1. Sander Martin Levin was born on September 6,1931 and is an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 2019, representing.
16 Facts About Sander Levin
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Sander Levin was the older brother of former US Senator Carl Levin, and is the father of former Congressman Andy Levin, his successor.
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In December 2017, Sander Levin announced that he would retire from Congress at the end of his current term, and not seek re-election in 2018.
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Sander Levin 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.
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Sander Levin was named chairman of the Oakland County Democratic Party in 1962.
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Sander Levin was elected as State Senator for the 15th district in 1964, defeating Republican George W Kuhn.
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Sander Levin served as Senate minority leader from January 1969 to January 1970, when he resigned to run for governor.
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Sander Levin made unsuccessful campaigns for Governor of Michigan in 1970 and 1974, both times losing to Republican William Milliken.
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Sander Levin was a Fellow of the Harvard Kennedy School in 1975.
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Sander Levin served as chairman until January 2011 and ranking member until the end of 2016.
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Sander Levin was a member of the House Baltic Caucus and the Congressional Arts Caucus.
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Sander Levin supported the nuclear deal with Iran, and said that Israel, the region, and the world would be more secure under the Iran nuclear deal.
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Cole and Sander Levin worked to create a fund in her name for young professionals researching early childhood development.
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Sander Levin comes from a family that has long been prominent in Michigan politics.
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Sander Levin's first cousin Charles was a Michigan Supreme Court justice, after serving as a Michigan Court of Appeals judge.
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Sander Levin's son Andy Levin was an unsuccessful candidate for the Michigan Senate in 2006, but in 2018 was elected to succeed him in the United States House of Representatives.