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.mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 100%;"><div class="fn" style="font-size:125%;">Winsome Sears</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Winsome_Sears_in_November_2021.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Winsome_Sears_in_November_2021.jpg/220px-Winsome_Sears_in_November_2021.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="294" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Winsome_Sears_in_November_2021.jpg/330px-Winsome_Sears_in_November_2021.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Winsome_Sears_in_November_2021.jpg/440px-Winsome_Sears_in_November_2021.jpg 2x" data-file-width="773" data-file-height="1032" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="line-height:normal;padding-top:0.2em;">Sears in 2021</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">42nd <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Virginia" title="Lieutenant Governor of Virginia">Lieutenant Governor of Virginia</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><div class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="width:100%; margin:0; color: black; background-color: lavender"><b><a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span> <br />January 15, 2022</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Governor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Glenn_Youngkin" title="Glenn Youngkin">Glenn Youngkin</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Justin_Fairfax" title="Justin Fairfax">Justin Fairfax</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <span style="display: inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Virginia_House_of_Delegates" title="Virginia House of Delegates">Virginia House of Delegates</a></span><br />from the <a href="/wiki/Virginia%27s_90th_House_of_Delegates_district" title="Virginia's 90th House of Delegates district">90th</a> district</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 13, 2002 – January 14, 2004</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Billy_Robinson_(politician)" title="Billy Robinson (politician)">Billy Robinson</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Algie_Howell" title="Algie Howell">Algie Howell</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Winsome Earle</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1964-03-11</span>) </span>March 11, 1964<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 60)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Kingston,_Jamaica" title="Kingston, Jamaica">Kingston</a>, Jamaica</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> (before 1988)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> (1988–present)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Terence Sears</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">3</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Residence(s)</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Winchester,_Virginia" title="Winchester, Virginia">Winchester, Virginia</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tidewater_Community_College" title="Tidewater Community College">Tidewater Community College</a> (<a href="/wiki/Associate_of_Arts" class="mw-redirect" title="Associate of Arts">AA</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/Old_Dominion_University" title="Old Dominion University">Old Dominion University</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">BA</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/Regent_University" title="Regent University">Regent University</a> (<a href="/wiki/Master_of_Arts" title="Master of Arts">MA</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://winsomesears.com">Campaign website</a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Military service</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Allegiance</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Branch/service</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">United States Marine Corps</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years of service</th><td class="infobox-data">1983–1986</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Corporal_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Corporal (United States)">Corporal</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Winsome Sears</b> (née <b>Earle</b>; born March 11, 1964) is an American politician and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">Marine Corps</a> veteran serving as the 42nd <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Virginia" title="Lieutenant Governor of Virginia">lieutenant governor of Virginia</a>. A member of the <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican Party</a>, Sears served in the <a href="/wiki/Virginia_House_of_Delegates" title="Virginia House of Delegates">Virginia House of Delegates</a> from 2002 to 2004. She also served on the <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Board_of_Education" class="mw-redirect" title="Virginia Board of Education">Virginia Board of Education</a>, and she ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. House of Representatives in <a href="/wiki/Virginia%27s_3rd_congressional_district" title="Virginia's 3rd congressional district">Virginia's 3rd congressional district</a> in 2004 and for <a href="/wiki/2018_United_States_Senate_election_in_Virginia" title="2018 United States Senate election in Virginia">U.S. Senate</a> in 2018. In <a href="/wiki/2021_Virginia_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="2021 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election">2021</a>, Sears was elected lieutenant governor of Virginia. Sears is a candidate for the <a href="/wiki/2025_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="2025 Virginia gubernatorial election">2025 Virginia gubernatorial election</a>. </p><p>Sears is the first woman to serve as lieutenant governor of Virginia and is the first woman of color and first <a href="/wiki/Jamaicans" title="Jamaicans">Jamaican</a>-born <a href="/wiki/Americans" title="Americans">American</a> citizen elected to statewide office in Virginia.<sup id="cite_ref-Lieutenant1_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lieutenant1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-cnn2021-11_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cnn2021-11-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life,_family_and_education"><span id="Early_life.2C_family_and_education"></span>Early life, family and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Winsome_Sears&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life, family and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sears was born in <a href="/wiki/Kingston,_Jamaica" title="Kingston, Jamaica">Kingston, Jamaica</a>, on March 11, 1964. She immigrated to the United States at the age of six.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She grew up in <a href="/wiki/The_Bronx" title="The Bronx">the Bronx</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sears earned an <a href="/wiki/Associate_of_Arts" class="mw-redirect" title="Associate of Arts">A.A.</a> from <a href="/wiki/Tidewater_Community_College" title="Tidewater Community College">Tidewater Community College</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">B.A.</a> in English with a minor in economics from <a href="/wiki/Old_Dominion_University" title="Old Dominion University">Old Dominion University</a> and an <a href="/wiki/Master_of_Arts" title="Master of Arts">M.A.</a> in organizational leadership from <a href="/wiki/Regent_University" title="Regent University">Regent University</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-biovotesmart_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-biovotesmart-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career_before_politics">Career before politics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Winsome_Sears&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career before politics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sears served as an electrician in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marines" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Marines">United States Marines</a> from 1983 to 1986.