Changes
[[Image:TimKaine.jpg|right|200px]] '''Timothy Michael "Tim" Kaine''' (born February 26, 1958) is the 70th [[Governor]] of [[Virginia]], being elected in 2005 with 52% of the vote. He is a member of the [[Democratic Party]], previously serving as Lieutenant Governor and Mayor of [[Richmond]]. Kaine won the governorship by running as a [[conservative Democrat]]. He is Pro-Life (although he opposes overturning [[Roe v. Wade]]) and "strongly supports the [[Second Amendment]]."<ref>http://www.ontheissues.org/Governor/Tim_Kaine_Gun_Control.htm</ref>. As Mayor of Richmond, he was credited with helping to create and implement Project Exile gun law, which shifts the prosecution of illegal gun possession offenses to federal court, rather than state court. Less then three weeks after his gubernatorial inauguration in Williamsburg on January 14, 2006, Kaine was selected to give the Democratic response to President [[George W. Bush]]'s state of the Union address.
In the [[2008 Presidential Election]], Kaine was frequently rumored to be on Democratic nominee [[Barack Obama]]'s Vice Presidential short list. However, Obama selected Senator [[Joseph Biden]] of [[Delaware]] instead. Kaine say's that Joe Biden would help Obama win Virginia, saying, "Joe comes from the state Delaware that borders Virginia, the eastern shore part of Virginia and Delaware are not only bordering but very similar." <ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV-mB3Wjuqs</ref>Although this is factually inaccurate, in that Delaware does not border Virginia.
==Record as Governor==
*In June 2006, Kaine signed an executive order banning smoking in all government buildings and state-owned cars.
