Talk:Tim Kaine

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Section sizes

Section size for Tim Kaine (56 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	5,407	5,407
Early life and education	7,778	7,778
Legal career and Richmond City Council	4,817	4,817
Mayor of Richmond (1998–2001)	7,382	7,382
Lieutenant governor of Virginia (2002–2006)	2,628	2,628
Governor of Virginia (2006–2010)	39	37,000
Election	8,942	8,942
Tenure	623	22,305
Democratic response to State of the Union address	1,476	1,476
Energy, the environment, and conservation	4,476	4,476
Healthcare and public health	2,980	2,980
Virginia Tech shooting	3,091	3,091
Budget and economy	2,179	2,179
Infrastructure and transportation	6,621	6,621
Education	859	859
Cabinet and appointments	5,714	5,714
Democratic National Committee chair (2009–2011)	5,907	5,907
U.S. Senate	16	16,478
Elections	17	6,752
2012	2,819	2,819
2018	2,546	2,546
2024	1,370	1,370
Tenure	6,037	6,037
Committee assignments	1,786	1,786
Caucuses	1,887	1,887
Vice presidential candidacy	32	13,020
2008 speculation	3,817	3,817
2016 campaign	9,171	9,171
Political positions	1,761	76,724
Abortion, birth control, and sex education	5,524	5,524
Campaign finance	971	971
Capital punishment	3,193	3,193
Environment, energy, and climate change	8,902	8,902
Financial regulation	2,021	2,021
Foreign and defense policy	8,587	23,860
Grand strategy and democracy promotion	3,686	3,686
Afghanistan	429	429
Latin America	515	515
War powers	4,966	4,966
Syria, Iraq, and ISIL	5,677	5,677
Firearms	4,948	4,948
Health care	7,679	7,679
Immigration	3,073	3,073
LGBTQ+ rights	5,946	5,946
Taxes	2,172	2,172
Trade	2,054	2,054
Transportation, growth, and housing	2,905	2,905
Workers' rights and gender equality	1,715	1,715
Personal life	5,847	6,918
Personality and leadership style	1,071	1,071
Awards and honors	3,116	3,116
Electoral history	7,937	7,937
Notes	24	24
References	33	33
Further reading	1,643	1,643
External links	5,603	5,603
Total	202,415	202,415

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