Michael Ted Levin was born on October 20,1978 and is an American politician and attorney serving as the US representative for California's 49th congressional district since 2019.
25 Facts About Mike Levin
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Mike Levin was born in Inglewood, California, and raised in Lake Forest, California, in South Orange County.
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Mike Levin's mother is Mexican-American and his father is Jewish.
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Mike Levin was raised in both the Jewish and Catholic faiths.
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Mike Levin attended Loyola High School in Los Angeles before attending Stanford University.
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At Stanford, Mike Levin served as president of the student body.
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Mike Levin attended law school at Duke University School of Law before returning to Orange County.
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Mike Levin co-founded CleanTech OC, a clean energy trade association in Orange County, and was profiled in an OC Metro "40 Under 40" piece for his work at FlexEnergy, a company that developed a technology to capture and use methane from landfills and wastewater treatment facilities.
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Mike Levin was the director of government affairs at FuelCell Energy from 2014 to 2017.
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Mike Levin served as vice president of Better Energy Systems, a consumer-facing cleantech startup based in Berkeley, California, and on the board of directors of the Center for Sustainable Energy, an environmental organization based in San Diego.
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Mike Levin served as the executive director of the Democratic Party of Orange County.
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Mike Levin later served on the National Finance Committee for Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign for President.
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On March 8,2017, Mike Levin announced his candidacy for United States Congress in California's 49th congressional district to replace incumbent Representative Darrell Issa.
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At a town hall event that Issa held on March 11,2017, Mike Levin publicly confronted Issa and mentioned a book he had sent Issa in 2016, Climate Change for Beginners.
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Mike Levin campaigned with a platform focused on energy and environmental issues.
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Mike Levin is from San Juan Capistrano, while Harkey is from nearby Dana Point.
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Mike Levin has emphasized his support for "a woman's right to a safe, legal abortion".
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Mike Levin has prioritized addressing climate change, which has garnered attention from national media outlets covering energy and environmental issues.
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Mike Levin voted for the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the largest climate policy ever passed by Congress.
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Mike Levin has expressed support for the Green New Deal, a comprehensive plan to address climate change.
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Mike Levin supported the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a bill to address the country's infrastructure needs through investments in rebuilding and modernization.
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Mike Levin is a proponent of moving the Pacific Surfliner railway line, which runs along the coastal bluffs of Del Mar, to a safer location.
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Mike Levin is actively pushing for additional Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding to be allocated for a rail tunnel under Del Mar, with the goal of completing the project by 2035.
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Mike Levin supported the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which was passed and signed into law, a comprehensive bill aimed at strengthening gun safety regulations.
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Mike Levin voted for the For the People Act, a bill intended to expand voting rights.