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Dec 27, 2021 · Years ago, a friend of mine who worked on Levin’s campaign told me about a gripe the senator had during a meeting — an incident I’ve come to think of as a quintessential Carl Levin oversight ...
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Levin was born in 1934 in Detroit, Michigan, where he also attended high school. He earned his B.A. from Swarthmore College in 1956 and his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1959. Levin has also worked as an attorney.
Below is an abbreviated outline of Levin's professional and political career: 1. Assistant Attorney General and General Counsel for the Michigan Civil Rights Commission 1964-1967 2. Special Assistant Attorney General for the State of Michigan and Chief Appellate Defender for the City of Detroit 1968-1969 3. Member, Detroit City Council 1969-1973 4....
113th Congress
The second session of the 113th Congress enacted into law 224 out of the 3215 introduced bills (7 percent). Comparatively, the 112th Congress had 4.2 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the second session.The Senate confirmed 13,949 out of 18,323 executive nominations received (76.1 percent). For more information pertaining to Levin's voting record in the 113th Congress, please see the below sections.
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Ideology and leadership
1. 1.1. See also: GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Levin was a rank-and-file Democrat as of July 2014.This was the same rating Levin received in June 2013.
Like-minded colleagues
The website OpenCongresstracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.
Lifetime voting record
1. 1.1. See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives According to the website GovTrack,Levin missed 163 of 12,652 roll call votes from February 1979 to July 2014. This amounts to 1.3 percent, which is better than the median of 2.0 percent among current congressional senators as of July 2014.
Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update. Levin has been married to his wife Barbara (nee Halpern) since 1961. They have three daughters and six grandchildren.
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Jul 30, 2021 · Carl Levin, Michigan's longest-serving U.S. senator who died Thursday at age 87, was remembered by family and friends as a man who personified integrity. U.S. Rep. Andy Levin, D-Bloomfield Twp ...
- Todd Spangler
- Washington Correspondent
Carl Levin, who is the inspiration for the Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy, represented Michigan as a Democrat in the U.S. Senate from 1979 to 2015.During his 36-year tenure, he chaired the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and the Committee on Armed Services, becoming a leader and champion of fact-based, bipartisan, high ...
Jul 30, 2021 · Carl Levin, the longest-serving U.S. senator in Michigan history and former chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, has died at age 87. The death was announced late Thursday by his ...
- Melissa Nann Burke
- Washington Correspondent
Aug 5, 2021 · The death of former Democratic Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan last month, at age 87, is a case in point. ... DNC launches first billboard campaign targeting Trump’s options for vice president. May ...
Carl Milton Levin was an American attorney and retired politician who served as a United States Senator from Michigan from 1979 to 2015. He was the chair of the Senate Committee on Armed Services ...
