Sen. Kaine meets with MPP students at Schar School

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U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.) was the special guest for the Schar School of Policy and Government’s first Master’s of Public Policy Bistro event of the semester Sept. 12.

U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D. Va.) greets a graduate student and extends a handshake.
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.) talks politics and policy with Schar School grad students at the MPP Bistro at Mason Square. Photo by Ron Aira/Creative Services

The informal evening social for students and faculty took place in the Fuse Pilot Space at Vernon Smith Hall at Mason Square in Arlington. 

 

U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D. Va.) converses with moderator Justin Gest at the semester's first Master's in Public Policy Bistro at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University
Lively conversation is a feature of the MPP Bistro events, where Senator Kaine was the first guest of the fall semester.
Photo by Ron Aira / Creative Services

Kaine and moderator/host Associate Professor Justin Gest talked about congressional gridlock, drama in the midterm campaigns, and the importance of voting, particularly among younger voters.  

Kaine, who was joined by his wife, Schar School professor Anne Holton, later opened the floor for questions from the MPP students in attendance.

Kaine also noted that he has hired and worked with many Schar School students and graduates in his office and on Capitol Hill and is always impressed by the quality of their work and the upward trajectories of their careers in public service.

 

 

U.S. Senator Tim Kaine and his wife, Schar School professor Anne Holton, pose with students at the Master's in Public Policy Bistro event.
Senator Kaine, his wife, Schar School professor Anne Holton, and Schar School Associate Professor Justin Gest, joined Master's in Public Policy graduate students for a group photo following the event. 
Photo by Ron Aira / Creative Services