Senate of Virginia

The **Senate of Virginia** is a part of the Virginia General Assembly. The general assembly is the legislature for Virginia. The Senate of Virginia is the upper house, while the Virginia House of Delegates is the lower house. The senate has 40 members called senators. The leader of the senate is called the president and is also the lieutenant governor. The current president is Justin Fairfax. There is a second position called the Pro tempore if the president is absent or unavailable.

The senate holds elections every 4 years. The last election was on November 5, 2019 and the next election is on November 7, 2023.

### Historical composition

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## Leadership

|**Lieutenant Governor**|Justin Fairfax|
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|**President pro Tempore**|Louise Lucas|
|**Majority Leader**|Dick Saslaw|
|**Minority Leader**|Tommy Norment|

## Infobox (legislature)

- **name**: Senate of Virginia
- **legislature**: Virginia General Assembly
- **coa pic**: Seal of the Virginia Senate.png
- **session room**: Virginia Senate in Session.jpg
- **house type**: Upper house, Upper House
- **term limits**: None
- **new session**: January 8, 2020
- **leader1 type**: Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, President
- **leader1**: Justin Fairfax
- **party1**: (Democratic Party of Virginia, D)
- **election1**: January 13, 2018
- **leader2 type**: President pro tempore of the Senate of Virginia, President pro tempore
- **leader2**: Louise Lucas
- **party2**: (Democratic Party of Virginia, D)
- **election2**: January 8, 2020
- **leader3 type**: Majority Leader
- **leader3**: Dick Saslaw
- **party3**: (Democratic Party of Virginia, D)
- **election3**: January 8, 2020
- **leader4 type**: Minority Leader
- **leader4**: Tommy Norment
- **party4**: (Republican Party of Virginia, R)
- **election4**: January 8, 2020
- **leader5 type**: Clerk
- **leader5**: Susan Schaar
- **election5**: January 1990
- **term length**: 4 years
- **authority**: Article IV, Constitution of Virginia, Virginia Constitution
- **salary**: $18,000/year + per diem
- **structure1**: Senate diagram 2020 State of Virginia.svg
- **structure1 res**: 250px
- **members**: 40
- **last election1**: 2019 Virginia elections, November 5, 2019
(40 seats)
- **next election1**: 2023 Virginia elections, November 7, 2023
(40 seats)
- **redistricting**: Legislative Control
- **political groups1**: **Majority**
* Democratic Party of Virginia, Democratic (21)
**Minority**
* Virginia Republican Party, Republican (18)
*  Independent politician, Independent (Amanda Chase, 1)
- **meeting place**: State Senate Chamber
Virginia State Capitol
Richmond, VA, Richmond, Virginia
- **website**: [https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/ Virginia General Assembly]