• 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
01/05/1993 H.R.127 Employee Educational Assistance Act of 1993 01/05/1993 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
07/27/1992 H.R.5654 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the harbor maintenance tax shall not apply to the movement of certain cargo within contiguous United States and foreign ports, and for other purposes. 07/27/1992 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 423.  (All Actions)
07/08/1992 H.R.787 Fair Trade and Export Expansion Act of 1991 07/08/1992 For Further Action See H.R.5100.  (All Actions)
02/11/1992 H.R.4217 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an inflation adjustment for the sale price at which the luxury tax on passenger vehicles applies. 02/11/1992 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
01/14/1992 H.R.3982 Medicare HMO Sanction Reform and Anti-Fraud and Abuse Act of 1991 01/14/1992 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.  (All Actions)
01/14/1992 H.R.3980 Medicare HMO Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Notification Act of 1991 01/14/1992 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.  (All Actions)
01/14/1992 H.R.3826 Medicare Cancer Coverage Improvement Act of 1991 01/14/1992 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.  (All Actions)
12/10/1991 H.R.3981 United States Commercial Center Pilot Program Act of 1991 12/10/1991 Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.  (All Actions)
11/26/1991 H.R.3979 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for payments or contributions to certain cooperative research organizations. 11/26/1991 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
10/03/1991 H.R.3496 Carryover Basis Act of 1991 10/03/1991 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
09/24/1991 H.R.3388 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require foreign insurance companies to use same year tax return data in calculating minimum effectively connected net investment income, to provide for a carryover account, and to allow an election to use an individualized company yield. 09/24/1991 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
07/31/1991 H.R.3134 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require foreign insurance companies to use same year tax return data in calculating minimum effectively connected net investment income, to provide for a carryover account, and to allow an election to use an individualized company yield. 07/31/1991 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
07/11/1991 H.Res.149 United States-Mexico Trade Negotiating Objectives Clarification Resolution of 1991 07/11/1991 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/14/1991 H.R.2327 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit tax-exempt organizations to establish qualified cash or deferred arrangements for their employees. 05/14/1991 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
05/10/1991 H.R.2106 Family Caregiver Support Act of 1991 05/10/1991 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.  (All Actions)
04/24/1991 H.Res.115 Providing for a lighting efficiency program for the House of Representatives office buildings, and a study and report on the economic and environmental effects of such program. 04/24/1991 Executive Comment Received from Arch of Capitol.  (All Actions)
03/08/1991 H.R.1193 Unemployment Insurance Administrative Financing Reform Act 03/08/1991 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.  (All Actions)
11/05/1990 H.R.5067 Patient Self Determination Act of 1990 11/05/1990 See H.R.5835.  (All Actions)
11/05/1990 H.R.4051 Social Security Telephone Access Act of 1990 11/05/1990 See H.R.5835.  (All Actions)
10/03/1990 H.R.5728 For the relief of Janice and Leslie Sedore and Ruth Hillman. 10/03/1990 Referred to the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations.  (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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