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 The Senate of Virginia is the upper house of the Virginia General Assembly. The Senate is composed of 40 senators representing an equal number of single-member constituent districts. The Senate is presided over by the lieutenant governor of Virg ...

in the absence of the

Lieutenant Governor A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction. Often a lieutenant governor is the deputy, or lieutenant, to or ranked under a governor — a "second-in-comm ...

. The office is established in Article IV, Section 7 of the Constitution of Virginia. The current office holder is Louise Lucas.

List of presidents pro tempore

References

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