Sander Levin
American politician (born 1931)
Sander Martin "Sandy" Levin (born September 6, 1931) is an American politician. Heserved in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 2019, representing Michigan's 9th congressional district. Levin, a member of the Democratic Party from Michigan. He was the former ranking member on the House Ways and Means Committee;[1] he was Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee from 2010 to 2011.
Sander Levin | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 9th district | |
| In office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Gary Peters |
| Succeeded by | Andy Levin |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 12th district | |
| In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | David E. Bonior |
| Succeeded by | John Dingell |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 17th district | |
| In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | William M. Brodhead |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee | |
| In office March 4, 2010 – January 3, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Charlie Rangel |
| Succeeded by | Dave Camp |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sander Martin Levin September 6, 1931 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Vicki Schlafer (1958–2008) Pamela Cole (2012–present) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | University of Chicago (BA) Columbia University (MA) Harvard University (LLB) |
| Signature |  |
| Website | House website |
His brother, Carl Levin, was the United States Senator from Michigan until retiring 2015.
Levin ran for Governor of Michigan twice, in 1970 and 1974, both times loosing to William Milliken.
In December 2017, Levin announced that he would retire from Congress at the end of his current term, and not seek re-election in 2018.[2]
References
change- ↑ CAYGLE, Heather; BECKER, Bernie (November 11, 2010). "Becerra vies for Ways and Means post as Levin steps aside". POLITICO. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
- ↑ Peterson, Kristina (December 2, 2017). "Rep. Sander Levin of Michigan to Retire". The Wall Street Journal. New York.
Other websites
change- Congressman Sandy Levin Archived 2016-05-27 at the Wayback Machine official U.S. House site
- Campaign website
- Sander Levin at the Open Directory Project
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Vote Smart
- Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
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