The President pro tempore of the Senate of Virginia is a Virginia constitutional office whose role is to serve as the presiding officer of the Senate of Virginia in the absence of the Lieutenant Governor, who ordinarily serves as presiding officer in their role as president of the Senate. The office is established in Article IV, Section 7 of the Constitution of Virginia. The current office holder is Louise Lucas.
Formation A president pro tempore is not mentioned as an officer of the Senate in the 1776 or 1830 Virginia constitutions, the first mention of the office was in the 1851 Virginia constitution, and appeared in the subsequent 1864, 1870, 1902, and 1971 constitutions of Virginia.
List of presidents pro tempore Assembly President pro tem. Party District Term start Term end 1852–1853 Democratic18521857 1853–1854 1855–1856 1857–1858 Democratic18581858 1861–1863 Democratic18611865 1863–1865 1869–1871 DemocraticMarch 24, 1870December 6, 1871 1871–1873 DemocraticDecember 6, 1871February 26, 1875 1874–1875 1875–1877 DemocraticFebruary 26, 1875December 3, 1879 1877–1879 1879–1880 Readjuster16thDecember 3, 1879January 27, 18821881–1882 ReadjusterJanuary 27, 1882December 5, 1883 1883–1884 Democratic24thDecember 5, 1883December 4, 1895 1885–1887 1887–1888 1889–1890 1891–1892 1893–1894 1895–1896 Democratic35thDecember 4, 1895December 26, 1896 1897–1898 Democratic34thDecember 1, 1897January 8, 1908 1899–1900 1901 1901–1904 1904 32nd 1906 1908–1909 Democratic 9th January 8, 1908 December 19, 1914 1910–1911 1912–1913 1914–1915 1914–1915 Democratic 34th January 13, 1915 January 14, 1920 1916–1917 1918–1919 1920–1921 Democratic 36th January 14, 1920 January 12, 1938 1922–1923 1924–1925 34th 1926–1927 1928–1929 1930–1931 1932–1933 1934–1935 1936–1937 33rd 1938–1939 Democratic 31st January 12, 1938 March 5, 1943 1940–1941 1942–1943 1944–1945 Democratic 30th January 10, 1945 January 11, 1950 1946–1947 1948–1949 1950–1951 Democratic 8th January 11, 1950 January 9, 1952 1952–1953 Democratic 13th January 9, 1952 January 13, 1954 1954–1955 Democratic 19th January 13, 1954 January 11, 1956 1956–1957 Democratic 11th January 11, 1956 November 17, 1964 1958–1959 1960–1961 1962–1963 1964–1965 1966–1967 Democratic4th January 12, 1966 January 12, 1972 1968–1969 1970–1971 1972–1973 Democratic 10th January 12, 1972 July 17, 1986 1974–1975 1976–1977 1978–1979 1980–1981 1982–1983 1984–1985 1986–1987 1986–1987 Democratic 12th July 18, 1986 January 13, 1988 1988–1989 Democratic 6th January 13, 1988 January 12, 2000 1990–1991 1992–1993 1994–1995 1996–1997 1998–1999 2000–2001 Republican 28th January 12, 2000 January 9, 2008 2002–2003 2004–2005 2006–2007 2008–2009 Democratic 29th January 9, 2008 January 11, 2012 2010–2011 2012–2013 Republican 12th January 12, 2012 January 28, 2014 2014–2016 Democratic 29th January 29, 2014 June 23, 2014 2014–2016 Republican 12th June 23, 2014 January 13, 2016 2016–2018 Republican 23rd January 13, 2016 January 8, 2019 2018–2020 2020–2022 Democratic 18th January 8, 2020 (incumbent) 2022–2024 2024–2026
See also List of Virginia state legislatures
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