Andy Levin

Andy Levin

Democratic Party

Prior offices

Michigan Director of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs

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U.S. House Michigan District 9

Successor: Lisa McClain

Predecessor: Sandy Levin

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Elections and appointments

Last election

August 2, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Williams College

Graduate

University of Michigan

Law

Harvard Law School

Personal

Religion

Jewish

Profession

Attorney and businessman

Contact

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Andy Levin (Democratic Party) was a member of the U.S. House, representing Michigan's 9th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2019. He left office on January 3, 2023.

Levin (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 11th Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 2, 2022.

Levin succeeded his father, Sandy Levin (D), who held the seat from 1983 to 2019.

Levin is a former Michigan director of labor and economic growth. Levin served in this position from 2010 to 2011. In 2011, the name of the position was changed to Michigan director of licensing and regulatory affairs.

Biography

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Levin attended public schools in Berkley, Michigan, and received a bachelor's degree from Williams College, an M.P.A. from the University of Michigan, and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. His professional experience includes starting Lean & Green Michigan in 2011, serving as deputy director and acting director of the Michigan Department of Energy Labor and Economic Growth, serving as the chief workforce officer for Michigan, acting as a staff attorney for the Commission on the Future of Worker-Management Relations, and creating the job retraining program No Worker Left Behind.

Levin also worked as a staff attorney to President Clinton’s Commission on the Future of Worker-Management Relations, as an organizer for SEIU, and as the assistant director of organizing for the national AFL-CIO. He also worked as a principal investigator and writer for Human Rights Watch. He received the Leader of the Year Award from the Michigan Energy Efficiency Contractors Association in 2018. Levin and his wife, Mary Freeman, have four children: Koby, Saul, Ben, and Molly.

Elections

2022

See also: Michigan's 11th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 11

Incumbent Haley Stevens defeated Mark Ambrose in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 11 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Haley Stevens (D)	61.3	224,537
		Mark Ambrose (R)	38.7	141,642

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 366,179
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 11

Incumbent Haley Stevens defeated incumbent Andy Levin in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 11 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Haley Stevens	59.9	70,508
		Andy Levin	40.1	47,117

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 117,625
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Sumukh Kallur (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 11

Mark Ambrose defeated Matthew DenOtter in the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 11 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Ambrose	70.5	42,270
		Matthew DenOtter	29.5	17,702

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 59,972
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Gabi Grossbard (R)

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Evan Space (L)

2020

See also: Michigan's 9th Congressional District election, 2020

Michigan's 9th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Republican primary)

Michigan's 9th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 9

Incumbent Andy Levin defeated Charles Langworthy, Andrea Kirby, Mike Saliba, and Douglas Troszak in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 9 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andy Levin (D)	57.7	230,318
		Charles Langworthy (R)	38.4	153,296
		Andrea Kirby (Working Class Party)	2.2	8,970
		Mike Saliba (L)	1.6	6,532
	Submit photo	Douglas Troszak (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	1

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 399,117
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 9

Incumbent Andy Levin advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 9 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andy Levin	100.0	103,202

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 103,202
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 9

Charles Langworthy defeated Gabi Grossbard in the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 9 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Charles Langworthy	57.4	32,084
		Gabi Grossbard	42.6	23,846
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	1

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 55,931
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 9

Mike Saliba advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 9 on July 18, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Mike Saliba (L)

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Working Class Party convention

Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 9

Andrea Kirby advanced from the Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 9 on July 26, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Andrea Kirby (Working Class Party)

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2018

See also: Michigan's 9th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

Andy Levin defeated Candius Stearns, Andrea Kirby, and John McDermott in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 9 on November 6, 2018.

