‘They assumed I was a spouse’ – not a senator
By Mary Boyd, Capital News Service
The Women of the Virginia Senate
- Janet Howell – Democrat from Fairfax County; has served in the Senate since 1992.
- Mamie Locke – Democrat from Hampton; has served in the Senate since 2004.
- Louise Lucas – Democrat from Portsmouth; has served in the Senate since 1992.
- Yvonne Miller – Democrat from Norfolk; has served in the Senate since 1988.
- Linda “Toddy” Puller – Democrat from Fairfax County; has served in the Senate since 2000.
- Patricia Ticer – Democrat from Alexandria; has served in the Senate since 1996.
- Jill Holtzman Vogel – Republican from Fauquier County; has served in the Senate since 2008.
- Mary Margaret Whipple – Democrat from Arlington; has served in the Senate since 1996.