Sen. Tim Kaine held a meet-and-greet Sunday at the People’s Community Center and spoke regarding his run for re-election.

“We appreciate you taking the time out to talk to little old Town of Victoria,” said Love’s Mill Supervisor Edward Pennington prior to Kaine’s remarks.

Kaine said it was a great Richmond and see such a great crowd in Lunenburg.

“You guys coming out on a cold Sunday, you must be political junkies,” Kaine said.

He said when he was at the inauguration for Gov. Ralph Northam on Saturday, he saw Pennington “come in with a big Lunenburg crowd.”

“That bus had hardly come to a stop, and he jumped off of it,” Kaine joked, “and came over and said, ‘We’ll see you tomorrow.’”

Kaine highlighted his run for re-election in the U.S. Senate and noted that his campaign will be about “respect for all.”

Kaine’s visit to Lunenburg came a week after he toured through rural areas of Southwest Virginia. He said at this point there may be five or six Republican opponents pining for the Senate seat during the election in November. One of those opponents will be chosen during the primary in June.

Kaine has served as senator since 2013. Prior to that, he served as Virginia governor from 2006-10 and was the 2016 Democratic U.S. vice presidential candidate. He’s been in public service since 1994.

At Sunday’s meeting, the Lunenburg Democratic Committee also passed out membership cards to the Lunenburg Democratic Party.