General election

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 9

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andy Levin (D)	59.7	181,734
		Candius Stearns (R)	36.8	112,123
		Andrea Kirby (Working Class Party)	2.2	6,797
		John McDermott (G)	1.3	3,909

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 304,563
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Democratic primary election

Andy Levin defeated Ellen Lipton and Martin Brook in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 9 on August 7, 2018.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 9

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andy Levin	52.4	49,612
		Ellen Lipton	42.4	40,174
		Martin Brook	5.1	4,865

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 94,651
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Steven Bieda (D)

Republican primary election

Candius Stearns advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 9 on August 7, 2018.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 9

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Candius Stearns	100.0	47,410

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 47,410
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Endorsements

Levin received the following endorsements in 2018:

• Former Governor Jennifer Granholm (D)
• Michigan AFL-CIO.
• Progressive Change Campaign Committee
• Teamsters
• United Auto Workers
• American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
• former Congressman David Bonior
• Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
• Detroit Free Press

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Andy Levin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign advertisements

June 14, 2022

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2020

Andy Levin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Levin's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I was born and raised in Berkley. I married my high school sweetheart, Mary Freeman, and our four kids are fifth-generation Oakland County residents dating back to the 1890s. For over 30 years I advocated for workers' rights as a union organizer, the staff attorney for President Clinton's labor law reform commission, and Michigan's workforce system as the Chief Workforce Officer. Before I came to Congress, I created and ran my own start-up business as a clean energy entrepreneur. I have studied foreign languages and worked for human rights in places like India, Tibet, China and Haiti. These experiences have prepared me to serve as a U.S. Representative at a time of deep political division and crisis. People are looking for leaders they can trust to fight for them. I have been a strong, consistent voice for restoring the dignity and value of work and speak out every chance I get to defend the rights of all. And there's so much to do. I've been working to build bridges wherever I am. Whether it's bringing together labor and environmental groups to speed up electric vehicle adoption to create good jobs in Michigan and tackle climate change or bringing together Christian, Jewish and Muslim members of Congress to foster greater understanding and instill trust and cooperation, my instinct has always been to forge stronger ties between communities so that we can all stand united in the pursuit of a more perfect union.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• I am leading the fight to create an economy that truly works for all, not just those at the very top.
• I am a lifelong environmentalist working hard for clean water and clean air and against climate.
• I believe everyone deserves access to high quality, affordable health care as a basic human right.

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Describe your political ideology.

Practical progressive.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

In the midst of the worst global pandemic, I am singularly committed to ensuring that the sick get treated quickly, our brave frontline health and public safety workers stay safe, and the coronavirus epidemic ends quickly. In addition, I want to be certain that the economic recovery that will emerge once this crisis is behind us will be inclusive and set the stage for restoring meaningful work for all Americans.

Ensuring the value and dignity of work has been an enduring theme in all my efforts. This means making sure that Michiganders have affordable health care, access to quality educational and training opportunities, making certain that after a lifetime of hard work Michiganders can count on Medicare, Social Security, and a meaningful pension in their retirement years. I am also focused on fighting against climate change, protecting our environment, and defending the human rights of all. At the same time, I'm working hard to drive federal investment in our infrastructure like roads, bridges, locks and mass transit that will benefit Michigan's 9th Congressional District. I'm also committed to stemming the gun violence epidemic. We need universal background checks, gun violence restraining orders, and robust enforcement of the bump stock ban. I have been seeking every opportunity to block the President's retrograde view on women's health and reproductive rights. I continue to fight for the rights of women to make their own choices concerning their bodies.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

I look up to my dad. He's always been a role model for me. Especially in terms of integrity, his curiosity, and desire always to learn more. In another way I look up to those outside of politics who have changed the world by helping people organize to gain more power and transform society -- people like Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Caesar Chavez.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

I remember John F. Kennedy's assassination. I remember John John being on television, all dressed up. He was my age. My parents were crying and we watched JFK's funeral on television. I was three years old.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

It depends on what you call my first job, because I have worked since I was very young. I created A&B Lawn Service with my friend Brian and delivered the Daily Tribune on three streets in my hometown of Berkley, MI before I was a teenager. I believe I collected 75 cents a week for the newspaper, almost always in coins, no dollar bills. You had to have a huge bowl to hold all your change and then you would go the bank every once in a while. My first job in terms of a workplace where I received an actual paycheck was as a busboy at Java Junction, a diner on Woodward in Royal Oak. It's long been different restaurant, but it's still there.

