Sander Levin

Sander Martin "Sandy" Levin (born September 6, 1931) is an American politician. Heserved in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 2019, representing Michigan's 9th congressional district. Levin, a member of the Democratic Party from Michigan. He was the former ranking member on the House Ways and Means Committee;^[1] he was Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee from 2010 to 2011.

Sander Levin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 9th district
In office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2019
Preceded by	Gary Peters
Succeeded by	Andy Levin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 12th district
In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2013
Preceded by	David E. Bonior
Succeeded by	John Dingell
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 17th district
In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993
Preceded by	William M. Brodhead
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee
In office March 4, 2010 – January 3, 2011
Preceded by	Charlie Rangel
Succeeded by	Dave Camp
Personal details
Born	Sander Martin Levin (1931-09-06) September 6, 1931 (age 94) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Vicki Schlafer (1958–2008) Pamela Cole (2012–present)
Children	4
Education	University of Chicago (BA) Columbia University (MA) Harvard University (LLB)
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Website	House website

His brother, Carl Levin, was the United States Senator from Michigan until retiring 2015.

Levin ran for Governor of Michigan twice, in 1970 and 1974, both times loosing to William Milliken.

In December 2017, Levin announced that he would retire from Congress at the end of his current term, and not seek re-election in 2018.^[2]