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Tim Kaine

D Democrat · Senator, Virginia
11
Low self-dealing
4/6 components have data
#163 of 193 scored

Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) presents a comparatively clean financial-conduct profile. His disclosed holdings are concentrated in broad-based index and mutual funds (QQQ, SPY, Fidelity Freedom target-date, PIMCO bond funds) rather than individual stocks, and no STOCK Act periodic transaction reports of individual-stock trading were identified, which removes the most common self-dealing vector. His estimated net worth (roughly $2.2M, midpoint) is modest for the Senate and consistent with a long public-service career; no evidence of anomalous enrichment was found. His top donor industries (miscellaneous defense, tobacco) overlap with his Armed Services Committee role, a correlation worth noting but not proof of quid pro quo. Voting attendance is strong (1.9% missed votes lifetime, better than the Senate median), and no credible campaign personal-use or family-lobbying findings surfaced; a 2025 treasurer-misappropriation matter involved Kaine's committee as a victim, not a perpetrator.

Public record

In Congress since
2013
Committees
Armed Services
Foreign Relations
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Budget
Missed votes, 119th Congress
1.2% (11 of 915; median member 1.9%)
Campaign money, 2025–26 cycle
$788K raised · 17% from PACs & committees · $2.2M cash on hand FEC ↗

The stock-trading ban

Senate cloture on H.R. 7008, Sep 30, 2026
No
Cosponsored a ban bill
None

H.R. 7008 bans new stock purchases by members, spouses and dependents; it doesn't force sales of existing holdings. The Senate vote was on the version paired with the SAVE Act, which is why no Democrat voted yes. Full breakdown →

Disclosed stock trades

No periodic transaction reports on file since 2024. That's the norm: most members don't trade individual stocks, or hold them in blind trusts and diversified funds.

Amounts are the ranges members must report, not exact values. The STOCK Act requires a report within 45 days of a trade; "late" counts days past that deadline, measured to the filing date.

How the score breaks down

Stock self-trading
25% weight
0
Disclosed holdings are broad-based index/mutual funds (QQQ, SPY, Fidelity Freedom target-date, PIMCO bond funds), not individual equities. No STOCK Act periodic transaction reports of individual-stock trades identified. Per rubric, 0 when no individual-stock trading.
Holdings are primarily index/mutual funds (QQQ, SPY, Fidelity Freedom 2025, PIMCO Foreign Bond), each $100k-$250k, rather than individual stocks.Reference databaseopensecrets.org ↗Quiver Quantitative congressional-trading profile shows no populated individual-stock transaction records for Kaine.Data aggregatorquiverquant.com ↗
Net-worth enrichment in office
15% weight
8
Estimated net worth ~$2.2M (disclosure range roughly -$218k to $2.3M), modest for a senator and broadly consistent with salary plus market gains over a 2013-present tenure. No evidence of growth beyond salary+market returns; low score reflects absence of anomalous enrichment.
Net worth estimated around $2.2M (2025); 2023 disclosure assets ranged $1.28M-$3.06M with wide reporting bands.Reference databaseopensecrets.org ↗
Money → action alignmentcorrelation, not proof of any quid-pro-quo
20% weight
30
CORRELATION, NOT PROOF. Kaine's top donor industries include miscellaneous defense (#1) and tobacco (#1), and he serves on the Senate Armed Services Committee (Ranking Member, Seapower Subcommittee) overseeing defense/shipbuilding relevant to Virginia's naval economy. Sector-donor/committee overlap exists; no specific vote-for-dollars evidence identified.
Kaine is a top recipient from the Miscellaneous Defense and Tobacco industries in the 2023-2024 cycle.Reference databaseopensecrets.org ↗Kaine sits on Senate Armed Services (Ranking Member, Seapower Subcommittee), overseeing defense and shipbuilding policy.Official recordkaine.senate.gov ↗
Campaign-fund personal useno data
15% weight
—
No evidence of campaign or leadership-PAC funds used for personal benefit. A 2025 matter involved a campaign treasurer allegedly misappropriating funds from Kaine's committee and others, but Kaine's committee was the victim and self-reported it to the FEC and police. Not self-dealing.
Kaine's committee fired a treasurer suspected of misappropriating funds, notified the FEC and Alexandria Police, and was the victim rather than perpetrator.News reportingrollingstone.com ↗
Revolving door & familyno data
15% weight
—
No evidence of family lobbying or office-tied contracts. Spouse Anne Holton's career is in law and public education (Virginia Secretary of Education, judge, legal aid), not lobbying. No documented staff-to-lobbyist pipeline tied to self-dealing surfaced.
Anne Holton's career spans legal aid, the judiciary, and serving as Virginia Secretary of Education; no lobbying role identified.Reference databaseen.wikipedia.org ↗
Skips the job to fundraise
10% weight
3
Strong attendance: missed 93 of 4,944 roll-call votes (1.9%) from 2013 to mid-2026, better than the Senate median of 2.8%; ranked 9th most present in 2024. No evidence of neglecting duties for fundraising or paid speeches.
Kaine missed 1.9% of votes (93 of 4,944) Jan 2013-June 2026, better than the median 2.8%; 9th most present senator in 2024.Reference databasegovtrack.us ↗

Sources behind this score: 5 reference database · 1 data aggregator · 1 official record · 1 news reporting. Score = weighted average of the components that have data; the 2 without sourced evidence are excluded, never counted against the member. Methodology →

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