Mark Levine (Virginia politician)

This article is about the Virginia State Delegate and liberal pundit. For the conservative radio host, see Mark Levin.
For other people named Mark Levine or Mark Levin, see Mark Levine (disambiguation).
Mark Levine
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the 45th district
In office
January 13, 2016 – January 12, 2022
Preceded byRob Krupicka
Succeeded byElizabeth Bennett-Parker
Personal details
Born
Mark H. Levine

(1966-05-07) May 7, 1966 (age 58)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
EducationHarvard University (AB)
Yale University (JD)

Mark H. Levine (born May 7, 1966) is an American politician and attorney who served as the Delegate from the 45th District of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2016 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, he simultaneously ran for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia in the 2021 election and for reelection as a Delegate on June 8, 2021, but lost in the Democratic primaries to Hala Ayala and Elizabeth Bennett-Parker, respectively.[1][2][3]

Levine is a constitutional lawyer who was an early advocate for same-sex marriage in the United States. He has hosted a nationally syndicated progressive public policy radio program and has worked as a television pundit.

Levine was the third openly gay person and third openly LGBT person elected to the Virginia House of Delegates and the Virginia General Assembly (after Adam Ebbin and Mark Sickles).

  1. ^ "Del. Mark Levine joins the crowded race for Virginia lieutenant governor". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  2. ^ "Lawmaker Mark Levine makes a historic run to be Virginia's first gay Lt. Governor". LGBTQ Nation. 22 December 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  3. ^ "BREAKING: Bennett-Parker declares victory in 45th District race, Levine loses Delegate and Lieutenant Governor races". ALXnow - Alexandria Now. 2021-06-08. Retrieved 2021-06-09.