The office is currently held by Winsome Earle Sears, who was elected in 2021 and is the first woman of color to hold this position.

[2] It provided for the popular election of the officer and designated them ex officio president of the Virginia Senate.

[3] In this capacity they replaced the Speaker of the Senate, which had been chosen by the body's own members as their presiding officer from 1776 until 1852.

[2] That year, the state adopted a new constitution which gave the lieutenant governor the power to cast tie-breaking votes in the Senate.

[9] Article V of the Constitution of Virginia designates the lieutenant governor as the president of the Senate.

[12] The lieutenant governor's office is located in the Oliver Hill Building in Richmond, Virginia.

[15] As the role is a part-time position, most incumbents—unless already wealthy or retired by the time of their tenure—have held additional occupations.