Senator Tim Kaine currently represents the commonwealth of Virginia in the United States Senate. He is the former Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, Mayor of Richmond, Virginia, and Chairman of the Democratic National Committee. As governor, Sen. Kaine was a member of the National Governors Association, the Southern Governors’ Association, and the Democratic Governors Association. Before entering into Virginia politics, Kaine was a lawyer in Richmond, Virginia, and worked with the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) as a Catholic missionary in Honduras. Sen. Kaine endorsed the Democratic nominee, now President Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election and was considered a possible choice to be Former President Barack Obama’s running mate. While governor of Virginia, Sen. Kaine became familiar with myotonic dystrophy through his relationship with fellow MDF Board Member Todd Stone, whose sons are affected by the disease. Because of this relationship and because of his understanding of the challenges of the disease, Sen. Kaine decided to use his experience with health care reform legislation along with his substantial work in fundraising to help MDF raise awareness and funds to find a cure.
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