LEVIN, SANDER M MR

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: Experience: House: District 9, 1983-Present; Home State: Michigan; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $846,226Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

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Full Name: Sander 'Sandy' M. Levin

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Pamela; 4 Children

Birth Date: 09/06/1931

Birth Place: Detroit, MI

Home City: Royal Oak, MI

Religion: Jewish

Education

Fellow, Kennedy School of Government, Institute of Politics, Harvard University, 1975

LLB, Harvard University, 1957

MA, International Relations, Columbia University, 1954

BA, University of Chicago, 1952

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representative, 1982-present

Candidate, Governor of Michigan, 1970, 1974

Senator, Michigan State Senate, 1964-1970

Minority Leader, Michigan State Senate, 1969-1970

Delegate, Democratic National Conventions, 1964, 1968

Member, Board of Supervisors, Oakland County, 1961-1964

Current Legislative Committees

Joint Committee on Taxation, Member

Ways and Means, Ranking Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Congressional Automotive Performance and Motor Sports Caucus

Member, Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans

Member, Congressional Caucus on Youth Drug Prevention

Member, Congressional Competitiveness Caucus

Co-Chair, Congressional Executive Commission on China

Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus

Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus

Co-Chair, Congressional Ukrainian Caucus

Member, Executive Committee, Albanian Issues Caucus

Member, House Democratic Caucus, Task Force on Hunger

Member, Michigan Mental Health Commission

Former Member, Subcommittee on Health Care, United States House Ways and Means Committee

Former Member, Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support, United States House Ways and Means Committee

Former Member, Subcommittee on Social Security, United States House Ways and Means Committee

Former Member, Subcommittee on Trade, United States House Ways and Means Committee

Professional Experience

Assistant Administrator, United States Agency for International Development, 1978-1982

Partner, Private Law Practice, 1957-1964, 1971-1977

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Michigan State Bar Association

Chair, Michigan Democratic Party, 1968-1969

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Support Abortion should be decided by a woman herself. It is an important part of their health rights and reproductive freedom.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Strongly Oppose The death penalty should be abolished. We should let judges and juries decide what penalties to apply in each case.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Support Flatter taxes benefit the wealthy more than the lower and middle class. We should focus tax relief on the majority of taxpayers instead of on the richest.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Support The federal government should intervene in the economy and inject as much funding as needed to recover from the Great Recession, including direct federal job creation.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Oppose Public schools are an important component of American society. We should improve public schools rather than destroying them with vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Support Overuse of fossil fuels causes serious problems that we should deal with immediately. And green energy is absolutly a good option for us to Stop Global Warming.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Oppose Expanding the military is not important and integrant for U.S. now. But when the country meets with defiance or agression, it is acceptable to continue expanding our military.
11. Support & expand free trade	Support Free Trade Benefits Consumers and Economy.We should only restrict free trade when it poses a security risk.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Oppose Availability of guns should be absolutely limited, because more guns mean more killing.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Support Very few Americans have adequate health insurance. The government should make funds available for all citizens.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Strongly Support Immigration restrictions are racist because they keep out Hispanics and other non-whites. Social services should be offered to all residents of the United States regardless of immigration status.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Strongly Oppose Animals have inherent rights, and nature has inherent value. It is necessary to support vegetarianism and protect environment.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Oppose Church-state separation precludes the involvement of religious institutions in social services. Basically, we should not violate the Constitutional principle in this case.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Support Past discrimination should be corrected. Government should enforce Affirmative Action laws in companies.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Support In free country, people are free to choose their mate, whichever gender they like. Homosexual partners or marriages are equal with heterosexual ones.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Oppose Government should control the Social Security forever. The Trust Fund should not be invested in anything with risk.

