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Mike Pushkin
Mike Pushkin (born February 8, 1970) is the Chair of the West Virginia Democratic Party and a Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 37 since 2014. He is also a taxi driver and musician, taking passengers or playing as a guitarist for his band "600 Lbs of Sin!" when the legislature is not in session. Pushkin authored the original legislation to impeach the Justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.
Pushkin's family arrived from Eastern Europe, most likely from Russia, in the late nineteenth century and settled in Charleston. Pushkin is the son of a doctor who worked at the Charleston Area Medical Center.
Pushkin started playing drums at the age of eight and switched to guitar at 13. He attended The Hill School for a year. He attended West Virginia University but did not obtain a degree largely due to struggles with addiction.
In 2001, Pushkin moved from Morgantown to Charleston and started working as a taxi driver, but continued to fight his addiction and was fired. He was rehired after attaining sobriety, which he maintains.
As a taxi driver, he sees a side of Charleston oblivious to many politicians and has been held at gunpoint. He sometimes serves as a designated driver for his legislative colleagues.
Pushkin is a member of the American Federation of Musicians Local 136. His current band is a five-member ensemble known as 600 Lbs of Sin! which takes its name from a Grateful Dead song. Many of his original songs are political in content, in response to coal mining or environmental issues. His most famous song is a reaction to the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster, a 2010 mine collapse. Pushkin taxied reporters to the site of the mine and was moved to sadness by the plight of miners. More recently, he has played in a new band, “Mike Pushkin and the Loyal Opposition”.
As a musician, he often covers the Grateful Dead and has played Country Roads at rallies.
In 2014, Pushkin announced plans to run for Elections to West Virginia's 37th District after the incumbent launched a Congressional campaign. His campaign slogan was “I'll take YOU there” and used the hashtag #TaxiHippie. In 2016, he won a second term. Pushkin was endorsed by American Federation of Teachers, Communications Workers of America, UMWA, AFL–CIO, Teamsters, WVEA, United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America, Carpenters, Operators and Engineers, Charleston Firefighters, and the Sierra Club.
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Mike Pushkin
Mike Pushkin (born February 8, 1970) is the Chair of the West Virginia Democratic Party and a Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 37 since 2014. He is also a taxi driver and musician, taking passengers or playing as a guitarist for his band "600 Lbs of Sin!" when the legislature is not in session. Pushkin authored the original legislation to impeach the Justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.
Pushkin's family arrived from Eastern Europe, most likely from Russia, in the late nineteenth century and settled in Charleston. Pushkin is the son of a doctor who worked at the Charleston Area Medical Center.
Pushkin started playing drums at the age of eight and switched to guitar at 13. He attended The Hill School for a year. He attended West Virginia University but did not obtain a degree largely due to struggles with addiction.
In 2001, Pushkin moved from Morgantown to Charleston and started working as a taxi driver, but continued to fight his addiction and was fired. He was rehired after attaining sobriety, which he maintains.
As a taxi driver, he sees a side of Charleston oblivious to many politicians and has been held at gunpoint. He sometimes serves as a designated driver for his legislative colleagues.
Pushkin is a member of the American Federation of Musicians Local 136. His current band is a five-member ensemble known as 600 Lbs of Sin! which takes its name from a Grateful Dead song. Many of his original songs are political in content, in response to coal mining or environmental issues. His most famous song is a reaction to the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster, a 2010 mine collapse. Pushkin taxied reporters to the site of the mine and was moved to sadness by the plight of miners. More recently, he has played in a new band, “Mike Pushkin and the Loyal Opposition”.
As a musician, he often covers the Grateful Dead and has played Country Roads at rallies.
In 2014, Pushkin announced plans to run for Elections to West Virginia's 37th District after the incumbent launched a Congressional campaign. His campaign slogan was “I'll take YOU there” and used the hashtag #TaxiHippie. In 2016, he won a second term. Pushkin was endorsed by American Federation of Teachers, Communications Workers of America, UMWA, AFL–CIO, Teamsters, WVEA, United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America, Carpenters, Operators and Engineers, Charleston Firefighters, and the Sierra Club.