Andy Levin


Andrew Saul Levin is an American attorney and politician who serves as the U.S. Representative for. The district includes most of Detroit's northern and northeastern suburbs, such as Mount Clemens, Royal Oak, Clinton Township, Warren, Ferndale, Fraser, Sterling Heights, Eastpointe and St. Clair Shores. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
He was elected in 2018 to the United States House of Representatives, succeeding his retiring father Sander "Sandy" Levin. He is the nephew of former U.S. Senator Carl Levin.

Early life and education

Andy Levin was born on August 10, 1960, to Sander Levin and Vicki Schlafer. Sander was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1982. Andy grew up with two sisters, Jennifer and Madeleine, and a brother, Matthew.
Levin graduated from Williams College with a bachelor's degree. He earned a master's degree in Asian languages and culture from the University of Michigan and his Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School.

Early career

Levin ran as a Democrat for the 13th district seat in the Michigan State Senate in 2006. He lost the election to Republican John Pappageorge by 0.6% of the vote. After the election, he directed Voice@Work, a program seeking to expand trade union membership.
Governor Jennifer Granholm appointed Levin as deputy director in the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor, and Economic Growth in 2007. He oversaw the "No Worker Left Behind" program, which provided job training to unemployed workers. In 2009, Granholm named him chief workforce officer. Granholm named him acting director of DELEG in 2010, and he served in the role through the end of her administration in 2011. He founded the clean energy firm Levin Energy Partners LLC and serves as president of Lean & Green Michigan.

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

2018 general election

In the 2018 elections, Levin ran to succeed his father in the United States House of Representatives in.
Levin defeated former State Representative Ellen Lipton and attorney Martin Brook in the primary election. Levin received 52.5% of the vote, defeating Lipton by a margin of 9 thousand votes.
On November 6th, Levin defeated Republican businesswoman Candius Stearns in the November 6 general election.

Tenure

Committee assignments

Personal life

Levin and his wife Mary have four children, and live in Bloomfield Township.