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Before running for public office, Sears directed a <a href="/wiki/Salvation_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Salvation Army">Salvation Army</a> <a href="/wiki/Homeless_shelter" title="Homeless shelter">homeless shelter</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-wapo2021-05_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wapo2021-05-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_career">Political career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Winsome_Sears&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Political career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In November 2001, Sears upset 20-year <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> incumbent <a href="/wiki/Billy_Robinson_(politician)" title="Billy Robinson (politician)">Billy Robinson</a> while running for the 90th district seat in <a href="/wiki/Virginia%27s_House_of_Delegates" class="mw-redirect" title="Virginia's House of Delegates">Virginia's House of Delegates</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-sbe2001_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sbe2001-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> becoming the first Jamaican female Republican,<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> first female veteran, and first naturalized citizen delegate, to serve in the body.<sup id="cite_ref-Stuns_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stuns-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2004, Secretary of Veterans Affairs <a href="/wiki/Anthony_J._Principi" class="mw-redirect" title="Anthony J. Principi">Anthony J. Principi</a> appointed her to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Veterans_Affairs" title="United States Department of Veterans Affairs">U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs</a>' Advisory Committee on Women Veterans.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2004, Sears unsuccessfully challenged Democrat <a href="/wiki/Robert_C._Scott" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert C. Scott">Bobby Scott</a> for <a href="/wiki/Virginia%27s_3rd_congressional_district" title="Virginia's 3rd congressional district">Virginia's 3rd congressional district</a> seat.<sup id="cite_ref-sbe2004_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sbe2004-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She received 31% of the vote.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sears opened a home appliance business in Virginia after her 2004 election loss.<sup id="cite_ref-npr2022-01_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-npr2022-01-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Governor <a href="/wiki/Bob_McDonnell" title="Bob McDonnell">Bob McDonnell</a> appointed Sears to the <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Board_of_Education" class="mw-redirect" title="Virginia Board of Education">Virginia Board of Education</a> in 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In September 2018, Sears entered the race for <a href="/wiki/2018_United_States_Senate_election_in_Virginia" title="2018 United States Senate election in Virginia">U.S. Senate</a> as a write-in candidate after <a href="/wiki/Corey_Stewart" title="Corey Stewart">Corey Stewart</a> won the Republican nomination, citing his past alliances with white nationalists and other racial controversies.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She received less than 1% of the vote.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election" title="2020 United States presidential election">2020 United States presidential election</a> campaign, Sears supported <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a> and was national chairwoman of the <a href="/wiki/Political_action_committee" title="Political action committee">PAC</a> "Black Americans to Re-elect the President."<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following the <a href="/wiki/2022_United_States_elections" title="2022 United States elections">2022 midterms</a>, where Trump-endorsed Republicans lost in critical battleground states, Sears criticized Trump and called him a liability on the party and said she would not support Trump in the <a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election" title="2024 United States presidential election">2024 presidential election</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She later declared her support for Trump after he became the presumptive nominee.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lieutenant_Governor_of_Virginia">Lieutenant Governor of Virginia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Winsome_Sears&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Lieutenant Governor of Virginia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2021_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election">2021 lieutenant gubernatorial election</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Winsome_Sears&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2021 lieutenant gubernatorial election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On May 11, 2021, Sears won the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor of Virginia on the fifth ballot, defeating former state delegate and second-place finisher <a href="/wiki/Tim_Hugo" title="Tim Hugo">Tim Hugo</a> 54% to 46%.<sup id="cite_ref-wapo2021-05_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wapo2021-05-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On November 2, 2021, she won the race along with gubernatorial candidate <a href="/wiki/Glenn_Youngkin" title="Glenn Youngkin">Glenn Youngkin</a> and attorney general candidate <a href="/wiki/Jason_Miyares" title="Jason Miyares">Jason Miyares</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She was inaugurated as the 42nd lieutenant governor of Virginia on January 15, 2022. She is the first female lieutenant governor of Virginia as well as the first black woman lieutenant governor and statewide officeholder in the Commonwealth.<sup id="cite_ref-Lieutenant1_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lieutenant1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-cnn2021-11_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cnn2021-11-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the election campaign, she declined to state whether she had been vaccinated against <a href="/wiki/COVID-19" title="COVID-19">COVID-19</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-PellishCNN_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PellishCNN-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but she encouraged others to get vaccinated.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2025_gubernatorial_election">2025 gubernatorial election</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Winsome_Sears&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2025 gubernatorial election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On September 5, 2024, Sears announced her candidacy for governor of Virginia in <a href="/wiki/2025_Virginia_gubernatorial_election" title="2025 Virginia gubernatorial election">2025</a>. If she wins, she will be the state's first female governor, and the first black woman to be elected governor anywhere in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-q017_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-q017-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_positions">Political positions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Winsome_Sears&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Political positions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Abortion">Abortion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Winsome_Sears&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Abortion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During her campaign for lieutenant governor, Sears initially said she would support legislation similar to the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Heartbeat_Act" title="Texas Heartbeat Act">Texas Heartbeat Act</a>, which would make an abortion illegal as soon as fetal heartbeat was detected (as early as <a href="/wiki/Six-week_abortion_ban" class="mw-redirect" title="Six-week abortion ban">six weeks</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-npr2022-01_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-npr2022-01-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She has stated that abortion should be allowed in cases of rape and incest, or to prevent harm to a pregnant woman.