Levin, Sander, 1931-

<p>Sander Martin Levin (born September 6, 1931) is an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 2019, representing Michigan's 9th congressional district (numbered as the 17th District from 1983 to 1993 and as the 12th District from 1993 to 2013). Levin, a member of the Democratic Party from Michigan, is a former ranking member on the House Ways and Means Committee; he was Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee from 2010 to 2011. He is the older brother of former U.S. Senator Carl Levin, and the father of current Congressman Andy Levin, his successor.</p>

<p>In December 2017, Levin announced that he would retire from Congress at the end of his current term, and not seek re-election in 2018. His son Andy was elected on November 6, 2018, and took office in the 116th Congress, which commenced on January 3, 2019.</p>

<p>Levin was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Jewish parents Bess Rachel (née Levinson) and Saul R. Levin. He graduated from Central High School in Detroit, received a bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago in 1952, a Master's degree in international relations from Columbia University in 1954, and a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1957. Afterwards, he developed a private practice in Detroit.</p>

LEVIN, Sander Martin, a Representative from Michigan; born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., September 6, 1931; graduated from Central High School, Detroit, Mich.; B.A., University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill., 1952; M.A., Columbia University, New York, N.Y., 1954; LL.B., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 1957; lawyer, private practice; member of the Michigan state senate, 1965-1970; unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Michigan in 1970 and 1974; assistant administrator, United States Agency for International Development, 1977-1981; delegate, Democratic National Conventions, 1964 and 1968; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-eighth and to the seventeen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1983-January 3, 2019); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress in 2018; chairman, Committee on Ways and Means (One Hundred Eleventh Congress).

<p><b>RACES</b>
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<li> 11/08/2016 MI District 09 Won 57.91% (+20.51%)</li>
<li> 08/02/2016 MI District 09 - D Primary Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li> 11/04/2014 MI District 09 Won 60.39% (+24.31%)</li>
<li> 08/05/2014 MI District 09 - D Primary Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li> 11/06/2012 MI District 09 Won 61.91% (+27.89%)</li>
<li> 08/07/2012 MI District 09 - D Primary Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li> 11/02/2010 MI District 12 Won 61.08% (+26.11%)</li>
<li> 08/03/2010 MI District 12 - D Primary Won 76.02% (+52.04%)</li>
<li> 11/04/2008 MI District 12 Won 72.07% (+48.19%)</li>
<li> 11/07/2006 MI District 12 Won 70.17% (+44.07%)</li>
<li> 08/08/2006 MI District 12 - D Primary Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li> 11/02/2004 MI District 12 Won 69.32% (+40.30%)</li>
<li> 11/05/2002 MI District 12 Won 68.26% (+38.48%)</li>
<li> 08/06/2002 MI District 12 - D Primary Won 78.77% (+60.22%)</li>
<li> 11/07/2000 MI District 12 Won 64.33% (+32.19%)</li>
<li> 11/03/1998 MI District 12 Won 55.87% (+13.83%)</li>
<li> 11/05/1996 MI District 12 Won 57.40% (+16.86%)</li>
<li> 11/08/1994 MI District 12 Won 52.01% (+5.40%)</li>
<li> 08/02/1994 MI District 12 - D Primary Won 80.25% (+67.23%)</li>
<li> 11/03/1992 MI District 12 Won 52.62% (+6.95%)</li>
<li> 11/06/1990 MI District 17 Won 69.69% (+39.38%)</li>
<li> 11/08/1988 MI District 17 Won 70.20% (+41.60%)</li>
<li> 11/04/1986 MI District 17 Won 76.45% (+53.97%)</li>
<li> 08/05/1986 MI District 17 - D Primary Won 93.91% (+87.82%)</li>
<li> 11/06/1984 MI District 17 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li> 11/02/1982 MI District 17 Won 66.62% (+34.92%)</li>
<li> 08/03/1982 MI District 17 - D Primary Won 44.13% (+18.31%)</li>
<li> 11/05/1974 MI Governor Lost 46.75% (-4.31%)</li>
<li> 08/06/1974 MI Governor - D Primary Won 61.29% (+33.85%)</li>
<li> 11/03/1970 MI Governor Lost 48.74% (-1.67%)</li>
<li> 08/04/1970 MI Governor - D Primary Won 54.10% (+24.34%)</li>
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