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'''Timothy Michael "Tim" Kaine''' (born February 26, 1958) ~~is the~~ [[Democrat]] [[United States ~~Senate|~~Senator~~-Elect~~]] for Virginia. He served as the 70th Governor of [[Virginia]] from 2006 through 2010. He was chairman of the [[Democratic National Committee]] from 2009 until 2011. Previously he served as [[Lieutenant Governor]] and Mayor of [[Richmond]]. Kaine won the governorship by running as a [[conservative Democrat]]. Kaine is not [[pro-life]] -- his endorsement was revoked by Democrats for Life, and he opposes overturning [[Roe v. Wade]].<ref>http://www.lifenews.com/2012/10/23/democrats-for-life-revokes-endorsement-for-tim-kaine-in-virginia/</ref> Kaine does claim to support the [[Second Amendment]].<ref>http://www.ontheissues.org/Governor/Tim_Kaine_Gun_Control.htm</ref>. As Mayor of Richmond, he was credited with helping to create and implement Project Exile gun law, which shifts the prosecution of illegal gun possession offenses to federal court, rather than state court. Less then three weeks after his gubernatorial inauguration in Williamsburg on January 14, 2006, Kaine was selected to give the Democratic response to President [[George W. Bush]]'s State of the Union address.

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'''Timothy Michael "Tim" Kaine''' (born February 26, 1958), a [[Democrat]], is the junior [[United States Senator]] for Virginia. He served as the 70th Governor of [[Virginia]] from 2006 through 2010. He was chairman of the [[Democratic National Committee]] from 2009 until 2011. Previously he served as [[Lieutenant Governor]] and Mayor of [[Richmond]]. Kaine won the governorship by running as a [[conservative Democrat]]. Kaine is not [[pro-life]] -- his endorsement was revoked by Democrats for Life, and he opposes overturning [[Roe v. Wade]].<ref>http://www.lifenews.com/2012/10/23/democrats-for-life-revokes-endorsement-for-tim-kaine-in-virginia/</ref> Kaine does claim to support the [[Second Amendment]].<ref>http://www.ontheissues.org/Governor/Tim_Kaine_Gun_Control.htm</ref>. As Mayor of Richmond, he was credited with helping to create and implement Project Exile gun law, which shifts the prosecution of illegal gun possession offenses to federal court, rather than state court. Less then three weeks after his gubernatorial inauguration in Williamsburg on January 14, 2006, Kaine was selected to give the Democratic response to President [[George W. Bush]]'s State of the Union address.

In the [[2008 Presidential Election]], Kaine was frequently rumored to be on Democratic nominee [[Barack Obama]]'s Vice Presidential short list. However, Obama selected Senator [[Joseph Biden]] of [[Delaware]] instead. Kaine said that Joe Biden would help Obama win Virginia; "Joe comes from the state Delaware that borders Virginia, the eastern shore part of Virginia and Delaware are not only bordering but very similar."<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV-mB3Wjuqs</ref>This is factually inaccurate, in that [[Maryland]] is in between Delaware and Virginia.

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An October 2009 Public Policy Poll showed Governor Kaine with a 46% approval rating, with 39% ~~disapprove~~. <ref>http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_VA_10221.pdf</ref> He left office in January 2010 with a $4.2 billion budget shortfall. <ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/13/AR2010011303019.html?hpid=sec-metro</ref>

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An October 2009 Public Policy Poll showed Governor Kaine with a 46% approval rating, with 39% disapproval.<ref>http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_VA_10221.pdf</ref> He left office in January 2010 with a $4.2 billion budget shortfall.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/13/AR2010011303019.html?hpid=sec-metro</ref>

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Kaine announced on April 5, 2011 that he would run for the United States Senate seat held by retiring Democrat [[Jim Webb]]. He defeated former Republican Senator and Governor [[George Allen]] to win the seat in 2012 election.

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Kaine announced on April 5, 2011, that he would run for the United States Senate seat held by retiring Democrat [[Jim Webb]]. He defeated former Republican Senator and Governor [[George Allen]] to win the seat in the 2012 election.

==Record as Governor==

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*Signed a bill into law passed by the [[Republican]]-controlled state legislature that mandated HPV vaccines for sixth-grade girls.

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*After the Virginia Tech massacre, Kaine appointed a commission to examine what the university knew about the student who killed 32 people. The commission was led by former [[Pennsylvania]] governor and Secretary of Homeland Security [[Tom Ridge]].

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*After the [[Virginia Tech]] massacre, Kaine appointed a commission to examine what the university knew about the student who killed 32 people. The commission was led by former [[Pennsylvania]] governor and Secretary of Homeland Security [[Tom Ridge]].

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*Proposed the pro-evolution 'Monkey Bill' Virginia, which would have restricted ~~teacher~~'s freedoms of teaching Christianity in the classroom.<ref>http://www.antievolution.org/cs/ncse_20120406</ref>

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*Proposed the pro-evolution "Monkey Bill" in Virginia, which would have restricted teachers' freedoms of teaching Christianity in the classroom.<ref>http://www.antievolution.org/cs/ncse_20120406</ref>

*On April 30, 2007, Governor Kaine signed a bill that instructed state agencies to block gun sales to people who are involuntarily committed to inpatient and outpatient mental health treatment.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/30/AR2007043000556.html?hpid=moreheadlines</ref>

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==References==

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[[Category:Virginia Governors]]

[[Category:United States Senators]]

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