Member of the Virginia Senate from the 18th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 8, 1992
Preceded by
Howard Anderson
Personal details
Born
Lillie Louise Boone
(1944-01-22) January 22, 1944 (age 80) Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Otis Lucas
Education
Norfolk State University (BS, MA)
Lillie Louise Lucas (néeBoone; 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.
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