Democratic Party of West Virginia

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Democratic Party of West Virginia
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Basic facts
Location:Charleston, W.Va.
Type:Political party
Affiliation:Democratic
Top official:Mike Pushkin, Chair
Website:Official website

The Democratic Party of West Virginia is the West Virginia political party affiliate of the national Democratic Party. The group is headquartered in Charleston, West Virginia.

Party chair

Mike Pushkin

The chair of the West Virginia Democratic Party is Mike Pushkin.

Pushkin was born in Charleston, West Virginia. Pushkin graduated from George Washington High School. He earned a bachelor's degree in English and political science from West Virginia University. His career experience includes working as a taxi driver and musician.[1]

Party leadership

As of November 2023, the executive director of the West Virginia Democratic Party was Pam Van Horn.[2]

The website for the West Virginia Democratic Party listed the following individuals as the party's state leadership as of November 2023:[3]

  • Mike Pushkin, Chair
  • Teresa Toriseva, First vice chair
  • Sam Brown Petsonk, Second vice chair
  • Lissa Lucas, Associate chair
  • Denny Longwell, Associate chair
  • Nick Casey, Treasurer
  • Jenny Craig, Secretary
  • Christina Baisden, Associate secretary
  • Nikki Lower, Parliamentarian
  • Elaine Harris, DNC representative
  • Pat Maroney, DNC representative
  • Danielle Stewart, Vice chair 1st Congressional District
  • Christopher Pennington, Vice chair 1st Congressional District
  • Red Greer, Vice chair 2nd Congressional District
  • Shane Assadzandi, Vice chair 2nd Congressional District
  • Leigh Koonce, Chair of county chairs

Party platform

For complete information on the Democratic Party of West Virginia's platform, please click here.

Party rules and bylaws

For complete information on the Democratic Party of West Virginia's bylaws, please click here.

Background

West Virginia has a Republican state government trifecta. A trifecta exists when one political party simultaneously holds the governor’s office and majorities in both state legislative chambers. As of March 3, 2026, there are 23 Republican trifectas, 14 Democratic trifectas, and 13 divided governments where neither party holds trifecta control.

In the 2020 election, Republicans had a net gain of two trifectas and two states under divided government became trifectas. Prior to that election, West Virginia had a Republican trifecta. There were 21 Republican trifectas, 15 Democratic trifectas, and 14 divided governments.


Party candidates

Note: The following table lists candidates who filed to run for office with this political party in a given year. This may also include candidates who filed to run with more than one political party. The list may not be comprehensive if the state's official filing deadline has not passed. This list may not populate if no candidates have filed to run with this political party. The table lists non-presidential candidates who filed to run for office with this political party in a given year. For more information on presidential candidates and elections, please click here.

Using the tools at the top of the table, you can increase the number of candidates shown on your screen or scroll through the table to view additional candidates. To report an error, please email us at editor@ballotpedia.org.

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ West Virginia House of Delegates, "Mike Pushkin," accessed February 25, 2023
  2. ↑ WVDP, “West Virginia Democratic Party Names Pam Van Horn As New Executive Director,” November 27, 2023
  3. ↑ West Virginia Democratic Party, "WVSDEC Official Membership List," accessed November 27, 2023
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