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Sander Martin "Sandy' Levin has been a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Michigan's 12th Congressional District since 1983.

Contents 1 Record and controversies 1.1 Iraq War 1.2 Environmental record 2 Bio 2.1 Congressional career 2.1.1 2006 elections 3 Money in politics 4 Committees and Affiliations 4.1 Committees 4.1.1 Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008) 4.1.2 Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006) 5 More Background Data 6 Contact 7 Articles and Resources 7.1 Local blogs and discussion sites

Record and controversies

Congressional scorecards

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Iraq War

Levin voted against the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 that started the Iraq War.^[1]

Environmental record

For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal

Bio

Levin was born September 6, 1931 in Detroit, Michigan. He graduated from Central High School in Detroit, received a B.A. from the University of Chicago in 1952, an M.A. in international relations from Columbia University in 1954, and an LL.B. from Harvard Law School in 1957. After developing a private law practice, he served in the Michigan State Senate from 1965 - 1970, and was Senate Minority Leader from 1969-1970. He made unsuccessful campaigns for Governor of Michigan in 1970 and 1974. He was assistant administrator of the Agency for International Development from 1977 - 1981. He was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1982 and was reelected for the eleventh time in 2004.

Levin's brother, Carl Levin, is a U.S. senator from Michigan. His uncle Theodore Levin was a federal judge. His first cousin Charles Levin was a Michigan Supreme Court judge. His first cousin Joseph Levin was a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives.

Congressional career

2006 elections

In 2006, the Republicans nominated Randell J. Shafer to face Lender in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [1] Levin retained his seat.

Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle
Donor	Amount (US Dollars)
Ford Motor Co	$ 19,000
Comcast Corp	$ 13,500
DLA Piper	$ 12,500
Rosen Partners	$ 12,500
King & Spalding	$ 11,750
WPP Group	$ 11,600
Akin, Gump et al	$ 10,500
American Health Care Assn	$ 10,250
Access Industries	$ 10,000
Air Line Pilots Assn	$ 10,000
Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site. Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

Links to more campaign contribution information for Sander Levin from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by industry:	2008 election cycle	Career totals

• Revolving door profile for Sander Levin from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• 2006 privately funded travel profile for Sander Levin from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for Sander Levin from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

Committees and Affiliations

Committees

• House Committee on Ways and Means
  • Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support
  • Subcommittee on Trade

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

• House Committee on Ways and Means
  • Subcommittee on Social Security - Chair
  • Subcommittee on Trade

Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)

• House Committee on Ways and Means
  • Subcommittee on Social Security - Ranking Minority Member
  • Subcommittee on Trade

More Background Data

• Background information on Sander Levin from Project Vote Smart

• Interest group scorecard ratings for Sander Levin from Project Vote Smart

• Voting record for Sander Levin from the Washington Post database

• Information on Sander Levin from Congress Merge

Wikipedia also has an article on Sander Levin. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.

Contact

DC office
1236 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Ph: 202-225-4961 Fax: 202-226-1033 Webform email
District offices
27085 Gratiot Avenue, Roseville, MI 48066 Ph: 586-498-7122 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
Official website YouTube channel
Campaign office
No campaign website entered. No campaign webform email entered. No campaign office information entered.

Articles and Resources

• Official website
• Campaign website
• Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Open Secrets - 2006 congressional races database

Local blogs and discussion sites

• Michigan Liberal 12th CD Section

Semantic data (Edit data)

From the Sunlight Foundation API
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Congressional Career
First Elected to Current Office: November 2, 1982	First Took Current Office: January 3, 1983	Next Election: November 2, 2010	Term Ends:
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Date of Birth: September 6, 1931 November 2, 1982