Mark Levine (Virginia politician)
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Mark H. Levine (born May 7, 1966) is an American politician and attorney who served as the Delegate from the 45th District of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2016 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, he simultaneously ran for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia in the 2021 election and for reelection as a Delegate on June 8, 2021, but lost in the Democratic primaries to Hala Ayala and Elizabeth Bennett-Parker, respectively.[1][2][3]
Mark Levine | |
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Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 45th district | |
In office January 13, 2016 ā January 12, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Rob Krupicka |
Succeeded by | Elizabeth Bennett-Parker |
Personal details | |
Born | Mark H. Levine (1966-05-07) May 7, 1966 (age 57) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence(s) | Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. |
Education | Harvard University (AB) Yale University (JD) |
Levine is a constitutional lawyer who was an early advocate for same-sex marriage in the United States. He has hosted a nationally syndicated progressive public policy radio program and has worked as a television pundit.
Levine was the third openly gay person and third openly LGBT person elected to the Virginia House of Delegates and the Virginia General Assembly (after Adam Ebbin and Mark Sickles).