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Timothy Michael Kaine (/ k eɪ n / KAYN; born February 26, 1958) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Virginia since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 70th governor of Virginia from 2006 to 2010, and as the 38th lieutenant governor of Virginia from 2002 to 2006.
Its Senate seats were declared vacant in March 1861, due to its secession from the Union, but senators representing its western counties continued to sit until March 1865. Virginia's Senate seats were again filled from January 1870. Virginia's current senators are Democrats Mark Warner and Tim Kaine.
In 2019, Kiggans ran for the Virginia Senate for the 7th district, which was being vacated by Republican incumbent Frank Wagner. In the Republican Party primary, Kiggans defeated Virginia Beach School Board member Carolyn Weems, 52% to 48%. [12] In the general election, Kiggans faced Democratic state Delegate Cheryl Turpin. The race was viewed ...
Along with voting for the president, Election Day also means voting for both chambers of Congress: the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.
Senate Majority Whip: 19 1897 Roger Wicker: Mississippi: December 31, 2007 [c] Chair: Armed Services: 20 1901 Jeanne Shaheen: Democratic New Hampshire: January 3, 2009 Former governor (6 years) Ranking Member: Foreign Relations: 21 1902 Mark Warner: Virginia: Former governor (4 years) Vice Chair: Democratic Caucus Vice Chair: Intelligence: 22 ...
The 90th Congress was notable because for a period of 10 days (December 24, 1968 – January 3, 1969), it contained within the Senate, all 10 of what was at one point the top 10 longest-serving senators in history (Byrd, Inouye, Thurmond, Kennedy, Hayden, Stennis, Stevens, Hollings, Russell Jr., and Long) until January 7, 2013, when Patrick Leahy surpassed Russell B. Long as the 10th longest ...
A year of intense debate ended Tuesday night with the Virginia Beach School Board’s vote to finally adopt the state’s model policies on the treatment of transgender students. These regulation ...
Teacher burnout and shortages have been long-standing issues for school districts. In the wake of the 2008 Financial Crisis, nearly 300,000 jobs were shed from the public education sector ...