Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine began his political career as a city councilman in Richmond, Virginia, in 1994. He then was voted the city's mayor, was elected lieutenant governor for the state of Virginia in 2002, and assumed the governorship in 2006. Before his election to the U.S. Senate in 2012, Kaine was chairman of the Democratic National Committee.
In Pictures: Tim Kaine Through the Years
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Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine gives a thumbs up after being sworn in at the reconstructed Colonial Capitol in Williamsburg, Virginia, Jan. 14, 2006.
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Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, right, and Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 26, 2007, before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing to discuss the impact of global warming in the Chesapeake Bay.
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Queen Elizabeth II and Virginia Governor Tim Kaine visit the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, May 4, 2007.
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President Bush, left, first lady Laura Bush, second from left, Virginia Governor Tim Kaine, right, and his wife Anne Holton walk on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, April 17, 2007.