Tim Kaine
Governor of Virginia

• Birth Date: February 26, 1958
• Birth Place: St. Paul, Minnesota
• Undergraduate Degree: University of Missouri, 1979
• Law School Degree: Harvard, 1983
• Family: Married to Anne Holton; three children - Nat, Woody, and Annella
• Religion: Catholic
• Party: Democrat

Tim Kaine was inaugurated as the 70th Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia on January 14, 2006..

His successful campaign emphasized four principles to improve Virginia's quality of life: raising the bar for public education from competence to excellence; finding common-sense solutions to Virginia's transportation challenges; creating jobs in every part of the state; and giving local governments better tools to serve their citizens.

Governor Kaine grew up in the suburbs of Kansas City, working in his father's ironworking shop. While in law school, he took a year off to work as a Christian missionary, serving as principal of a vocational and technical school in a small village in Honduras. Prior to his election as Governor, Kaine was elected Lieutenant Governor in 2001, having previously served four terms on the Richmond City Council, including two terms as Mayor.

While City Councilman and Mayor of Richmond, Kaine improved the city's business climate, cutting taxes and enhancing services. Over 76,000 jobs were created in the metro Richmond area during his tenure. He built the city's first new schools in a generation. Kaine was also a leader in implementing Project Exile, an award-winning crime-fighting strategy that helped cut the homicide rate in half and won support from both the NRA and gun safety organizations. Under Kaine's leadership, Richmond became one of the 10 best cities in America to do business, according to Forbes magazine.

As Lt. Governor, Tim Kaine worked with Governor Mark Warner to make unprecedented state spending cuts, including a 30% cut to his own salary. He was also a leader in the 2004 effort to reform Virginia's budget, and fully-funded public schools for the first time in a decade. Kaine also began an effort – and is continuing it as Governor – to create a new public university in Southside, the only region of Virginia that lacks a four-year public college.

Tim Kaine is married to Anne Holton, a former juvenile court judge and the daughter of former Republican Governor Linwood Holton. Their three children – Nat, Woody, and Annella – attend Richmond public schools.