Sander Martin Levin, sometimes known as Sandy Levin, (born September 6, 1931) is a Democratic U.S. Representative from the 12th Congressional District (map) in Michigan, having served since 1983. The district, numbered as the 17th District until 1993, includes most of Detroit's northeastern suburbs, such as Mount Clemens, Southfield, Warren, Sterling Heights, Eastpointe and St. Clair Shores. He is the older brother of Senator Carl Levin.
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Sander Martin Levin, sometimes known as Sandy Levin, (born September 6, 1931) is a Democratic U.S. Representative from the 12th Congressional District (map) in Michigan, having served since 1983. The district, numbered as the 17th District until 1993, includes most of Detroit's northeastern suburbs, such as Mount Clemens, Southfield, Warren, Sterling Heights, Eastpointe and St. Clair Shores. He is the older brother of Senator Carl Levin.
Levin was born in Detroit. He 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 an LL.B. from Harvard Law School in 1957.
After developing a private law practice, Levin served in the Michigan Senate from 1965–1970, and was Senate Minority Leader 1969–1970. He made unsuccessful campaigns for Governor of Michigan in 1970 and 1974, and was a Fellow of the Kennedy School of Politics at Harvard University in...
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