President pro tempore of the Virginia Senate

President pro tempore of the Senate of Virginia
since January 8, 2020
Virginia Senate
SeatState Senate Chamber, Virginia State Capitol, Richmond, Virginia
AppointerVirginia Senate
Term lengthAt the pleasure of the Senate, and until another is elected or their term of office as a senator expires
Constituting instrumentConstitution of the Commonwealth of Virginia
FormationJanuary 12, 1851
First holderGeorge E. Deneale

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.[1] 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 George E. Deneale[2] Democratic 1852 1857
1853–1854
1855–1856
1857–1858 William Marshall Ambler Democratic 1858 1858
1861–1863 James Foote Johnson Democratic 1861 1865
1863–1865
1869–1871 Joseph A. Waddell Democratic March 24, 1870 December 6, 1871
1871–1873 Henry Wirtz Thomas[3] Democratic December 6, 1871 February 26, 1875
1874–1875
1875–1877 William D. Quesenberry Democratic February 26, 1875 December 3, 1879
1877–1879
1879–1880 Wyatt M. Elliott Readjuster 16th December 3, 1879 January 27, 1882
1881–1882
Henry Clinton Wood Readjuster January 27, 1882 December 5, 1883
1883–1884 John L. Hurt Democratic 24th December 5, 1883 December 4, 1895
1885–1887
1887–1888
1889–1890
1891–1892
1893–1894
1895–1896 William Lovenstein Democratic 35th December 4, 1895 December 26, 1896
1897–1898 Henry T. Wickham Democratic 34th December 1, 1897 January 8, 1908
1899–1900
1901
1901–1904
1904 32nd
1906
1908–1909 Edward Echols Democratic 9th January 8, 1908 December 19, 1914
1910–1911
1912–1913
1914–1915
1914–1915 C. Harding Walker Democratic 34th January 13, 1915 January 14, 1920
1916–1917
1918–1919
1920–1921 Saxon W. Holt 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 Henry T. Wickham Democratic 31st January 12, 1938 March 5, 1943
1940–1941
1942–1943
1944–1945 Robert O. Norris Jr. Democratic 30th January 10, 1945 January 11, 1950
1946–1947
1948–1949
1950–1951 Morton G. Goode Democratic 8th January 11, 1950 January 9, 1952
1952–1953 Robert C. Vaden Democratic 13th January 9, 1952 January 13, 1954
1954–1955 Walter C. Caudill Democratic 19th January 13, 1954 January 11, 1956
1956–1957 Charles T. Moses Democratic 11th January 11, 1956 November 17, 1964
1958–1959
1960–1961
1962–1963
1964–1965
1966–1967 James D. Hagood Democratic 4th January 12, 1966 January 12, 1972
1968–1969
1970–1971
1972–1973 Edward E. Willey Democratic 10th January 12, 1972 July 17, 1986
1974–1975
1976–1977
1978–1979
1980–1981
1982–1983
1984–1985
1986–1987
1986–1987 William F. Parkerson Jr. Democratic 12th July 18, 1986 January 13, 1988
1988–1989 Stanley C. Walker Democratic 6th January 13, 1988 January 12, 2000
1990–1991
1992–1993
1994–1995
1996–1997
1998–1999
2000–2001 John H. Chichester Republican 28th January 12, 2000 January 9, 2008
2002–2003
2004–2005
2006–2007
2008–2009 Charles J. Colgan Democratic 29th January 9, 2008 January 11, 2012
2010–2011
2012–2013 Walter Stosch Republican 12th January 12, 2012 January 28, 2014
2014–2016 Charles J. Colgan Democratic 29th January 29, 2014 June 23, 2014
2014–2016 Walter Stosch Republican 12th June 23, 2014 January 13, 2016
2016–2018 Stephen Newman Republican 23rd January 13, 2016 January 8, 2019
2018–2020
2020–2022 Louise Lucas Democratic 18th January 8, 2020 (incumbent)
2022–2024
2024–2026

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Constitution of Virginia". Division of Legislative Automated Systems. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  2. ↑ SUSAN CLARKE, SCHAAR. "Manual of the Senate - General Assembly of Virginia 2024 – 2025" (PDF). senate.virginia.gov. Clerk's Office of the Senate of Virginia. Retrieved June 13, 2026.
  3. ↑ SWEM, EARL G.; WILLIAMS, JOHN W. (1918). A register of the General Assembly of Virginia, 1776–1918, and of the Constitutional Conventions. Davis Bottom, SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC PRINTING. p. 236.
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