Both sitting representatives and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?

I've been moved by the example of a courageous Michigander, Aimee Stephens. She told her employer that she is transgender and would be transitioning from male to female. Her employer reacted by firing her. Aimee fought back against that injustice all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. She died in May, but soon thereafter in a blockbuster decision called Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, the high court surprised us all (because it's supposed to be so conservative) by declaring something we know should be true - that federal sex discrimination laws in fact do protect LGBTQ workers, too! While this is an historic victory for the LGBTQ movement it reminds us that we must keep fighting to overturn other forms of discrimination, and that we can win. It shows how people need to fight bravely for change even when the odds seem long. Aimee began her fight way before we knew Donald Trump might be president or Neil Gorsuch would be on the Court, and she died before we all found out the stunning news that this conservative justice would write such a decision. But she helped improve the lives of countless LGBTQ people who will come after her.

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2018

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Andy Levin participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on June 7, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Andy Levin's responses follow below.

What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

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Health care: Health care is a basic human right. Period. Having access to quality health care and affordable prescription drugs shouldn't be contingent upon your zip code. As the father of two sons who live with Crohn's disease, I understand the physical, emotional, and financial toll of chronic illness and why it is so important that we pass Medicare for All and address the astronomical costs of prescription drugs. If elected, I will not only fight any efforts to deprive Michigan families of medical care, I will work to ensure access to health care for every American. Education: We must stop short-changing our kids. Every child, regardless of their zip code, deserves a high-quality education that provides them with the resources, instruction and support necessary to help them reach their full potential. When I get to Congress, I will advocate for universal public education, starting with preschool and including excellent K-12 schools under local control with well-compensated and well-respected teachers. We must invest in our kids to build a strong future for Michigan. We also need adequate funding for students to attend college so they aren’t buried in debt when they graduate.  And we need community colleges and apprenticeships offering training and retraining for middle skill jobs across many industries. We need to help our workers transition to the jobs of tomorrow, like we did when, as Michigan’s first Chief Workforce Officer, I created “No Worker Left Behind,” helping 162,000 Michiganders get training and over 120,000 get new jobs during the Great Recession. A university education is not, and should not be, the only path to a decent living. Jobs: The dignity and value of work has been attacked and undermined in every way in this country. Too many of our jobs have been offshored, contracted out, privatized and made part-time or temporary. Lower pay and fewer pensions and benefits mean many among us won’t be able to enjoy a solid middle-class life and retirement. The result? Unprecedented income inequality. It's time to put what’s good for the average hard working American at the center of every policy decision: taxation, education, regulation, economic development–you name it. It's time for a new movement to restore the middle class in this country.

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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?

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Medicare for All. As the father of two sons with Crohn's disease, I know the importance of having access to quality health care. Health care is a basic human right and we as a country must do what we can to make sure that every man, woman, and child has access to high-quality health care without the fear of going bankrupt. Creating good-paying jobs that provide economic security, benefits, and a stable retirement. Passing an infrastructure plan that will not only fix our crumbling roads and prevent health crises like the one we continue to see in Flint, but also forward thinking construction projects including high-speed trains to major cities and improving Green infrastructure.

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Committee assignments

U.S. House

2021-2022

Levin was assigned to the following committees:^[Source]

• Committee on Foreign Affairs
• Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation
• Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, Migration and International Economic Policy
• Committee on Education and the Workforce
• Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee
• Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee

Key votes

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Key votes: 117th Congress, 2021-2023

The 117th United States Congress began on January 3, 2021 and ended on January 3, 2023. At the start of the session, Democrats held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-213), and the U.S. Senate had a 50-50 makeup. Democrats assumed control of the Senate on January 20, 2021, when President Joe Biden (D) and Vice President Kamala Harris (D), who acted as a tie-breaking vote in the chamber, assumed office. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.

