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Louise Lucas is a Democrat State Senate representative for Virginia district 18 and holds an OppScore of -2.66. OppScore is a nonpartisan political rating system that scores politicians from -5.00 to +5.00 across the Five Points of Opportunity, using published voting records and public disclosures.
L. Louise Lucas is a Democratic state senator representing Virginia's 18th District since 1992 and serving as Senate President Pro Tempore since 2020. A Portsmouth native and Norfolk State University graduate, she became the first Black woman on Portsmouth City Council in 1984 after working as the first female shipfitter at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. She chairs the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee and has focused on Democratic priorities including cannabis legalization and reproductive rights.
We hold little public record for Louise Lucas so far, so most of this score is inferred from their stated party and general positions rather than from documented votes. It will change as a record appears, or when they complete the OppScore self assessment.
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