Governor Kaine entered political life in 1994 and was elected to four terms on the City Council, including two terms as Richmond’s mayor, where he worked to build Richmond’s first new schools in a generation, cut taxes and slash the city’s crime rate. Richmond’s success in reducing violent crime won national recognition from Presidents Clinton and Bush and the International Association of Chiefs of Police. The improvements in Richmond’s economy during Kaine’s tenure earned the city its first-ever listing in Forbes Magazine’s annual ranking of the top 10 cities in America for doing business.
Governor Kaine was elected Virginia’s Lieutenant Governor in 2001. He worked for four years with Governor Mark Warner to reform the state’s budget and invest new resources in education.
Governor Kaine has been elected to become Chairman of the Southern Governors Association in the summer of 2008.
The "Mayor" of Richmond is largely ceremonial, and he had little to do with all the "good things" that happened in Richmond.
The Lt. Governor is really the president of the Senate, but only to vote if it's a tie. Otherwise, he does nothing.
Kaine really has little real executive experience -- but he does have a lot more than Obama.
On the other hand, he's only won one state-wide election, and he has no foreign policy or military experience.