfizer inc.pfizer inc. pac | $2,500 | PFIZER INCAI match · 100% · the same organization | -$140.2K |
| anheuser-busch companies inc.anheuser-busch companies llc political action committee | $2,500 | ANHEUSER-BUSCH, LLCAI match · 99% · the same organization | — |
| cargill, incorporatedcargill, incorporated political action committee | $2,500 | CARGILL, INCORPORATEDAI match · 100% · the same organization | $35.4M |
By cycle
| Cycle | Raised (FEC summary) | From committees | From contractor PACs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $787.8K | $125.7K | $69.5K30 PACs · 55% of committee money |
| 2024 | $18.3M | $2.1M | $544K114 PACs · 25% of committee money |
| 2022 | $2.3M | $259.7K | $97.8K36 PACs · 38% of committee money |
Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.
Terms
Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.
- Senate · VirginiaJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2031
- Senate · VirginiaJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2025
- Senate · VirginiaJan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2019
Contact
Official channels, as published.
- Website
- www.kaine.senate.gov
- Phone
- 202-224-4024
- Office
- 231 Russell Senate Office Building
- Contact form
- Contact form
Identifiers
The same member in other public records.
Sources and method
Every figure on this page traces to these records.
- Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
- House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
- Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
- Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
- Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.