<sup id="cite_ref-Barakat_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Barakat-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later in her 2021 campaign, <a href="/wiki/WRIC-TV" title="WRIC-TV">WRIC-TV</a> wrote that Sears "appeared to backtrack" on her initial comments about the Texas Heartbeat Act.<sup id="cite_ref-WRICTV1_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WRICTV1-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sears said she did not examine the Texas law, and she declined to state when she thought abortion should be made illegal.<sup id="cite_ref-WRICTV1_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WRICTV1-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After <i><a href="/wiki/Roe_v._Wade" title="Roe v. Wade">Roe v. Wade</a></i> was overturned by the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States" title="Supreme Court of the United States">Supreme Court of the United States</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Dobbs_v._Jackson_Women%27s_Health_Organization" title="Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization">Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization</a></i>, Sears announced her support for a 15-week abortion ban.<sup id="cite_ref-WRICTV2_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WRICTV2-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cannabis">Cannabis</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Winsome_Sears&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Cannabis"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2021, Sears said she supported <a href="/wiki/Medical_marijuana" class="mw-redirect" title="Medical marijuana">medical marijuana</a> but opposed the legalization of <a href="/wiki/Legality_of_cannabis_by_U.S._jurisdiction" title="Legality of cannabis by U.S. jurisdiction">marijuana for recreational use</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-medical_cannabis_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-medical_cannabis-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-marijuanaquote_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-marijuanaquote-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Education">Education</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Winsome_Sears&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sears has called for the opening of more <a href="/wiki/Charter_school" title="Charter school">charter schools</a>, lab schools, and <a href="/wiki/Virtual_school" class="mw-redirect" title="Virtual school">virtual schools</a> in Virginia.<sup id="cite_ref-Education_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Education-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-op-ed_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-op-ed-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sears has argued that <a href="/wiki/Critical_race_theory" title="Critical race theory">critical race theory</a> (CRT) was "definitely being taught in some form or fashion" in Virginia schools and accused critics of using "semantics" to deny it.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Politifact" class="mw-redirect" title="Politifact">Politifact</a> rated as "False" Glenn Youngkin's claim that critical race theory has "moved into all of our schools in Virginia." The site found that, though CRT had been discussed among educators, it was not part of the state's "Standards of Learning", and several school districts denied teaching it to students.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sears called the CRT concept "racist;" she also said the good and bad of American history should be taught.<sup id="cite_ref-cnn2021-11_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cnn2021-11-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After <a href="/wiki/COVID-19" title="COVID-19">COVID-19</a> interrupted schooling in the state, Sears floated the possibilities of having year-round school or longer school days to make up lost educational time.<sup id="cite_ref-longerdays_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-longerdays-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="LGBT_rights">LGBT rights</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Winsome_Sears&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: LGBT rights"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sears opposed <a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_the_United_States" title="Same-sex marriage in the United States">same-sex marriage</a> in her 2004 campaign<sup id="cite_ref-Ley_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ley-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Carroll_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Carroll-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and wrote in an op-ed that she strongly supported a <a href="/wiki/Federal_Marriage_Amendment" title="Federal Marriage Amendment">Constitutional amendment defining marriage as being between a man and a woman</a> and that "our society has gone immeasurably beyond almost all standards in accommodating the homosexual community over the last couple of decades."<sup id="cite_ref-Sears_Oped_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sears_Oped-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sears supports <a href="/wiki/Civil_unions" class="mw-redirect" title="Civil unions">civil unions</a>, but she believes same-sex marriage will continue under <a href="/wiki/Precedent" title="Precedent">precedent</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-WRICTV2_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WRICTV2-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gun_rights">Gun rights</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Winsome_Sears&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Gun rights"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sears supports <a href="/wiki/Gun_rights" class="mw-redirect" title="Gun rights">gun rights</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-WRICTV1_28-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WRICTV1-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Her 2021 lieutenant gubernatorial campaign included a photo of Sears with a rifle that was used on campaign material and social media, which drew criticism from Democrats<sup id="cite_ref-Carey_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Carey-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but also increased her prominence among Republicans, helping elevate her from political obscurity.<sup id="cite_ref-Barakat_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Barakat-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Winsome_Sears&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sears is married to Terence Sears.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She has had three daughters. One of Sears's daughters died in a 2012 car crash, along with Sears's two young granddaughters.