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Meshea Poore
Meshea La'Shawn Poore is an American lawyer and politician from the state of West Virginia. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, Poore served in the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 37th district. Effective Feb. 19, 2018, Meshea Poore is the vice president of diversity, equity, and inclusion at West Virginia University. Biography Poore is from Kanawha City, West Virginia. She graduated from Howard University with a bachelor's degree, and from the Southern University Law Center with her juris doctor. She worked as a public defender in Kanawha County, and then joined the Dooley Law Firm. In 2008, Poore ran for election to the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 31st district. She lost the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party primary election to incumbent Carrie Webster by 117 votes. In 2009, Webster became a circuit court, circuit judge, and Joe Manchin, the then-Governor of West Virginia, appointed Poor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Pushkin
Mike Pushkin is the Chair of the West Virginia Democratic Party and a Democratic Party (United States), 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 Impeachment of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, impeach the Justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. Early life and education 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 enrolled at West Virginia University and planned to attend law school. He left school before finishing and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |