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	Eddy 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 (age 87) Fredericksburg, Virginia, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Eleanor Herbert
Children	David Karen
Alma mater	University of Richmond
Website	Official website
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	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] In 2009, responding to the request of constituent Em Bowles Locker Alsop, Stosch sponsored a monument to Virginia women in Capitol Square, which became law in 2010, and was unveiled in October 2018. ^[2]

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. ^[3]

He married Eleanor Herbert. They had two children, David and Karen, ^[3] and four grandchildren, Sarah Stosch Stewart, Ashley Watson, Kelly Stosch Chaffin, and Brian Watson.

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• Washington Post - Senate District 12 Race