<sup id="cite_ref-pilot_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pilot-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2016, she and her family resided in <a href="/wiki/Winchester,_Virginia" title="Winchester, Virginia">Winchester</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She is a devout Christian,<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and authored a Christian self-help book, <i>Stop Being a Christian Wimp!</i>, before entering politics.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Barakat_27-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Barakat-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Electoral_history">Electoral history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Winsome_Sears&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Electoral history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Date</th> <th>Election</th> <th>Candidate</th> <th>Party</th> <th>Votes</th> <th>% </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6">Virginia House of Delegates, 90th district </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="4" align="center">November 6, 2001<sup id="cite_ref-sbe2001_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sbe2001-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td rowspan="4" align="center">General </td> <td><b>Winsome Sears</b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td> <td align="right"><b>6,696</b> </td> <td align="right"><b>53</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Billy_Robinson_(politician)" title="Billy Robinson (politician)">William "Billy" Robinson Jr.</a> (<a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">incumbent</a>) </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td align="right">6,017 </td> <td align="right">47 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Write Ins </td> <td align="right">4 </td> <td align="right">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="background:Beige"><i>Republican defeated Democratic incumbent</i> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6">Virginia 3rd congressional district </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="4" align="center">November 2, 2004<sup id="cite_ref-sbe2004_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sbe2004-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td rowspan="4" align="center">General </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Scott_(politician)" title="Bobby Scott (politician)">Bobby Scott</a> (incumbent)</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>Democratic</b> </td> <td align="right">159,373 </td> <td align="right">69 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Winsome Sears </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Republican </td> <td align="right"><b>70,194</b> </td> <td align="right"><b>31</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Write Ins </td> <td align="right">325 </td> <td align="right">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="background:Beige"><i>Democratic incumbent held seat</i> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6">Lieutenant Governor of Virginia </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="4" align="center">November 2, 2021<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td rowspan="4" align="center">General </td> <td><b>Winsome Sears</b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>Republican</b> </td> <td align="right"><b>1,658,332</b> </td> <td align="right"><b>50.71</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hala_Ayala" title="Hala Ayala">Hala Ayala</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td align="right">1,608,030 </td> <td align="right">49.17 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Write Ins </td> <td align="right">3,807 </td> <td align="right">0.12 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="background:Beige"><i>Republican won Democratic held seat</i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Winsome_Sears&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span 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That's going to create morale problems for everybody. ... If we're going to teach about African American history, why just keep it to one month? Let's teach it throughout. Let's talk about these things. You can't escape history. Let's talk about the good, the bad and the ugly." (Duster/<i>CNN</i>, 2021)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-longerdays-37"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-longerdays_37-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wjla.com/news/local/pandemic-learning-loss-solutions-year-round-school-longer-days-in-classroom-virginia-lieutenant-governor-winsome-sears-charter-lab-schools">"Year-round school? Longer days in the classroom? How to make up the learning loss deficit"</a>. ABC 7 News. February 17, 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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A Q&A with lieutenant governor hopeful Winsome Sears"</a>. <i>Virginia Mercury</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Connecticut" class="mw-redirect" title="List of lieutenant governors of Connecticut">CT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Susan_Bysiewicz" title="Susan Bysiewicz">Bysiewicz</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Delaware" title="Lieutenant Governor of Delaware">DE</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bethany_Hall-Long" title="Bethany Hall-Long">Hall-Long</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Florida" title="Lieutenant Governor of Florida">FL</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jeanette_Nu%C3%B1ez" title="Jeanette Nuñez">Nuñez</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Georgia" title="Lieutenant Governor of Georgia">GA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Burt_Jones" title="Burt Jones">Jones</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Hawaii" title="Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii">HI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sylvia_Luke" title="Sylvia Luke">Luke</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Idaho" class="mw-redirect" title="List of lieutenant governors of Idaho">ID</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Scott_Bedke" title="Scott Bedke">Bedke</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Illinois" title="Lieutenant Governor of Illinois">IL</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Juliana_Stratton" title="Juliana Stratton">Stratton</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Indiana" title="Lieutenant Governor of Indiana">IN</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Suzanne_Crouch" title="Suzanne Crouch">Crouch</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Iowa" title="List of lieutenant governors of Iowa">IA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Amy_Sinclair" title="Amy Sinclair">Sinclair</a> (R)<sup><small>1</small></sup>*</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Kansas" title="Lieutenant Governor of Kansas">KS</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/David_Toland" title="David Toland">Toland</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Kentucky" title="Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky">KY</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jacqueline_Coleman" title="Jacqueline Coleman">Coleman</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Louisiana" title="Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana">LA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Billy_Nungesser" title="Billy Nungesser">Nungesser</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_Maine_Senate" title="List of presidents of the Maine Senate">ME</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Troy_Jackson_(politician)" title="Troy Jackson (politician)">Jackson</a></i> (D)<sup><small>2</small></sup></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Maryland" title="Lieutenant Governor of Maryland">MD</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Aruna_Miller" title="Aruna