Tim Kaine

U.S. Senator · Virginia · Democrat

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 10, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured

2.15· expected 0.63

Above expectations

Rank 9 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.

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

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.Designates the General George C. Marshall House as a National Park System affiliated area. AI-readBecame law Sep 25, 2026 · Public Lands and Natural ResourcesLocal or single-entity · Virginia

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.

Kaine in plain answers: party votes, bipartisanship, who votes alike

Attendance

How it’s measured

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%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured

15/ 100

Chamber median 9 · +6

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

0%30%

Position

How it’s measured

−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.

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Kaine’s bills that passed the Senate or further

All bills

4 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Kaine’s effectiveness score.

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.Designates the General George C. Marshall House as a National Park System affiliated area. AI-readPublic Lands and Natural Resources · Became law Sep 25, 2026Substantive290 words Local or single-entity · Virginia
S.J.Res. 77 A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Canada.Terminates the national emergency that imposed 25% tariffs on Canadian imports. AI-readForeign Trade and International Finance · Introduced Oct 31, 2025Substantive34 words Introduced
S.J.Res. 81 A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Brazil.Terminates the national emergency that imposed 40% tariffs on Brazilian imports. AI-readForeign Trade and International Finance · Introduced Oct 31, 2025Substantive34 words Introduced
S.J.Res. 37 A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Canada.Terminates the national emergency imposing tariffs on Canadian imports. AI-readForeign Trade and International Finance · Introduced Apr 3, 2025Substantive34 words Introduced

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.