Louise Lucas | |
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| President pro tempore of the Virginia Senate | |
| Assumed office January 8, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Stephen Newman |
| Member of the Virginia Senate from the 18th district | |
| Assumed office January 8, 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Howard Anderson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lillie Louise Boone January 22, 1944 Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Otis Lucas |
| Education | Norfolk State University (BS, MA) |
Lillie Louise Lucas (née Boone; born January 22, 1944) is an American politician serving as a Virginia state senator, representing the 18th District in the southeast region of the state since 1992.[1] Democrats won a majority of seats in the 2019 Virginia Senate election, so Lucas succeeded Republican Stephen Newman as the Virginia Senate's President pro tempore. She is the first woman and first African American to hold that office.[2][3] She also chairs the powerful Committee on Finance and Appropriations, the first African American in that role.[4]
- ^ "Changemakers". Library of Virginia. February 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ Leahy, Norman (November 21, 2019). "Opinion | Social issues will loom large in Virginia Senate". The Washington Post.
- ^ Friedenberger, Amy (January 8, 2020). "History-making new Va. House speaker cites passing of 'new torch' with focus on diversity, empowerment". The Roanoke Times.
- ^ Cain, Andrew (November 18, 2023). "Lucas to head Senate Finance, Hashmi to lead Education and Health". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Archived from the original on November 29, 2023.