Miller">A. Miller</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Massachusetts" title="Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts">MA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kim_Driscoll" title="Kim Driscoll">Driscoll</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Michigan" class="mw-redirect" title="List of lieutenant governors of Michigan">MI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Garlin_Gilchrist" title="Garlin Gilchrist">Gilchrist</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="List of lieutenant governors of Minnesota">MN</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#0055AA;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Peggy_Flanagan" title="Peggy Flanagan">Flanagan</a> (DFL)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Mississippi" title="Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi">MS</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Delbert_Hosemann" title="Delbert Hosemann">Hosemann</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="List of lieutenant governors of Missouri">MO</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mike_Kehoe" title="Mike Kehoe">Kehoe</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Montana" title="List of lieutenant governors of Montana">MT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kristen_Juras" title="Kristen Juras">Juras</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Nebraska" class="mw-redirect" title="List of lieutenant governors of Nebraska">NE</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joe_Kelly_(attorney)" title="Joe Kelly (attorney)">Kelly</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Nevada" class="mw-redirect" title="List of lieutenant governors of Nevada">NV</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Stavros_Anthony" title="Stavros Anthony">Anthony</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_New_Hampshire_Senate" title="List of presidents of the New Hampshire Senate">NH</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Sharon_Carson" title="Sharon Carson">Carson</a></i> (R)<sup><small>2</small></sup></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_New_Jersey" title="Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey">NJ</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tahesha_Way" title="Tahesha Way">Way</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_New_Mexico" title="Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico">NM</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Howie_Morales" title="Howie Morales">Morales</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_New_York" title="Lieutenant Governor of New York">NY</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Delgado" title="Antonio Delgado">Delgado</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_North_Carolina" title="Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina">NC</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mark_Robinson_(American_politician)" title="Mark Robinson (American politician)">Robinson</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_North_Dakota" title="Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota">ND</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tammy_Miller_(politician)" title="Tammy Miller (politician)">T. Miller</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="List of lieutenant governors of Ohio">OH</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jon_Husted" title="Jon Husted">Husted</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Oklahoma" title="Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma">OK</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Matt_Pinnell" title="Matt Pinnell">Pinnell</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Oregon_Secretary_of_State" title="Oregon Secretary of State">OR</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Tobias_Read" title="Tobias Read">Read</a></i> (D)<sup><small>4</small></sup>*</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Pennsylvania" title="Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania">PA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Austin_Davis_(politician)" title="Austin Davis (politician)">Davis</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Rhode_Island" title="List of lieutenant governors of Rhode Island">RI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sabina_Matos" title="Sabina Matos">Matos</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_South_Carolina" title="Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina">SC</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Pamela_Evette" title="Pamela Evette">Evette</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_South_Dakota" title="Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota">SD</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Larry_Rhoden" title="Larry Rhoden">Rhoden</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Tennessee" title="Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee">TN</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Randy_McNally" title="Randy McNally">McNally</a></i> (R)<sup><small>2</small></sup></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Texas" title="Lieutenant Governor of Texas">TX</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dan_Patrick_(politician)" title="Dan Patrick (politician)">Patrick</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Utah" title="Lieutenant Governor of Utah">UT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Deidre_Henderson" title="Deidre Henderson">Henderson</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Vermont" title="List of lieutenant governors of Vermont">VT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#c64c4b;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/David_Zuckerman_(politician)" title="David Zuckerman (politician)">Zuckerman</a> (P)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Virginia" title="Lieutenant Governor of Virginia">VA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Sears</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Washington" title="Lieutenant Governor of Washington">WA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Denny_Heck" title="Denny Heck">Heck</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_West_Virginia_Senate" title="President of the West Virginia Senate">WV</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Craig_Blair" title="Craig Blair">Blair</a></i> (R)<sup><small>2</small></sup></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Wisconsin" title="Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin">WI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sara_Rodriguez" title="Sara Rodriguez">Rodriguez</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Wyoming" title="Secretary of State of Wyoming">WY</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Gray_(Wyoming_politician)" title="Chuck Gray (Wyoming politician)">Gray</a></i> (R)<sup><small>1</small></sup></div></div> <div style="margin-top:1em"><b>Federal districts:</b></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Council_of_the_District_of_Columbia" title="Council of the District of Columbia">DC</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Phil_Mendelson" title="Phil Mendelson">Mendelson</a></i> (D)<sup><small>3</small></sup></div></div><div class="nocolbreak"><div style="margin-top:1em"><b>Territories:</b></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_American_Samoa" title="Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa">AS</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Eleasalo_Ale" title="Eleasalo Ale">Ale</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Guam" title="Lieutenant Governor of Guam">GU</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Josh_Tenorio" title="Josh Tenorio">Tenorio</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_the_Northern_Mariana_Islands" title="Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands">MP</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#DCDCDC;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/David_M._Apatang" title="David