Records of Lieutenant Governor Timothy M. Kaine, 1995-2005

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888

Summary

Creator:
Virginia Lieutenant Governor
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

The Lieutenant Governor records consist of 101 archival boxes and are divided into three series. Series have been designated for Boards and Commissions, Constituent Correspondence, and Legislation Files & Supporting Documentation. These records document the work of Timothy M. Kaine as lieutenant governor under Governor Mark R Warner. The Boards & Commissions series contains useful documentation on some of the projects Kaine was involved in, especially the Secure Virginia Panel, Virginia's anti-terrorism task force. The bulk of the records can be found in the Constituent Correspondence series which includes letters sent to Lieutenant Governor Tim Kaine and Governor Mark Warner. Lastly, the Legislation Files and Supporting Documentation series provides valuable background information filed in the Office of the Lieutenant Governor.

Biographical / historical:

Timothy M. Kaine was born on 26 February 1958 in St. Paul, Minnesota. He grew up in Kansas City and graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1979. While attending Harvard Law School, Kaine took a leave of absence to work with Jesuit missionaries as principal of the Institutio Tecnico Loyola, a Catholic vocational school in El Progreso, Honduras. Kaine graduated from Harvard Law School in 1983 and was admitted to the Virginia Bar. Practicing law in Richmond, Virginia, as director of the McCandlish Kaine law firm, Kaine specialized in housing discrimination cases. He received recognition from the Richmond Bar Association, the National Fair Housing Association, and Lawyers for Public Justice for his work with civil rights. In addition, Kaine taught legal ethics for six years at the University of Richmond Law School.

Kaine began his political career with an election to the Richmond City Council in 1994, serving as mayor from 1998 to 2001. During his four terms in the Richmond City Council, Kaine helped build new schools, encourage economic development, and implement the Project Exile Program to reduce violent crime. In 2001, Kaine was elected Lieutenant Governor under Governor Mark R. Warner. As Lieutenant Governor, Kaine supported state budget reform, education improvements, and the public broadcasting of the General Assembly. He served on the Governor's K-12 Accountability Workgroup, the Governor's Higher Education Summit, the Workforce Training Sub-Committee, the Secure Virginia Panel, the Citizens & Committees Sub-Committee, and chairman of the Disability Commission. In addition, Kaine worked on the Affordable Housing Preservation Action Committee, the Virginia Military Advisory Council, and the Olmstead Task Force.

On 14 January 2006, Kaine was inaugurated as Governor of Virginia. He is married to Anne Bright Holton, youngest daughter of former Governor Linwood Holton. Anne and Tim have three children, Nat, Woody, and Annella.

Acquisition information:
Transferred from the Office of the Lieutenant Governor on 1 January 2006.
Arrangement:

This collection is arranged into the following series:

  • Series I. Boards and Commissions, 1995-2005 (bulk 2002-2005)
  • Series II. Constituent Correspondence, 2002-2005
  • Series III. Legislative Files & Supporting Documentation, 1992-2005 (bulk 2002-2005)
Physical description:
35.37 cubic feet (101 Boxes)