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Fast Facts: Who Is Tim Kaine?

All you need to know about Hillary Clinton's VP pick
Tim Kaine
FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2016, file photo, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., gives a 'thumbs-up' as he takes his seat at the head table for the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington. Hillary Clinton???s search for a running mate is moving into a more intense phase, according to several Democrats, as aides contact a pared down pool of candidates to ask for reams of personal information and set up interviews with the vetting team. Those on the shortlist include Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Kaine, and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP
House Rep. Schiff And Senator Kaine Discuss Legislation On Using Military Force Against ISIS
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) speaks about President Obamas proposed ISIL war authorization during a news conference on Capitol Hill, February 11, 2015 in Washington, DC.Mark Wilson / Getty Images

Full name: Timothy Michael Kaine

Age: 58

Current job: United States Senator from Virginia. Serves on Foreign Relations, Armed Services, Budget and Aging Committees. Term expires January 2019.

Reputation, in one sentence: Personable and pragmatic former governor with an extensive resume in a purple state.

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Strengths: Experience as governor? Check. Foreign-policy knowledge as a senator? Yup. Represents an important battleground state? Yes. Tested in high-profile campaigns? Affirmative. A team player (former DNC chair, willing Senate candidate in '12)? You betcha. Speaks fluent Spanish? Yeah, that, too.

Weaknesses: He’s more of an establishment politician than a Bernie Sanders/Elizabeth Warren-style progressive, so Sanders backers might not do cartwheels over a Kaine pick. There’s also that “wandering eyebrow” from Kaine’s State of the Union response in 2006.

Born: February 26, 1958 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Raised in Kansas City, Missouri.

Family: Wife – Anne Holton. Children: Nat, Woody, and Annella.

Previous gigs: Richmond mayor, 1998-2001. Virginia Lt. Gov, 2002-2006. Virginia Gov. 2006-2010. Democratic National Committee chairman, 2009-2011.

Good to know: Kaine’s office notes that fewer than two dozen people in U.S. history have served as a mayor, a senator and a governor.

Fun fact: Kaine plays the harmonica, although he admits he’s not great at it. He told the Washington Post in 2015: "I've had people comment less than favorably on my quality."