M. Apatang">Apatang</a> (I)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Secretary of State of Puerto Rico">PR</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#161687;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Omar_J._Marrero" title="Omar J. Marrero">Marrero</a></i> (PNP)<sup><small>1</small></sup></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands" title="Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands">VI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tregenza_Roach" title="Tregenza Roach">Roach</a> (D)</div></div></div> </div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div>An asterisk indicates an Acting Lt. Governor <p><i>Italics</i> indicate next-in-line of succession for states and territories without a directly elected <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_governor_(United_States)" title="Lieutenant governor (United States)">lieutenant governor</a> or whose lieutenant governor office is vacant: </p> <ul><li>1. <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_state_(U.S._state_government)" title="Secretary of state (U.S. state government)">Secretary of State</a></li> <li>2. <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Senate" title="President of the Senate">President of the Senate</a></li> <li>3. <a href="/wiki/Council_of_the_District_of_Columbia#Composition" title="Council of the District of Columbia">Council Chair</a></li> <li>4. <a href="/wiki/State_Treasurer" class="mw-redirect" title="State Treasurer">State Treasurer</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Political party affiliation</dt> <dd></dd></dl> <ul><li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>: 26 (26 states)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>: 26 (22 states, 3 territories, 1 district)</li> <li><span style="color:#c64c4b;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Vermont_Progressive_Party" title="Vermont Progressive Party">Vermont Progressive</a>: 1 (1 state)</li> <li><span style="color:#161687;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/New_Progressive_Party_of_Puerto_Rico" class="mw-redirect" title="New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico">New Progressive</a>: 1 (1 territory)</li> <li><span style="color:#DCDCDC;">▌</span>Independent: 1 (1 territory)</li> <li><span style="color:#FFFFFF;">▌</span>Vacant: 1 (1 state)</li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r999519993"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Presidents_of_state_senates" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:U.S._State_Senate_Presidents" title="Template:U.S. State Senate Presidents"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:U.S._State_Senate_Presidents" title="Template talk:U.S. State Senate Presidents"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:U.S._State_Senate_Presidents" title="Special:EditPage/Template:U.S. State Senate Presidents"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Presidents_of_state_senates" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Presidents of <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_state_legislatures" title="List of United States state legislatures">state senates</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><b><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">United States Senate</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kamala_Harris" title="Kamala Harris">Kamala Harris</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Patty_Murray" title="Patty Murray">Patty Murray</a> (D)</i></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align:left; padding:0em 0.5em;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 20em;"> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Alabama_Senate" title="Alabama Senate">AL</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Will_Ainsworth" title="Will Ainsworth">Ainsworth</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Greg_Reed" title="Greg Reed">Reed</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Alaska_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="Alaska Senate">AK</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gary_Stevens_(politician)" title="Gary Stevens (politician)">Stevens</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Senate" title="Arizona Senate">AZ</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Warren_Petersen" title="Warren Petersen">Petersen</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/T._J._Shope" title="T. J. Shope">Shope</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Arkansas_Senate" title="Arkansas Senate">AR</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Leslie_Rutledge" title="Leslie Rutledge">Rutledge</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Bart_Hester" title="Bart Hester">Hester</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/California_State_Senate" title="California State Senate">CA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Eleni_Kounalakis" title="Eleni Kounalakis">Kounalakis</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Mike_McGuire_(politician)" title="Mike McGuire (politician)">McGuire</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Colorado_Senate" title="Colorado Senate">CO</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Steve_Fenberg" title="Steve Fenberg">Fenberg</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/James_Coleman_(politician)" title="James Coleman (politician)">Coleman</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_State_Senate" title="Connecticut State Senate">CT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Susan_Bysiewicz" title="Susan Bysiewicz">Bysiewicz</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Martin_Looney" title="Martin Looney">Looney</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Delaware_Senate" title="Delaware Senate">DE</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bethany_Hall-Long" title="Bethany Hall-Long">Hall-Long</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/David_Sokola" title="David Sokola">Sokola</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Florida_Senate" title="Florida Senate">FL</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ben_Albritton" title="Ben Albritton">Albritton</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Jason_Brodeur" title="Jason Brodeur">Brodeur</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Georgia_State_Senate" title="Georgia State Senate">GA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Burt_Jones" title="Burt Jones">Jones</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_(Georgia_politician)" title="John F. Kennedy (Georgia politician)">Kennedy</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Senate" title="Hawaii Senate">HI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ron_Kouchi" title="Ron Kouchi">Kouchi</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Idaho_Senate" title="Idaho Senate">ID</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Scott_Bedke" title="Scott Bedke">Bedke</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Winder" title="Chuck Winder">Winder</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Illinois_Senate" title="Illinois Senate">IL</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Don_Harmon" title="Don Harmon">Harmon</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/William_Cunningham_(Illinois_politician)" title="William Cunningham (Illinois politician)">Cunningham</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Senate" title="Indiana Senate">IN</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Suzanne_Crouch" title="Suzanne Crouch">Crouch</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Rodric_Bray" title="Rodric Bray">Bray</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate" title="Iowa Senate">IA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Amy_Sinclair" title="Amy