Key votes: 117th Congress, 2021-2023
Vote	Bill and description	Status
Yea	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act   The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684) was a federal infrastructure bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on November 15, 2021. Among other provisions, the bill provided funding for new infrastructure projects and reauthorizations, Amtrak maintenance and development, bridge repair, replacement, and rehabilitation, clean drinking water, high-speed internet, and clean energy transmission and power infrastructure upgrades. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (228-206)
Yea	American Rescue Plan Act of 2021   The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (H.R. 1319) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on March 11, 2021, to provide economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Key features of the bill included funding for a national vaccination program and response, funding to safely reopen schools, distribution of $1,400 per person in relief payments, and extended unemployment benefits. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (220-210)
Yea	Inflation Reduction Act of 2022   The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (H.R. 5376) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on August 16, 2022, to address climate change, healthcare costs, and tax enforcement. Key features of the bill included a $369 billion investment to address energy security and climate change, an extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies, allowing Medicare to negotiate certain drug prices, a 15% corporate minimum tax, a 1% stock buyback fee, and enhanced Internal Revenue Service (IRS) enforcement, and an estimated $300 billion deficit reduction from 2022-2031. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (220-207)
Yea	Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act   The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (H.R. 3617) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to decriminalize marijuana, establish studies of legal marijuana sales, tax marijuana imports and production, and establish a process to expunge and review federal marijuana offenses. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (220-204)
Yea	For the People Act of 2021   The For the People Act of 2021 (H.R. 1) was a federal election law and government ethics bill approved by the House of Representatives. The Congressional Research Service said the bill would "expand voter registration (e.g., automatic and same-day registration) and voting access (e.g., vote-by-mail and early voting). It [would also limit] removing voters from voter rolls. ... Further, the bill [would address] campaign finance, including by expanding the prohibition on campaign spending by foreign nationals, requiring additional disclosure of campaign-related fundraising and spending, requiring additional disclaimers regarding certain political advertising, and establishing an alternative campaign funding system for certain federal offices." The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (220-210)
Yea	Assault Weapons Ban of 2022   The Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808) was a bill passed by the House of Representatives that sought to criminalize the knowing import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of semiautomatic assault weapons (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding devices (LCAFD). The bill made exemptions for grandfathered SAWs and LCAFDs. It required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (217-213)
Nay	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022   The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (S. 1605) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 27, 2021, authorizing Department of Defense acitivities and programs for fiscal year 2022. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (363-70)
Nay	James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023   The James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (H.R. 7776) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 23, 2022, authorizing Department of Defense activities and programs for fiscal year 2023. The bill required a 2/3 majority in the House to suspend rules and pass the bill as amended.	Passed (350-80)
Yea	American Dream and Promise Act of 2021   The American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 (H.R. 6) was an immigration bill approved by the House of Representatives that proposed a path to permanent residence status for unauthorized immigrants eligible for Temporary Protected Status or Deferred Enforced Departure, among other immigration-related proposals. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (228-197)
Yea	Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022   The Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 (S. 3373) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on August 10, 2022, that sought to address healthcare access, the presumption of service-connection, and research, resources, and other matters related to veterans who were exposed to toxic substances during military service. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (342-88)
Yea	Chips and Science Act   The Chips and Science Act (H.R. 4346) was a bill approved by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on August 9, 2022, which sought to fund domestic production of semiconductors and authorized various federal science agency programs and activities. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (243-187)
Yea	Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021   The Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755) was a bill passed by the House of Representatives. The bill proposed prohibiting governmental restrictions on the provision of and access to abortion services and prohibiting governments from issuing some other abortion-related restrictions. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (218-211)
