Lt. Gov. Kaine’s parents, Kathy and Al Kaine, meet then-U.S. Sen. Barack Obama during his appearance in Virginia in 2005 to support their son’s campaign for Virginia governor
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Kaine’s history readies him for VP role
He has been Richmond’s mayor, Virginia’s governor and a U.S. senator. Now Sen. Timothy Michael Kaine — whom everyone calls “Tim” — has leaped to the national stage as Democrat Hillary Clinton’s running mate.