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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%
  • Nominations 17%
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

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. Nominations 17% · 37 of 215 party 5%
  3. Armed Forces & National Security 16% · 7 of 43 party 2%

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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
Sep 28, 2026 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
Sep 28, 2026 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
Sep 24, 2026 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
Sep 24, 2026 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
Sep 22, 2026 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
Sep 17, 2026 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
Sep 15, 2026 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
Aug 8, 2026 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 308), 304 of them as an original cosponsor · most often on International Affairs, Health, Education.

Votes by issue

How votes are tagged
IssueVotesYea share
Nominations223 20%
Economics and Public Finance205 67%
Other116 19%
Armed Forces & National Security52 38%
Immigration37 76%
International Affairs36 92%
Energy & environment25 16%
Congress19 11%
Environmental Protection19 42%
Finance and Financial Sector19 21%
Show all 32 issues
IssueVotesYea share
Public Lands and Natural Resources15 0%
Energy13 0%
Taxes, finance & economy13 15%
Sports and Recreation12 25%
Transportation and Public Works12 58%
Government Operations and Politics11 18%
Health care10 0%
Housing and Community Development9 100%
Foreign affairs & trade8 13%
Transportation & infrastructure8 25%
Taxation7 43%
Budget & appropriations7 0%
Foreign Trade and International Finance6 83%
Crime and Law Enforcement4 75%
Health4 75%
Education & families3 0%
Education2 50%
Emergency Management2 100%
Science, Technology, Communications2 0%
Immigration & border2 0%
Crime & justice2 100%
Families1 100%

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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 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

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Résumé and contact