Sander Levin

Sander Levin
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Michigan
In office
January 3, 1983 – January 3, 2019
Preceded byWilliam M. Brodhead
Succeeded byAndy Levin
Constituency17th district (1983–1993)
12th district (1993–2013)
9th district (2013–2019)
Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee
In office
March 4, 2010 – January 3, 2011
Preceded byCharlie Rangel
Succeeded byDave Camp
Member of the Michigan Senate
from the 15th district
In office
January 13, 1965 – January 13, 1971
Preceded byJohn W. Fitzgerald
Succeeded byDaniel S. Cooper
Personal details
Born
Sander Martin Levin

(1931-09-06) September 6, 1931 (age 93)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
Vicki Schlafer
(m. 1958; died 2008)
Pamela Cole
(m. 2012)
Children4, including Andy
RelativesCarl Levin (brother)
EducationUniversity of Chicago (BA)
Columbia University (MA)
Harvard University (LLB)
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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;[1] he was Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee from 2010 to 2011. He was the older brother of former U.S. Senator Carl Levin, and is the father of former Congressman Andy Levin, his successor.

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.[2] His son Andy was elected on November 6, 2018, and took office in the 116th Congress, which commenced on January 3, 2019.

  1. ^ Caygle, Heather; Becker, Bernie (November 11, 2010). "Becerra vies for Ways and Means post as Levin steps aside". Politico. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  2. ^ Peterson, Kristina (December 2, 2017). "Rep. Sander Levin of Michigan to Retire". The Wall Street Journal.