Elinor A. Levin | |
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Member of the IowaHouseofRepresentatives from the 89th district | |
Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Monica Kurth (redistricting) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1987 (age 36–37) Palatine,Illinois,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Kevin Lawrence |
Education | Cornell College (BA) |
Occupation | Writing tutor |
Elinor A. Levin (born 1987) is an American politician,tutor and former teacher who has represented the 89th district of the Iowa House of Representatives since January 2023,which consists of parts of central Johnson County,including much of southern Iowa City. She is a member of the Democratic Party. [1]
Levin was born in 1987 in Palatine,Illinois,where she was raised. She graduated from William Fremd High School in 2005. She received a Bachelor of Arts in secondary education and English from Cornell College,and moved to Coralville,Iowa,in 2009 shortly after graduating. She moved to Iowa City in 2010. [2] [1]
Levin announced her candidacy for the open 89th district of the Iowa House of Representatives in November 2021,following decennial redistricting. She won the Democratic primaries on June 7,2022,with over 63 percent of the vote,and defeated Republican Jacob Onken in the general election on November 8 by over 7,000 votes. [3]
In 2024,Levin filed for reelection. [4] She defeated Ty Bopp in the Democratic primaries on June 4,2024,by over 1,100 votes,and will run unopposed in the general election on November 5,2024. [3]
Levin currently serves on the Agriculture,Environmental Protection,Natural Resources,Public Safety,and Veteran Affairs committees. [5]
Levin primarily runs on a grassroots campaign. She has said that her priorities include sustainable energy and combatting rural flight. She does not support the use of eminent domain for the construction of CO2 pipelines. She is pro-choice. [6] [7]
Levin is married to Kevin Lawrence,a United States Navy officer. They reside in Iowa City. She is a private writing tutor and a former public school teacher. [1]
Levin is of Jewish descent though is not religious. [8] She has described herself as queer. [9] [10]
Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
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Iowa House of Representatives Democratic primary elections,2022 [3] District 89 Turnout: 2,686 | Democratic (newly redistricted) | Elinor Levin | Democratic | 1,694 | 63.1 | ||
Tony Currin | Democratic | 987 | 36.7 | ||||
Other/Write-in votes | 5 | 0.2 | |||||
Iowa House of Representatives general elections,2022 [3] District 89 Turnout: 10,907 | Democratic (newly redistricted) | Elinor Levin | Democratic | 8,965 | 82.2 | ||
Jacob Onken | Republican | 1,937 | 17.8 | ||||
Other/Write-in votes | 5 | 0.05 |
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