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

Personal

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
06/17/2010	H.R.5486	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for small business job creation, and for other purposes.	06/17/2010 Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1436, H.R. 5486 is laid on the table. (All Actions)
01/29/2010	H.R.4552	Benefit Card Fairness Act of 2010	01/29/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
12/08/2009	H.R.4236	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a temporary exclusion of 100 percent of the gain on the sale or exchange of certain small business stock.	12/08/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
07/31/2009	H.R.3497	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that indebtedness incurred by a partnership in acquiring securities and commodities is not treated as acquisition indebtedness for purposes of determining the unrelated business taxable income of organizations which are partners with limited liability.	07/31/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
04/15/2010	H.R.4851	Continuing Extension Act of 2010	04/15/2010 Became Public Law No: 111-157. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
03/26/2010	H.R.4849	Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010	03/26/2010 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions)
02/22/2010	H.R.4629	Manufacturing Modernization and Diversification Act of 2010	02/22/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
07/28/2009	H.R.3367	Heavy Duty Hybrid Truck Incentives Improvement Act of 2009	07/28/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
07/20/2009	H.R.3253	Advance Directive Promotion Act of 2009	07/20/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
07/15/2009	H.R.3227	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend and expand the charitable deduction for contributions of food inventory.	07/15/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
06/19/2009	H.R.2948	Healthcare Improvements for Generating High Performance (HIGH Performance) Act of 2009	06/19/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
06/02/2009	H.Res.489	Recognizing the twentieth anniversary of the suppression of protesters and citizens in and around Tiananmen Square in Beijing, People's Republic of China, on June 3 and 4, 1989 and expressing sympathy to the families of those killed, tortured, and imprisoned in connection with the democracy protests in Tiananmen Square and other parts of China on June 3 and 4, 1989 and thereafter.	06/02/2009 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
05/19/2009	H.R.2492	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income discharges of student loans the repayment of which is income contingent or income based.	05/19/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
04/29/2009	H.R.2150	To increase the amount of direct loans that may be provided by the Secretary of Energy to improve facilities for advanced technology vehicles manufacturing.	04/29/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. (All Actions)
04/02/2009	H.R.1935	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services.	04/02/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
09/25/2008	H.R.7098	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income discharges of student loans the repayment of which is income contingent or income based.	09/25/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
09/23/2008	H.Res.1314	Remembering the 75th anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine (Holodomor) of 1932-1933 and extending the deepest sympathies of the House of Representative to the victims, survivors, and families of this tragedy, and for other purposes.	09/23/2008 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
04/04/2008	H.R.5702	Advance Directive Promotion Act of 2008	04/04/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
01/22/2008	H.R.4341	To extend the trade adjustment assistance program under the Trade Act of 1974 for 3 months.	01/22/2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions)
10/25/2007	H.R.3976	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction for contributions of food inventory by all corporations.	10/25/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)

Total: 5362

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
06/12/2017	H.Res.380	Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
05/18/2017	H.Res.341	Recognizing the contributions of Defense laboratories to national security and supporting the designation of May 18, 2017, as the "Department of Defense Laboratory Day 2017".
05/18/2017	H.Res.197	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President and the Secretary of State should ensure that the Canadian Government does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes Basin.
05/18/2017	H.Res.158	Celebrating the history of the Detroit River with the 16-year commemoration of the International Underground Railroad Memorial Monument, comprised of the Gateway to Freedom Monument in Detroit, Michigan, and the Tower of Freedom Monument in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
05/18/2017	H.R.672	Combating European Anti-Semitism Act of 2017
05/17/2017	H.R.2477	To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017	H.Res.332	Supporting the goals and ideals of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.
05/17/2017	H.R.356	Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/09/2017	H.R.267	Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Act of 2017
05/04/2017	H.Res.314	Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.
05/02/2017	H.R.2293	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for purposes of the tax on private foundation excess business holdings to treat as outstanding any employee-owned stock purchased by a business enterprise pursuant to certain employee stock ownership retirement plans.
05/02/2017	H.R.2282	Equality Act
05/01/2017	H.R.2043	Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2017
04/28/2017	H.R.2119	Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2017
04/25/2017	H.Res.276	Expressing the sense of the House that more should be done to instill Holocaust education in school curricula around the country.
04/25/2017	H.R.1358	Scientific Integrity Act
04/07/2017	H.R.1902	Social Security 2100 Act
04/07/2017	H.R.19	Smithsonian Women's History Museum Act
04/06/2017	H.R.2015	Equitable Student Aid Access Act
04/05/2017	H.R.1931	Corporate EXIT Fairness Act

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