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Louise Lucas (D)

Virginia State Senator, District 18

DemocratServing nowVirginia Official website

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What Lucas did for people

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Virginia will cut average 2027 Marketplace premiums by up to 70%
Proposed by Abigail Spanberger (D).
Negotiated it
Funded. Benefits start Jan. 1, 2027.
Virginians serving time for old marijuana felonies get a new hearing
Carried by Rozia Henson (D) and Louise Lucas (D).
Sponsored it
Rolling out. Not everyone has it yet.
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Virginia's minimum wage rises to $15 an hour by 2028
Carried by Jeion Ward (D) and Louise Lucas (D).
Sponsored it
Law now. Benefits start Jan. 1, 2027.
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Free tunnel trips for lower-income Norfolk and Portsmouth drivers
Championed by Louise Lucas (D).
Championed it
Working now.

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From left: Chi Ossé (D), Bill Stanley (R), and Louise Lucas (D).

From left: Chi Ossé (D), Bill Stanley (R), Louise Lucas (D), Emmett Hanger (R), and Michelle Hinchey (D).

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Illustrations from photos.See the photo of Ossé (New York City Council), opens in a new tab© New York City Council, used as a drawing reference.See the photo of Stanley (Office of the Governor of Virginia, via Wikimedia Commons), opens in a new tabCC BY 4.0.See the photo of Lucas (Senate of Virginia), opens in a new tabSee the photo of Hanger (Senate of Virginia), opens in a new tab© Senate of Virginia, used as a drawing reference.See the photo of Hinchey (NY Senate, via Wikimedia Commons), opens in a new tabCC BY 2.5.