Marc Levine (born April 26, 1974) is an American politician, who served in the

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representing the 10th district between 2012 and 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, Levine is the former chairman of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus. A former member of the San Rafael

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, Levine previously worked as a technology entrepreneur. Levine was a candidate for

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in the

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election.

Early life, education, and career

Marc Levine was born in

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. He graduated from

California State University, Northridge California State University, Northridge (CSUN or Cal State Northridge), is a public university in the Northridge neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. With a total enrollment of 36,848 students (as of Fall 2024), it has the ...

with a

bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Medieval Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six years ...

and went on to

Naval Postgraduate School Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) is a Naval command with a graduate university mission, operated by the United States Navy and located in Monterey, California. The NPS mission is to provide "defense-focused graduate education, including clas ...

to earn his

master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional prac ...

. Before elected office, Levine worked as a senior product manager for Benetech, a social enterprise technology company, executive director of a web site promoting tsunami relief, and a business development strategy manager for a software company.

California Insurance Commissioner primary Election 2021

Marc Levine ran unsuccessfully in the June 2021 Democratic Statewide Primary for California State Insurance Commissioner gaining 18% of the votes (1,208,645 votes) losing to the incumbent Ricardo Lara with 35.9% of the votes (2,414,714 votes). Ricardo Lara went on to win reelection in the November 8, 2022 General Election against Republican Candidate Robert Howell.

California State Assembly

Elections

Levine served on the San Rafael

. Levine's election to the

in 2012 was an upset. He was outspent five-to-one by a fellow Democrat, state Assemblyman Michael Allen. Levine was reelected in 2014 with 105,636 votes and received more votes than any other member of the State Assembly.

Tenure

Immigration

Levine has stated: "Immigrants are welcome and we will do everything we can to help them achieve legal status." In 2015, authored two immigration bills— both of which were signed by Governor Brown. AB 899 safeguards the privacy of immigrant children by requiring federal immigration officials to obtain a court order before accessing juvenile records. AB 900 helps unaccompanied minor immigrants who are escaping violence and exploitation to receive humanitarian relief through the Special Immigrant Juvenile Status visa process. In 2014, Levine worked with legislative leaders and Governor Brown to pass legislation providing $3 million in legal aid for undocumented immigrants.

Personal life

Levine is

Jewish Jews (, , ), or the Jewish people, are an ethnoreligious group and nation, originating from the Israelites of History of ancient Israel and Judah, ancient Israel and Judah. They also traditionally adhere to Judaism. Jewish ethnicity, rel ...

. He lives in Marin County with his wife Wendy and their two children.

Electoral history

2012 California State Assembly

2014 California State Assembly

2016 California State Assembly

2018 California State Assembly

2020 California State Assembly

References

External links

Campaign website

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