Andrew Saul Levin (born August 10, 1960) is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2019. A member of the

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, Levin was elected to the House in 2018, succeeding his retiring father,

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. He is the nephew of

Carl Levin Carl Milton Levin (June 28, 1934 – July 29, 2021) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Michigan from 1979 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the chair of the Senate Armed Services C ...

, a former

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Early life and education

Levin was born on August 10, 1960, to Jewish parents

and Vicki Schlafer. Sander was elected to the

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in 1982. Andy grew up with two sisters, Jennifer and Madeleine, and a brother, Matthew. Levin graduated from

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with a

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. He earned a

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in Asian languages and culture from the

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and a

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from

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Early career

Levin was a staff attorney for the U.S. Commission on the Future of Worker-Management Relations in 1994 and worked as a trade union organizer and director. He ran as a Democrat for the 13th district seat in the

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in 2006. He lost to Republican

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by 0.6% of the vote. After the election, he directed Voice@Work, a program seeking to expand

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membership. In 2007,

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appointed Levin deputy director in the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor, and Economic Growth (DELEG). He oversaw the "No Worker Left Behind" program, which provided job training to unemployed workers. In 2009, Granholm named him chief workforce officer. In 2010, Granholm named him acting director of DELEG, a role he served in until the end of her administration in 2011. He founded the clean energy firm Levin Energy Partners LLC and serves as president of Lean & Green Michigan.

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

2018

Levin ran to succeed his father in the U.S. House of Representatives in . He defeated former State Representative

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and attorney Martin Brook in the primary election with 52.5% of the vote. Levin defeated Republican businesswoman Candius Stearns in the general election.

2020

Levin ran for a second term in 2020. He defeated Republican Charles Langworthy and several minor candidates, with 57.8% of the vote.

2022

In the 2022 Democratic primary, Levin lost to Haley Stevens. A

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and former synagogue leader known for his critical views of hard-line Israeli policies, Levin was opposed by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), which raised substantial sums from pro-Trump financiers, and provided $4 million for a negative publicity campaign against his candidacy. Levin has said, "AIPAC can’t stand the idea that I am the clearest, strongest Jewish voice in Congress standing for a simple proposition: that there is no way to have a secure, democratic homeland for the Jewish people unless we achieve the political and human rights of the

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."Chris McGreal
'Pro-Israel groups denounced after pouring funds into primary race,'

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4 August 2022

Tenure

In November 2020, ''

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'' reported rumors that Levin was considered a possible candidate for

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in the

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;

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was ultimately named to the post in 2021.

Committee assignments

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(Vice Chair) ** Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions ** Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment * Committee on Foreign Affairs ** Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Nonproliferation ** Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security and Trade

Caucus memberships

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(Deputy Whip) * Medicare for All Caucus * House Pro-Choice CaucusHouse Pro-Choice Caucus
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Electoral history

Personal life

Levin and his wife Mary (

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Freeman) have four children, and live in Bloomfield Township. Levin is Jewish.

References

External links

Congressman Andy Levin
official U.S. House website
Andy Levin for Congress
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