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
05/02/2017	H.R.2295	Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2017	05/02/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
04/06/2017	H.R.2039	Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act	04/06/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
07/19/2016	H.R.5723	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a temporary exception to the site neutral payment rate for certain discharges from long-term care hospitals that involve severe wounds.	07/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
05/17/2016	H.R.5261	Protecting the U.S. Corporate Tax Base Act of 2016	05/17/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
04/20/2016	H.R.4996	Sensible Estate Tax Act of 2016	04/20/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
02/23/2016	H.R.4581	Stop Corporate Earnings Stripping Act of 2016	02/23/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
09/28/2015	H.R.3621	Social Security Earned Benefits Payment Act	09/28/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. (All Actions)
09/22/2015	H.Res.50	Calling for the release of Ukrainian fighter pilot Nadiya Savchenko, who was captured by Russian forces in Eastern Ukraine and has been held illegally in a Russian prison since July 2014.	09/22/2015 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
07/16/2015	H.R.3105	Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2015	07/16/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
06/25/2015	H.R.2889	Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015	06/25/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
01/20/2015	H.R.415	Stop Corporate Inversions Act of 2015	01/20/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
05/20/2014	H.R.4679	Stop Corporate Inversions Act of 2014	05/20/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
05/06/2015	H.R.1916	Trade Enforcement and Trade Facilitation Act of 2015	05/06/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security. (All Actions)
02/27/2015	H.R.820	Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act	02/27/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
11/21/2013	H.R.3546	Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2013	11/21/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. (All Actions)
10/10/2013	H.R.3284	Default Prevention Act of 2013	10/10/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
08/01/2013	H.R.2945	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend and expand the charitable deduction for contributions of food inventory.	08/01/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
04/10/2013	H.R.1276	Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act	04/10/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
12/04/2012	H.R.15	Middle Class Tax Cut Act	12/04/2012 Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Walz (MN). Petition No: 112-6. (All Actions)
07/30/2012	H.R.16	Sensible Estate Tax Relief Act of 2012	07/30/2012 Referred to House Budget (All Actions)

Total: 5362

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
03/16/1998	H.R.3292	Investment in Children Act of 1998
03/09/1998	H.Con.Res.233	Calling on Japan to establish and maintain an open, competitive market for consumer photographic film and paper and other sectors facing market access barriers in Japan.
03/04/1998	H.R.3320	Public School Modernization Act of 1998
03/02/1998	H.R.3260	To amend the National Sea Grant College Program Act to exclude Lake Champlain from the definition of the Great Lakes, which was added by the National Sea Grant College Program Reauthorization Act of 1998.
02/19/1998	H.R.3207	To amend the Social Security Act to establish the Save Social Security First Reserve Fund into which the Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit budget surpluses pending Social Security reform.
01/28/1998	H.R.3125	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the work opportunity credit for 3 years.
11/19/1997	H.R.867	Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997	Failed	Not Voting
11/18/1997	H.R.2955	Border Improvement and Immigration Act of 1997
11/13/1997	H.R.1129	Microcredit for Self-Reliance Act of 1997	Passed	Not Voting
11/09/1997	H.R.2990	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount of low-income housing credits which may be allocated in each State, and to index such amount for inflation.
11/09/1997	H.Con.Res.181	Calling for a United States effort to end restrictions on the freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people in the occupied area of Cyprus.
11/09/1997	H.R.2481	To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to clarify that records of arrival or departure are not required to be collected for purposes of the automated entry-exit control system developed under section 110 of such Act for Canadians who are not otherwise required to possess a visa, passport, or border crossing identification card.
11/08/1997	H.R.2930	Iran Missile Proliferation Sanctions Act of 1997
11/07/1997	H.Con.Res.188	Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding Turkey's claim of sovereignty to the islets in the Aegean Sea called Imia by Greece and Kardak by Turkey.
11/05/1997	H.R.2819	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the research credit and to modify the alternative incremental credit.
10/30/1997	H.R.1995	Point Reyes National Seashore Farmland Protection Act of 1997
10/22/1997	H.R.164	Reconstructive Breast Surgery Benefits Act of 1997
10/20/1997	H.Con.Res.112	Expressing the sense of the Congress that the German Government should expand and simplify its reparations system, provide reparations to Holocaust survivors in Eastern and Central Europe, and set up a fund to help cover the medical expenses of Holocaust survivors.
10/09/1997	H.Con.Res.121	Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding proliferation of missile technology from Russia to Iran.
10/09/1997	H.R.1984	To provide for a four-year moratorium on the establishment of new standards for ozone and fine particulate matter under the Clean Air Act, pending further implementation of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, additional review and air quality monitoring under that Act.

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