Yea	SAFE Banking Act of 2021   The SAFE Banking Act of 2021 (H.R. 1996) was a bill passed by the House of Representatives that proposed prohibiting federal regulators from penalizing banks for providing services to legitimate cannabis-related businesses and defining proceeds from such transactions as not being proceeds from unlawful activity, among other related proposals. Since the House moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill in an expedited process, it required a two-thirds majority vote in the House.	Passed (321-101)
Yea	Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022   The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (H.R. 2471) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on March 15, 2022, providing for the funding of federal agencies for the remainder of 2022, providing funding for activities related to Ukraine, and modifying or establishing various programs. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (260-171)
Yea	Equality Act   The Equality Act (H.R. 5) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that proposed prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in areas including public accommodations and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system, among other related proposals. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (224-206)
Yea	Respect for Marriage Act   The Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 8404) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 13, 2022. The bill codified the recognition of marriages between individuals of the same sex and of different races, ethnicities, or national origins, and provided that the law would not impact religious liberty or conscience protections, or provide grounds to compel nonprofit religious organizations to recognize same-sex marriages. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (258-169)
Yea	Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023   The Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 (H.R. 6833) was a bill approved by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on September 30, 2022. It provided for some fiscal year 2023 appropriations, supplemental funds for Ukraine, and extended several other programs and authorities. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (230-201)
Yea	Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act   The Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act (H.R. 7688) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to prohibit individuals from selling consumer fuels at excessive prices during a proclaimed energy emergency. It would have also required the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether the price of gasoline was being manipulated. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (217-207)
Yea	Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021   The Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021 (H.R. 8) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to prohibit the transfer of firearms between private parties unless a licensed firearm vendor conducted a background check on the recipient. The bill also provided for certain exceptions to this requirement. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (227-203)
Yea	Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act   The Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act was a federal elections bill approved by the House of Representatives and voted down by the Senate in a failed cloture vote that sought to, among other provisions, make Election Day a public holiday, allow for same-day voter registration, establish minimum early voting periods, and allow absentee voting for any reason, restrict the removal of local election administrators in federal elections, regulate congressional redistricting, expand campaign finance disclosure rules for some organizations, and amend the Voting Rights Act to require some states to obtain clearance from the U.S. Department of Justice before implementing new election laws. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (220-203)
Yea	Bipartisan Safer Communities Act   The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938) was a firearm regulation and mental health bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on June 25, 2022. Provisions of the bill included expanding background checks for individuals under the age of 21, providing funding for mental health services, preventing individuals who had been convicted of a domestic violence misdemeanor or felony in dating relationships from purchasing firearms for five years, providing funding for state grants to implement crisis intervention order programs, and providing funding for community-based violence prevention initiatives. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (234-193)
Yea	Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.   This was a resolution before the 117th Congress setting forth an article of impeachment saying that Donald Trump (R) incited an insurrection against the government of the United States on January 6, 2021. The House of Representatives approved the article of impeachment, and the Senate adjudged that Trump was not guilty of the charges. The article of impeachment required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (232-197)
Yea	Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022   The Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act was a bill passed by the 117th Congress in the form of an amendment to a year-end omnibus funding bill that was signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 23, 2022. The bill changed the procedure for counting electoral votes outlined in the Electoral Count Act of 1887. Elements of the bill included specifying that the vice president's role at the joint session of congress to count electoral votes is ministerial, raising the objection threshold at the joint session of congress to count electoral votes to one-fifth of the members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, identifying governors as the single official responsible for submitting the certificate of ascertainment identifying that state’s electors, and providing for expedited judicial review of certain claims about states' certificates identifying their electors. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (225-201)

Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress

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Key votes: 116th Congress, 2019-2021 The 116th United States Congress began on January 9, 2019, and ended on January 3, 2021. At the start of the session, Democrats held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (235-200), and Republicans held the majority in the U.S. Senate (53-47). Donald Trump (R) was the president and Mike Pence (R) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia. Key votes: 116th Congress, 2019-2021 Vote Bill and description Status Yea Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020   The Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020 (H.R. 1044) was a bill passed by the House of Representatives seeking to increase the cap on employment-based visas, establish certain rules governing such visas, and impose some additional requirements on employers hiring holders of such visas. The bill required a two-thirds majority vote in the House to suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended. Passed (365-65) Yea The Heroes Act   The HEROES Act (H.R. 6800) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to address the COVID-19 outbreak by providing $1,200 payments to individuals, extending and expanding the moratorium on some evictions and foreclosures, outlining requirements and establishing finding for contact tracing and COVID-19 testing, providing emergency supplemental appropriations to federal agencies for fiscal year 2020, and eliminating cost-sharing for COVID-19 treatments. This bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Passed (208-199) Yea For the People Act of 2019   The For the People Act of 2019 (H.R.1) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to protect election security, revise rules on campaign funding, introduce new provisions related to ethics, establish independent, nonpartisan redistricting commissions, and establish new rules on the release of tax returns for presidential and vice presidential candidates. This bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Passed (234-193) Yea CARES Act   The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump (R) on March 27, 2020, that expanded benefits through the joint federal-state unemployment insurance program during the coronavirus pandemic. The legislation also included $1,200 payments to certain individuals, funding for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, and funds for businesses, hospitals, and state and local governments. This bill required a two-thirds majority vote in the House. Passed (419-6) Yea Equality Act   The Equality Act (H.R. 5) was a bill approved by the House Representatives that sought to ban discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity by expanding the definition of establishments that fall under public accomodation and prohibiting the denial of access to a shared facility that is in agreement with an indiviual's gender indenitity. This bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Passed (236-173) Yea Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019   The Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 (H.R. 8) was a bill approved by the House that sought to ban firearm transfers between private parties unless a licensed gun dealer, manufacturer, or importer first takes possession of the firearm to conduct a background check. This bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Passed (240-190) Yea American Dream and Promise Act of 2019   The American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (H.R.6) was a bill approved by the House Representatives that sought to protect certain immigrants from removal proceedings and provide a path to permanent resident status by establishing streamlined procedures for permanant residency and canceling removal proceedings against certain qualifed individuals. This bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Passed (237-187) Nay National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020   The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (S. 1790) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump (R) on December 20, 2019, setting policies and appropriations for the Department of Defense. Key features of this bill include appropriations for research/development, procurement, military construction, and operation/maintenence, as well as policies for paid family leave, North Korea nuclear sanctions, limiting the use of criminal history in federal hiring and contracting, military housing privatization, and paid family leave for federal personnel. This bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Passed (377-48) Yea Families First Coronavirus Response Act   The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump (R) on March 18, 2020, addressing the COVID-19 pandemic by increasing access to unemployment benefits and food assistance, increasing funding for Medicaid, providing free testing for COVID-19, and requiring employers to provide paid sick time to employees who cannot work due to COVID-19. The bill required a two-thirds majority vote in the House. Passed (363-40) Yea Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019   The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (H.R. 1994) was a bill passed by the House Representatives that sought to change the requirements for employer provided retirement plans, IRAs, and other tax-favored savings accounts by modfying the requirements for things such as loans, lifetime income options, required minimum distributions, the eligibility rules for certain long-term, part-time employees, and nondiscrimination rules. The bill also sought to treat taxable non-tuition fellowship and stipend payments as compensation for the purpose of an IRA, repeal the maximum age for traditional IRA contributions, increase penalties for failing to file tax returns, allow penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans if a child is born or adopted, and expand the purposes for which qualified tuition programs may be used. This bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Passed (417-3) Yea Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act   The Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3) was a bill approved by the House Representatives that sought to address the price of healthcare by requiring the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to negotiate prices for certain drugs, requiring drug manufactures to issue rebates for certain drugs covered under Medicare, requiring drug price transparency from drug manufacturers, expanding Medicare coverage, and providing funds for certain public health programs. This bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Passed (230-192) Yea Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020   The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (H.R. 1865) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump (R) on December 20, 2019, providing appropriations for federal agencies in fiscal year 2020. This bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Passed (297-120) Yea Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019   The Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019 (S. 1838) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump (R) on November 27, 2019, directing several federal departments to assess Hong Kong's unique treatment under U.S. law. Key features of the bill include directing the Department of State to report and certify annually to Congress as to whether Hong Kong is sufficiently autonomous from China to justify its unique treatment, and directing the Department of Commerce to report annually to Congress on China's efforts to use Hong Kong to evade U.S. export controls and sanctions. This bill required a two-thirds majority vote in the House. Passed (417-1) Yea MORE Act of 2020   The MORE Act of 2020 (H.R. 3884) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to decriminalize marijuana by removing marijuana as a scheduled controlled substance and eliminating criminal penalties for an individual who manufactures, distributes, or possesses marijuana. This bill required a simple majority vote from the House. Passed (228-164) Yea Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020   The Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 (H.R. 6074) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump on March 6, 2020, providing emergency funding to federal agencies in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Key features of the bill include funding for vaccine research, small business loans, humanitarian assistance to affected foreign countries, emergency preparedness, and grants for public health agencies and organizations. This bill required a two-thirds majority vote in the House to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Passed (415-2) Yea Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019   The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 (H.J.Res. 31) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump on February 15, 2019, providing approrations for Fiscal Year 2019. This bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Passed (300 -128) Yea John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act   The John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (S. 47) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and signed into law by President Doanld Trump on March 12, 2019. This bill sought to set provisions for federal land management and conservation by doing things such as conducting land exchanges and conveyances, establishing programs to respond to wildfires, and extending and reauthorizing wildlife conservation programs. This bill required a two-thirds majority vote in the House. Passed (363-62) Nay William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (On passage)   The William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and vetoed by President Donald Trump on December 23, 2020. Congress voted to override Trump's veto, and the bill became law on January 1, 2021. The bill set Department of Defense policies and appropriations for Fiscal Year 2021. Trump vetoed the bill due to disagreement with provisions related to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the renaming of certain military installations, limits on emergency military construction fund usage, and limits on troop withdrawals. This bill required a simple majority vote in the House on passage, and a two-thirds majority vote in the House to override Trump's veto. Passed (335-78) Yea William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Overcoming veto)   The William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and vetoed by President Donald Trump on December 23, 2020. Congress voted to override Trump's veto, and the bill became law on January 1, 2021. The bill set Department of Defense policies and appropriations for Fiscal Year 2021. Trump vetoed the bill due to disagreement with provisions related to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the renaming of certain military installations, limits on emergency military construction fund usage, and limits on troop withdrawals. This bill required a simple majority vote in the House on passage, and a two-thirds majority vote in the House to override Trump's veto. Passed (322-87) Yea Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019   The Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 (S.24) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump on January 16, 2019, that requires federal employees who were furloughed or compelled to work during a lapse in government funding to be compensated for that time. The bill also required those employees to be compensated as soon as the lapse in funding ends, irregardless of official pay date. This bill required a two-thirds majority vote in the House to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Passed (411-7) Yea Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. (Article 1)   The 2020 impeachment of Donald Trump (R) was a resolution before the 116th Congress to set forth two articles of impeachment saying that Trump abused his power and obstructed congress. The first article was related to allegations that Trump requested the Ukrainian government investigate former Vice President Joe Biden (D) and his son, Hunter Biden, in exchange for aid, and the second was related to Trump's response to the impeachment inquiry. The House of Representatives approved both articles of impeachment, and the Senate adjudged that Trump was not guilty of either charge. The articles of impeachment required a simple majority vote in the House. Guilty (230-197) Yea Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. (Article 2)   The 2020 impeachment of Donald Trump (R) was a resolution before the 116th Congress to set forth two articles of impeachment saying that Trump abused his power and obstructed congress. The first article was related to allegations that Trump requested the Ukrainian government investigate former Vice President Joe Biden (D) and his son, Hunter Biden, in exchange for aid, and the second was related to Trump's response to the impeachment inquiry. The House of Representatives approved both articles of impeachment, and the Senate adjudged that Trump was not guilty of either charge. The articles of impeachment required a simple majority vote in the House. Guilty (229-198)

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Levin was appointed as Michigan director of labor and economic growth by Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D) on July 29, 2010, to replace Stanley "Skip" Pruss.

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Preceded by Sandy Levin (D)	U.S. House Michigan District 9 2019-2023	Succeeded by Lisa McClain (R)
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Gary Peters (D)

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Jack Bergman (R)

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John Moolenaar (R)

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Hillary Scholten (D)

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Bill Huizenga (R)

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Tim Walberg (R)

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Debbie Dingell (D)

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Tom Barrett (R)

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Rashida Tlaib (D)

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Shri Thanedar (D)

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