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Lucas, 82, was first elected to the Virginia General Assembly in 1991, and is currently the Senate president pro tempore.
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Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Lucas, 82, who has served as a state senator since 1992, is the senate’s president pro tempore and among the state’s most prominent and outspoken Democrats.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 6 May 2026
In his time in the General Assembly, Dobis rose to speaker pro tempore, the second-highest position in the House, in 2010.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
If the gunman had been successful, Chuck Grassley, the ninety-two-year-old president pro tempore of the Senate, who skipped the dinner, would have been sworn in as President.
—Diego Lasarte, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
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Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Lucas, 82, who has served as a state senator since 1992, is the senate’s president pro tempore and among the state’s most prominent and outspoken Democrats.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 6 May 2026
In his time in the General Assembly, Dobis rose to speaker pro tempore, the second-highest position in the House, in 2010.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
If the gunman had been successful, Chuck Grassley, the ninety-two-year-old president pro tempore of the Senate, who skipped the dinner, would have been sworn in as President.
—Diego Lasarte, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
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pro tempore
adverb
pro tem·po·re
prō-ˈtem-pə-rē 
: for the present
president pro tempore
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