Total: 194

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
05/02/2017	H.R.2295	Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2017	05/02/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
04/06/2017	H.R.2039	Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act	04/06/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
07/19/2016	H.R.5723	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a temporary exception to the site neutral payment rate for certain discharges from long-term care hospitals that involve severe wounds.	07/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
05/17/2016	H.R.5261	Protecting the U.S. Corporate Tax Base Act of 2016	05/17/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
04/20/2016	H.R.4996	Sensible Estate Tax Act of 2016	04/20/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
02/23/2016	H.R.4581	Stop Corporate Earnings Stripping Act of 2016	02/23/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
09/28/2015	H.R.3621	Social Security Earned Benefits Payment Act	09/28/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. (All Actions)
09/22/2015	H.Res.50	Calling for the release of Ukrainian fighter pilot Nadiya Savchenko, who was captured by Russian forces in Eastern Ukraine and has been held illegally in a Russian prison since July 2014.	09/22/2015 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
07/16/2015	H.R.3105	Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2015	07/16/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
06/25/2015	H.R.2889	Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015	06/25/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
01/20/2015	H.R.415	Stop Corporate Inversions Act of 2015	01/20/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
05/20/2014	H.R.4679	Stop Corporate Inversions Act of 2014	05/20/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
05/06/2015	H.R.1916	Trade Enforcement and Trade Facilitation Act of 2015	05/06/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security. (All Actions)
02/27/2015	H.R.820	Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act	02/27/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
11/21/2013	H.R.3546	Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2013	11/21/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. (All Actions)
10/10/2013	H.R.3284	Default Prevention Act of 2013	10/10/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
08/01/2013	H.R.2945	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend and expand the charitable deduction for contributions of food inventory.	08/01/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
04/10/2013	H.R.1276	Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act	04/10/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
12/04/2012	H.R.15	Middle Class Tax Cut Act	12/04/2012 Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Walz (MN). Petition No: 112-6. (All Actions)
07/30/2012	H.R.16	Sensible Estate Tax Relief Act of 2012	07/30/2012 Referred to House Budget (All Actions)

Total: 5362

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
01/19/1999	H.R.194	To amend section 313 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to allow duty drawback for grape juice concentrates, regardless of color or variety.
01/12/1999	H.R.82	To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund be excluded from the budget of the United States Government.
01/07/1999	H.R.175	Affordable Housing Opportunity Act of 1999
11/13/1998	H.R.4283	Africa: Seeds of Hope Act of 1998
11/12/1998	H.R.1023	Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief Fund Act of 1998
11/06/1998	H.R.3910	Automobile National Heritage Area Act
11/03/1998	H.R.4872	Certified Nurse Midwifery Medicare Services Act of 1998
10/31/1998	H.R.678	Thomas Alva Edison Commemorative Coin Act	Passed	Not Voting
10/28/1998	H.R.4558	Noncitizen Benefit Clarification and Other Technical Amendments Act of1998
10/21/1998	H.R.4550	Drug Demand Reduction Act	Passed	Not Voting
10/21/1998	H.R.2513	An Act to provide tax-free treatment of reward monies devoted to the victims of "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski.
10/21/1998	H.R.1560	Lewis and Clark Expedition Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act	Passed	Not Voting
10/20/1998	H.R.4727	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to delay the 15% reduction and to make revisions in the per beneficiary and per visit payment limits on payment for health services under the Medicare Program, and for other purposes.
10/20/1998	H.Res.566	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President and the Senate should take the necessary actions to prevent the sale or diversion of Great Lakes water to foreign countries, business, corporations, and individuals until procedures are established to guarantee that any such sale is fully negotiated between and approved by the governments concerned.
10/19/1998	H.R.3790	Library of Congress Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act of 1998
10/10/1998	H.R.2560	Little Rock Nine Medals and Coins Act
10/07/1998	H.R.836	Filipino Veterans Equity Act of 1995 (sic)
09/25/1998	H.R.3808	To designate the United States Post Office located at 47526 Clipper Drive in Plymouth, Michigan, as the "Carl D. Pursell Post Office".	Passed	Not Voting
09/25/1998	H.R.3506	To award a congressional gold medal to Gerald R. and Betty Ford.
09/23/1998	H.R.4611	To provide a temporary waiver for taxable year 1998 of the minimum tax rules that deny many families the full benefit of nonrefundable personal credits, pending enactment of permanent legislation to address this inequity.

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