Sinclair">Sinclair</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Brad_Zaun" title="Brad Zaun">Zaun</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Kansas_Senate" title="Kansas Senate">KS</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ty_Masterson" title="Ty Masterson">Masterson</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Senate" title="Kentucky Senate">KY</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Robert_Stivers" title="Robert Stivers">Stivers</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/David_P._Givens" title="David P. Givens">Givens</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_State_Senate" title="Louisiana State Senate">LA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Cameron_Henry" title="Cameron Henry">Henry</a> (R), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Regina_Barrow" title="Regina Barrow">Barrow</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Maine_Senate" title="Maine Senate">ME</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Troy_Jackson_(politician)" title="Troy Jackson (politician)">Jackson</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Maryland_Senate" title="Maryland Senate">MD</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bill_Ferguson_(politician)" title="Bill Ferguson (politician)">Ferguson</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Augustine" title="Malcolm Augustine">Augustine</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate" title="Massachusetts Senate">MA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Karen_Spilka" title="Karen Spilka">Spilka</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Will_Brownsberger" title="Will Brownsberger">Brownsberger</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Michigan_Senate" title="Michigan Senate">MI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Garlin_Gilchrist" title="Garlin Gilchrist">Gilchrist</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Moss" title="Jeremy Moss">Moss</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Senate" title="Minnesota Senate">MN</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#0055AA;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Joe_Champion" title="Bobby Joe Champion">Champion</a> (DFL), <span style="color:#0055AA;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Ann_Rest" title="Ann Rest">Rest</a> (DFL)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_State_Senate" title="Mississippi State Senate">MS</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Delbert_Hosemann" title="Delbert Hosemann">Hosemann</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Dean_Kirby" title="Dean Kirby">Kirby</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Missouri_Senate" title="Missouri Senate">MO</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mike_Kehoe" title="Mike Kehoe">Kehoe</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Caleb_Rowden" title="Caleb Rowden">Rowden</a></i> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Montana_Senate" title="Montana Senate">MT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jason_Ellsworth" title="Jason Ellsworth">Ellsworth</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Bogner" title="Kenneth Bogner">Bogner</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Nebraska_Legislature" title="Nebraska Legislature">NE</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joe_Kelly_(attorney)" title="Joe Kelly (attorney)">Kelly</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/John_Arch_(politician)" title="John Arch (politician)">Arch</a> (R)</i>*</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Nevada_Senate" title="Nevada Senate">NV</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Stavros_Anthony" title="Stavros Anthony">Anthony</a> (R), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Pat_Spearman" title="Pat Spearman">Spearman</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_Senate" title="New Hampshire Senate">NH</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sharon_Carson" title="Sharon Carson">Carson</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Daryl_Abbas" title="Daryl Abbas">Abbas</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Senate" title="New Jersey Senate">NJ</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Scutari" title="Nicholas Scutari">Scutari</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Shirley_Turner" title="Shirley Turner">Turner</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Senate" title="New Mexico Senate">NM</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Howie_Morales" title="Howie Morales">Morales</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Mimi_Stewart" title="Mimi Stewart">Stewart</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Senate" title="New York State Senate">NY</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Delgado" title="Antonio Delgado">Delgado</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Andrea_Stewart-Cousins" title="Andrea Stewart-Cousins">Stewart-Cousins</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; 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Ruggerio">Ruggerio</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Hanna_Gallo" title="Hanna Gallo">Gallo</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_Senate" title="South Carolina Senate">SC</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Thomas_C._Alexander" title="Thomas C. Alexander">Alexander</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_Senate" title="South Dakota Senate">SD</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Larry_Rhoden" title="Larry Rhoden">Rhoden</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Lee_Schoenbeck" title="Lee Schoenbeck">Schoenbeck</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Senate" title="Tennessee Senate">TN</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Randy_McNally" title="Randy McNally">McNally</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Ferrell_Haile" title="Ferrell Haile">Haile</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate" title="Texas Senate">TX</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dan_Patrick_(politician)" title="Dan Patrick (politician)">Patrick</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Charles_Schwertner" title="Charles Schwertner">Schwertner</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Utah_State_Senate" title="Utah State Senate">UT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Stuart_Adams" title="Stuart Adams">Adams</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Vermont_Senate" title="Vermont Senate">VT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/David_Zuckerman_(politician)" title="David Zuckerman (politician)">Zuckerman</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Philip_Baruth" title="Philip Baruth">Baruth</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Senate of Virginia">VA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Sears</a> (R), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Louise_Lucas" title="Louise Lucas">Lucas</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Senate" title="Washington State Senate">WA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Denny_Heck" title="Denny Heck">Heck</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i>Vacant</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Senate" title="West Virginia Senate">WV</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Craig_Blair" title="Craig Blair">Blair</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Donna_Boley" title="Donna Boley">Boley</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Senate" title="Wisconsin Senate">WI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Chris_Kapenga" title="Chris Kapenga">Kapenga</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Testin" title="Patrick Testin">Testin</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Senate" title="Wyoming Senate">WY</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ogden_Driskill" title="Ogden