• LEVIN, SANDER M MR
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%
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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
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly Oppose
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Oppose
11. Support & expand free trade

Support
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Oppose
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Oppose
Total: 194
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
08/13/2001 H.R.1483 Employee Educational Assistance Act 08/13/2001 See H.R.1836.  (All Actions)
07/25/2001 H.R.2258 Women Immigrants Safe Harbor Act of 2001 07/25/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.  (All Actions)
06/18/2001 H.R.2058 Medicare Wellness Act of 2001 06/18/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
04/19/2001 H.R.1484 United States-Jordan Free Trade Area Implementation Act 04/19/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.  (All Actions)
07/10/2000 H.R.4816 To make technical corrections in United States Customs Service regulations regarding the importation of goods bearing foreign owned trademarks or trade names, and for other purposes. 07/10/2000 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
03/21/2000 H.R.3887 Medicare Wellness Act of 2000 03/21/2000 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.  (All Actions)
03/16/2000 H.R.4014 Interregional Presidential Primary and Caucus Act of 2000 03/16/2000 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.  (All Actions)
11/19/1999 H.R.3393 Trade Enhancement Act of 1999 11/19/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
11/09/1999 H.R.3277 Interregional Presidential Primary and Caucus Act of 1999 11/09/1999 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.  (All Actions)
06/17/1999 H.R.2265 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that certain educational benefits provided by an employer to children of employees shall be excludable from gross income as a scholarship. 06/17/1999 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
05/27/1999 H.R.1830 Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1999 05/27/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.  (All Actions)
05/05/1999 H.R.1399 Fairness for Legal Immigrants Act of 1999 05/05/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.  (All Actions)
04/06/1999 H.R.1149 Advance Planning and Compassionate Care Act of 1999 04/06/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
03/23/1999 H.R.1120 To modify the standards for responding to import surges under section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974, to establish mechanisms for import monitoring and the prevention of circumvention of United States trade laws, and to strengthen the enforcement of United States trade remedy laws. 03/23/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
01/19/1999 H.R.324 National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program Incentive Act 01/19/1999 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
01/19/1999 H.R.323 Employee Educational Assistance Act of 1999 01/19/1999 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
10/12/1998 H.Con.Res.295 Expressing the sense of Congress that the 65th anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine of 1932-1933 should serve as a reminder of the brutality of the government of the former Soviet Union's repressive policies toward the Ukrainian people. 10/12/1998 Received in the Senate.  (All Actions)
04/21/1998 H.R.3697 Unemployment Compensation Amendment of 1998 04/21/1998 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
04/17/1998 H.R.3476 Campaign Finance Improvement Act of 1998 04/17/1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.  (All Actions)
11/24/1997 H.R.2999 Advance Planning and Compassionate Care Act of 1997 11/24/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
Total: 5362
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
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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