5 Things You Didn't Know About Sen. Tim Kaine
WASHINGTON (CBS) -- Hillary Clinton announced Friday night that Democratic Senator Tim Kaine will be her running mate.
I'm thrilled to announce my running mate, @TimKaine, a man who's devoted his life to fighting for others. -H pic.twitter.com/lTVyfztE5Z
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) July 23, 2016
Sen. Kaine's name has come up before for a presidential election. He was on the short list of possible VP picks for Barack Obama back in 2008.
But did you know he is also a Minnesota native? As a matter of fact, he was born in Minnesota's state capitol, though he grew up in the Kansas City area.
Here are a few other things you may not have known about the senator from Virginia:
He may appeal to a broad array of voters.
Sen. Kaine is popular with Independents and some Republicans because of his abortion and gun-control positions that lean to the right, as well as his strong Christian faith. His fluency in Spanish and attendance at a predominantly black church attracts minorities.
He met his wife at Harvard Law and lives in Richmond.
Kaine met his wife, Anne Holton, during a study group at Harvard. The couple married in 1984, a year after Kaine graduated with his Juris Doctor. Kaine and his wife settled down in the Northside neighborhood of Virginia where the two still live today. They have three children named Annella, Woody, and Nat, all of which attended public school in Richmond.
He has executive and legislative experience.
Before he was elected to the Senate in 2012, Kaine was the governor of Virginia from 2006 to 2010. He was also the mayor of Richmond from 1998 to 2000. Kaine is one of only 20 people in America to serve as a mayor, governor, and a senator.
He accepted monetary gifts while governor. It's legal in Virginia.
Yep, that's right. It's not against the law to accept gifts in Virginia. Kaine accepted $160,000 in gifts while governor. His campaign emphasized that he has gone way above disclosure agreements.
He cut his pay as governor of Virginia.
Kaine worked to cut 667,000 overall expenses of the executive's office. This included a 5 percent reduction in his own salary.
