Mike Pushkin
Democratic · WV · Member, West Virginia House of Delegates, District 54
Minority chair of the House Health and Human Resources Committee, representing Kanawha County's 54th District in Charleston. A taxi driver and musician, he studied English and political science at West Virginia University.
Where Mike Pushkin stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Environment and Public Health (1 record), Labor Rights (1 record),
Opposes
Personal Income Tax Reduction (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
Voted for Senate Bill 526, which lets pharmacists prescribe drugs for flu, COVID-19 and RSV confirmed by a simple test. The House passed it 72-25 and it became law.
April 11, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Voted against HB 5105, which ended vaccine requirements for students in public virtual schools, on March 9, 2024. The House passed it 70-29.
March 9, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 1 support
Voted against overriding the governor's veto of the Workplace Freedom Act (SB 1), the state's right-to-work law, on February 12, 2016. The override passed 54-43.
February 12, 2016Supports Labor Rights
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support
Voted for HB 2001, an ethics and transparency bill for state government, on April 8, 2017. The House passed it 99-1.
April 8, 2017Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 support
Voted against the state budget for fiscal year 2026 (HB 2026) on April 10, 2025. The House passed it 78-18.
April 10, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Voted against HB 2013, the Hope Scholarship, on March 4, 2021. It gives families state money for private school or homeschool costs; the House passed it 57-42.
March 4, 2021Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 2 support
Voted against HB 4654 on February 16, 2024. It removed the legal shield that protected schools, public libraries and museums from charges for showing obscene material to minors; it passed 85-12.
February 16, 2024Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Was lead sponsor of HB 2083, signed on March 26, 2019. It requires the state to give released inmates who lack one a state ID card.
March 26, 2019Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 2 support
Voted for House Bill 4081, a bill to create grants for food and hygiene pantries at public colleges. The House passed it 71-22, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.
January 23, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: legiscan.com
Was lead sponsor of HB 4509, signed on March 27, 2018. It added peer-support recovery programs to new substance abuse treatment beds the state sets up.
March 27, 2018Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Voted for House Bill 3446, a bill to make every public high school help each student file the federal student aid form. The House passed it 75-24, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.
April 2, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 support
Voted against HB 302, which banned most abortions in West Virginia, on September 13, 2022. The House passed it 78-17.
September 13, 2022Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction
Personal Income Tax Reduction · 1 oppose
Voted against the final version of HB 2526, a cut to the state personal income tax, on March 4, 2023. The House passed it 89-4.
March 4, 2023Opposes Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 2 support
Voted against SB 154, which bars instruction on sexual orientation in public schools, on April 11, 2025. The House passed it 82-17.
April 11, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Voted against HB 2007, which limited gender-transition medical care for minors, on March 11, 2023. The House passed it 88-10.
March 11, 2023Supports Civil Rights
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 support
Was lead sponsor of HB 3263, signed on April 29, 2025. It requires utilities to have an approved way to notify customers about service outages.
April 29, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — General
General · 14 records
Voted against House Bill 4025, which takes civil service and grievance rights away from new hires in the three health departments. The House agreed to the Senate version 62-34 and it became law.
March 14, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against Senate Bill 586, which limits backflow prevention inspections at public water systems to once every three years. The House passed it 68-27 and it became law.
March 12, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against Senate Bill 641, which narrows which aboveground storage tanks the state regulates near drinking water. The House passed it 58-34 and it became law.
March 12, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Bill 5319, a bill to make camping without permission on public property a crime. The House passed it 62-32, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.
March 3, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Bill 4198, a bill to make every employer check new hires through E-Verify. The House passed it 69-24, but the House never agreed to the Senate's changed version, so it did not become law.
February 10, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Bill 2013, which takes civil service and grievance rights away from new hires in five state agencies. The House agreed to the Senate version 70-27 and it became law.
April 9, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Bill 3412, a bill to remove the Legislature from the state's Freedom of Information Act. The House passed it 58-42, but the two chambers never agreed on a final version, so it did not become law.
April 2, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Bill 3276, a bill to let public water and sewer utilities raise rates yearly without a hearing. The House passed it 70-28, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.
March 31, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against Senate Bill 460, a bill to let parents opt children out of school vaccine requirements for religious reasons. The House rejected it 42-56, so it did not become law.
March 24, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Bill 2719, a bill to end the ban on companies giving money directly to candidates. The House rejected it 41-54, so it did not become law.
March 13, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Bill 2710, the Truth in Giving Act, a bill to make resale stores post who benefits from donated goods. The House passed it 70-27, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.
March 10, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Was elected chairman of the West Virginia Democratic Party on June 18, 2022, for a four-year term.
June 18, 2022
Source: wchstv.com
Was lead sponsor of HB 4697, signed on March 25, 2020, which let small distilleries use farm products grown somewhere other than their own property.
March 25, 2020
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Was lead sponsor of HB 2079 to lift the caps on medical cannabis grower, processor and dispensary permits; Gov. Jim Justice vetoed it on March 27, 2019.
March 27, 2019
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Past race Mike Pushkin ran in:
- House of Delegates - District 54 · November 3, 2026 · Delegate District 54; West Virginia · incumbent