Driskill">Driskill</a> (R)</div></div> <div style="margin-top:1em"><b>Federal districts:</b></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Council_of_the_District_of_Columbia" title="Council of the District of Columbia">DC</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Phil_Mendelson" title="Phil Mendelson">Mendelson</a> (D)*</div></div><div class="nocolbreak"><div style="margin-top:1em"><b>Territories:</b></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/American_Samoa_Senate" title="American Samoa Senate">AS</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#DDDDBB;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tuaolo_Manaia_Fruean" title="Tuaolo Manaia Fruean">Fruean</a> (<a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">I</a>)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Legislature_of_Guam" title="Legislature of Guam">GU</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Therese_M._Terlaje" title="Therese M. Terlaje">Terlaje</a> (D)*</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands_Senate" title="Northern Mariana Islands Senate">MP</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Edith_DeLeon_Guerrero" title="Edith DeLeon Guerrero">DeLeon Guerrero</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Senate of Puerto Rico">PR</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#FF3333;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Luis_Dalmau" title="José Luis Dalmau">Dalmau</a> (<a href="/wiki/Popular_Democratic_Party_(Puerto_Rico)" title="Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)">PPD</a>), <span style="color:#FF3333;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Marially_Gonz%C3%A1lez_Huertas" title="Marially González Huertas">González</a> (PPD)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Legislature_of_the_Virgin_Islands" title="Legislature of the Virgin Islands">VI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Novelle_Francis" title="Novelle Francis">Francis</a> (D)*</div></div></div> </div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><i>Italics</i> indicate presidents pro tempore<br />*Unicameral body</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Members_of_the_Senate_of_Virginia" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" 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navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align:left;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 16em;"> <ol><li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Timmy_French" title="Timmy French">Timmy French</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mark_Obenshain" title="Mark Obenshain">Mark Obenshain</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Chris_Head_(politician)" title="Chris Head (politician)">Chris Head</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/David_Suetterlein" title="David Suetterlein">David Suetterlein</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Travis_Hackworth" title="Travis Hackworth">Travis Hackworth</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Todd_Pillion" title="Todd Pillion">Todd Pillion</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bill_Stanley_(politician)" title="Bill Stanley (politician)">Bill Stanley</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mark_Peake" title="Mark Peake">Mark Peake</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tammy_Brankley_Mulchi" title="Tammy Brankley Mulchi">Tammy Brankley Mulchi</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_McGuire_(Virginia_politician)" title="John McGuire (Virginia politician)">John McGuire</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Creigh_Deeds" title="Creigh Deeds">Creigh Deeds</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Glen_Sturtevant" title="Glen Sturtevant">Glen Sturtevant</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lashrecse_Aird" title="Lashrecse Aird">Lashrecse Aird</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lamont_Bagby" title="Lamont Bagby">Lamont Bagby</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ghazala_Hashmi" title="Ghazala Hashmi">Ghazala Hashmi</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Schuyler_VanValkenburg" title="Schuyler VanValkenburg">Schuyler VanValkenburg</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Emily_Brewer" class="mw-redirect" title="Emily Brewer">Emily Jordan</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Louise_Lucas" title="Louise Lucas">Louise Lucas</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Christie_Craig_(politician)" title="Christie Craig (politician)">Christie Craig</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bill_DeSteph" title="Bill DeSteph">Bill DeSteph</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Angelia_Williams_Graves" title="Angelia Williams Graves">Angelia Williams Graves</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Aaron_Rouse" title="Aaron Rouse">Aaron Rouse</a> 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href="/wiki/Russet_Perry" title="Russet Perry">Russet Perry</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#FFFFFF;">▌</span><i>Vacant</i></li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Carroll_Foy" title="Jennifer Carroll Foy">Jennifer Carroll Foy</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Scott_Surovell" title="Scott Surovell">Scott Surovell</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dave_Marsden_(politician)" title="Dave Marsden (politician)">Dave Marsden</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Stella_Pekarsky" title="Stella Pekarsky">Stella Pekarsky</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Saddam_Azlan_Salim" title="Saddam Azlan Salim">Saddam Azlan Salim</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Boysko" title="Jennifer Boysko">Jennifer Boysko</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Adam_Ebbin" title="Adam Ebbin">Adam Ebbin</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Barbara_Favola" title="Barbara Favola">Barbara Favola</a> (D)</li></ol> </div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_of_Virginia" title="Democratic Party of Virginia">Democratic</a> (20)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_of_Virginia" title="Republican Party of Virginia">Republican</a> (19)</li> <li><span style="color:#FFFFFF;">▌</span>Vacant (1)</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Virginia_General_Assembly" title="Virginia General Assembly">Virginia General Assembly</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Virginia_House_of_Delegates" title="Virginia House of Delegates">House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Senate of Virginia">Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Virginia_state_legislatures" 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McComas">McComas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Lowther_Jackson" title="William Lowther Jackson">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Latane_Montague" title="Robert Latane Montague">Montague</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Price" title="Samuel Price">S. Price</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(disputed)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Polsley" title="Daniel Polsley">Polsley</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(disputed)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leopold_Copeland_Parker_Cowper" title="Leopold Copeland Parker Cowper">Cowper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_F._Lewis" title="John F. Lewis">Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Lawrence_Marye_Jr." title="John Lawrence Marye Jr.">Marye</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_E._Withers" title="Robert E. Withers">Withers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Wirtz_Thomas" title="Henry Wirtz Thomas">Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_A._Walker" title="James A. 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