L. Louise Lucas

Family

3 Children: Lisa, Theresa, Jeffery (deceased),

EDUCATION

MA, Urban Affairs, Norfolk State University, 1982
BS, Vocational-Industrial Education, Norfolk State University, 1971

POLITICAL EXPERIENCE

Member, Governor’s Commission on Information Technology, present
Candidate, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate, District 18, 2023
President Pro Tempore, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate, 2020-present
Member, Federal Action Contingency Trust Fund, 2012
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 4, 2001
Senator, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate, District 18, 1992-present
Member, Virginia General Assembly, 1991-present
Member, Portsmouth City Council, 1984

COMMITTEES

Block Grants
Commerce and Labor Committee
Commission on Electric Utility Regulation
Education and Health Committee
Finance and Appropriations Committee
Governor's Advisory Council on Revenue Estimates
Growth and Opportunity Board, Virginia
Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission
Health Workforce Development Authority
Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation Board of Trustees
Joint Rules Committee
MEI Project Approval Commission
Public Private Partnership Advisory Commission
Roanoke River Basin Advisory Committee, Virginia
Rules Committee
Southern Virginia Higher Education Center Board of Trustees
Subcommittee on Education
Subcommittee on Public Safety
Subcommittee on Public Safety and Claims
Subcommittee on Resources
Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission
Virginia Delegation of the Roanoke River Bi-State Commission

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

President/Chief Executive Officer, The Lucas Professional Center, present
Assistant Professor, Department of Academic Affairs/Special Assistant, Norfolk State University, 1994-1998
Interim Executive/Executive Director, Southeastern Tidewater Opportunity Project (STOP), 1985-1992
Shipfitter, Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY), 1967-1971

RELIGIOUS, CIVIC, AND OTHER MEMBERSHIPS

Board Member, Virginia Association of Black Elected Officials, present
Board Member At-Large, The Torch Club of Portsmouth, present
Charter Member, Martin Luther King Leadership Steering Committee, present
Deaconess, New Mount Olivet Baptist Church, present
Golden Life Member, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, present
Member, National Political Congress of Black Women, present
Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), present
Member, African Methodist Episcopal Church, present
Member, National Council of Christians and Jews, Tidewater Chapter, present
Vice-Chair of Outreach, Democratic Party of Virginia, present
Congressional Liaison, Old Dominion University, 1992-1994