Walter Stosch

Walter Stosch
President pro tempore of the Virginia Senate
In office
June 23, 2014 – January 13, 2016
Preceded by Charles Colgan
Succeeded by Stephen Newman
In office
January 12, 2012 – January 28, 2014
Preceded by Charles Colgan
Succeeded by Charles Colgan
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the 12th district
In office
January 8, 1992 – January 13, 2016
Preceded by Edwina P. Dalton
Succeeded by Siobhan Dunnavant
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the 73rd district
In office
January 12, 1983 – January 8, 1992
Preceded by Constituency established
Succeeded by Eric Cantor
Personal details
Born Walter Allen Stosch
(1936-08-18) August 18, 1936
Fredericksburg, Virginia, U.S.
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Eleanor Herbert
Children David
Karen
Alma mater University of Richmond
Religion Baptist
Website Official website
Military service
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch  United States Army
Years of service 1953–1956

Walter Allen Stosch (born August 18, 1936 in Fredericksburg, Virginia) is an American politician in the Republican Party. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1983 until 1992, when he was elected to the Senate of Virginia. He was Majority leader 1998–2007, after which he was named Republican Leader Emeritus. He served as the President Pro Tempore of the Senate for his final term, except for a six-month period when Democrats controlled the chamber. He represented the 12th district, made up of parts of Hanover and Henrico Counties.[1]

Personal life

Stosch was born and raised in the Northern Neck of Virginia. He served in the United States Army 1953–56, then attended the University of Richmond, where he received a B.S. degree in accounting in 1959. He passed the Certified Public Accountant exam and began practice in Richmond. In 1984, he received an MBA degree from the same school. He was also an adjunct professor at both Richmond and Virginia Commonwealth University.[2]

He married Eleanor Herbert. They had two children, David and Karen,[2] and four grandchildren, Sarah Stosch Stewart, Ashley Watson, Kelly Stosch and Brian Watson.

Notes

  1. ↑ Senate of Virginia bio
  2. 1 2 "Biography". Virginia State Senator Walter Stosch. Retrieved 2009-01-27.

References

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