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U.S. Senator from Virginia · Class I

Tim Kaine

Democrat 3rd term Up 2030
90LoyaltyMed 96
99AttendMed 98
15BipartMed 9
82BreaksMed 31

Position · −0.23

LEFTD · R RANGESRIGHT
In office
Senate 2013–now
13 years in CongressMore senior than 46% of the Senate
Breaks on
Sports and Recreation 25% · Defense & national security 18%
Committees
Armed Services · Foreign Relations · Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Bills on
International Affairs · Health · Education
Age
68

Bottom line

Where Kaine has influence

Roles

Talks most about

  • Education 5 statementsIntroduced SUCCESS Act and S.O.S. Campus Act
  • International Affairs 4 statementsHeld hearing on Nicaragua's assault on democracy and human rights
  • Health 2 statementsSecured $4.1 million for veteran suicide prevention programs
  • Social Welfare 1 statementPraised passage of Claiming Age Clarity Act
  • Transportation Infrastructure 1 statementSlammed Republicans for not funding Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
  • Agriculture and Food 1 statementLed bipartisan Making America's Food Safer Act through Senate

Stories in Kaine’s press releases with their latest stance, last three months. Read by AI.

Where Kaine breaks with Democrats

Method

Share of party-line votes on each issue where Kaine voted against most Democrats. The tick is the median for Senate Democrats.

  1. Sports and Recreation 25% · 1 of 4 party 0%
  2. Defense & national security 18% · 6 of 33 party 3%
  3. Nominations 17% · 37 of 215 party 5%
Every issuePro

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Notable votes

Full record (Pro)

Where Kaine broke with their party, close outcomes and final passage votes on named bills, newest first.

DateMeasureTitleVote Party split (yea)Result
09/28/26 S. 4668 Protect College Sports Act of 2026On Passage of the Bill · This bill establishes requirements for name, image, or likeness (NIL) agreements for college student athletes and provides a limited…Broke w/ party Nay Passed
77–22
09/28/26 S. 4668 Protect College Sports Act of 2026On the Amendment · This bill establishes requirements for name, image, or likeness (NIL) agreements for college student athletes and provides a limited…Broke w/ party Nay Failed
42–54
09/24/26 S. 4668 Protect College Sports Act of 2026On the Cloture Motion · This bill establishes requirements for name, image, or likeness (NIL) agreements for college student athletes and provides a limited…Broke w/ party Nay Passed
74–25
09/24/26 S. 4668 Protect College Sports Act of 2026On the Amendment · This bill establishes requirements for name, image, or likeness (NIL) agreements for college student athletes and provides a limited…Broke w/ party Nay Passed
77–23
09/22/26 S. 4668 Protect College Sports Act of 2026On the Cloture Motion · This bill establishes requirements for name, image, or likeness (NIL) agreements for college student athletes and provides a limited…Broke w/ party Nay Passed
70–21
09/17/26 S. 4668 Protect College Sports Act of 2026On the Motion to Proceed · This bill establishes requirements for name, image, or likeness (NIL) agreements for college student athletes and provides a limited…Broke w/ party Nay Passed
77–22
09/15/26 S. 4668 Protect College Sports Act of 2026On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · This bill establishes requirements for name, image, or likeness (NIL) agreements for college student athletes and provides a limited…Broke w/ party Nay Passed
74–24
08/08/26 H.R. 6500 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027On Passage of the Bill · This bill provides continuing FY2027 appropriations for federal agencies and extends various expiring programs and authorities.Broke w/ party Nay Passed
90–6

Yea ■ filled · Nay □ open · Not voting – dash. Party split bars: Democrats left, Republicans right; dark = yea, light = nay.

What Kaine is saying

All 56 statements and posts

◇ statements (press releases) · ○ posts. When a statement names a bill Kaine voted on, the vote is shown next to it.

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured
2.18· expected 0.64

Above expectations

Rank 8 of 100 in the Senate ┃ expected = average of 29 minority-party members without a committee lead

How far Kaine’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

  1. Introduced 75
  2. Action in committee 17
  3. Action beyond committee 16
  4. Passed chamber 4
  5. Became law 1

75 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 12 significant (got a roll call vote), 62 substantive, 1 commemorative. Compare the Senate

Became law (1)

1 Virginia-specific

Scope tags come from an AI reading of each bill where available, otherwise from its title and policy area. They don’t change the score. How scope is tagged

How Kaine’s ratings compare with every senator

Ratings, 119th Congress

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one senator; the ringed marker is Kaine.

99/ 100

Chamber median 98 ┃ 11 missed of 915

Voted on 904 of 915 roll calls; missed 11. Higher than 74% of senators.

85% 100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured
90/ 100

Senate D median 96 ┃ Rank 42 of 47

Sided with the Democratic majority on 829 votes that split the parties. Lower than 92% of senators.

75% 100%
15/ 100

Chamber median 9 ┃ +6

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 91% of senators.

0% 30%
−0.23

Democratic middle 80%: -0.51 to -0.23

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

Liberal Conservative

Bills, 119th Congress

All 111 sponsored bills

Sponsored 111 (Senate median 61) · cosponsored 523 (median 307.5), 120 of them as an original cosponsor · most often on International Affairs, Health, Education.

Votes by issue

How votes are tagged
IssueVotesYea shareWith party
Nominations223 20% Pro
Economics and Public Finance205 67% Pro
Other116 19% Pro
Immigration37 76% Pro
International Affairs36 92% Pro
Defense & national security34 24% Pro
Energy & environment25 16% Pro
Congress19 11% Pro
Environmental Protection19 42% Pro
Finance and Financial Sector19 21% Pro
Armed Forces and National Security18 67% Pro
Public Lands and Natural Resources15 0% Pro
Energy13 0% Pro
Taxes, finance & economy13 15% Pro
Sports and Recreation12 25% Pro
Transportation and Public Works12 58% Pro
Government Operations and Politics11 18% Pro
Health care10 0% Pro
Housing and Community Development9 100% Pro
Foreign affairs & trade8 13% Pro
Transportation & infrastructure8 25% Pro
Taxation7 43% Pro
Budget & appropriations7 0% Pro
Foreign Trade and International Finance6 83% Pro
Crime and Law Enforcement4 75% Pro
Health4 75% Pro
Education & families3 0% Pro
Education2 50% Pro
Emergency Management2 100% Pro
Science, Technology, Communications2 0% Pro
Immigration & border2 0% Pro
Crime & justice2 100% Pro
Families1 100% Pro

Who votes alike

Method

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay.

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Campaign money

Method

In the 2025–26 cycle Kaine’s campaign raised $788K: $391K (50%) from individuals and $130K (17%) from PACs and other committees. Cash on hand: $2.2M.

Through Jun 30, 2026; filings lag, so recent gifts can take weeks to appear. Money raised also counts loans and transfers, so the shares need not add to 100%. Source: FEC.gov.

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Who funds Kaine

The largest PACs and other committees giving directly to the campaign this cycle, of 64.

  1. Serco Inc. Corporate PAC
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Kaine’s own leadership PAC: Common Ground PAC. A separate PAC a member sponsors to give to other candidates.

Record over time

Historical recordPro

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Résumé and contact