Marc Levine | |
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Member of the California State Assembly from the 10th district | |
In office December 3, 2012 –November 30, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Alyson Huber |
Succeeded by | Damon Connolly |
Personal details | |
Born | Los Angeles,California,U.S. | April 26,1974
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Wendy |
Children | 2 |
Education | California State University,Northridge (BA) Naval Postgraduate School (MS) |
Marc Levine (born April 26,1974) is an American politician,who served in the California State Assembly representing the 10th district between 2012 and 2022. A member of the Democratic Party,Levine is the former Chairman of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus. A former member of the San Rafael City Council,Levine previously worked as a technology entrepreneur.
Levine was a candidate for California Insurance Commissioner in the 2022 election. [1]
Marc Levine was born in Los Angeles,California. He graduated from California State University,Northridge with a bachelor's degree and went on to Naval Postgraduate School to earn his master's degree.
Before elected office,Levine worked as a senior product manager for Benetech,a social enterprise technology company,executive director of a web site promoting tsunami relief,and a business development strategy manager for a software company. [2]
Marc Levine ran unsuccessfully in the June 2021 Democratic Statewide Primary for California State Insurance Commissioner gaining 18% of the votes (1,208,645 votes) losing to the incumbent Ricardo Lara with 35.9% of the votes (2,414,714 votes). Ricardo Lara went on to win reelection in the November 8,2022 General Election against Republican Candidate Robert Howell. [3]
Levine served on the San Rafael City Council. Levine's election to the California State Assembly in 2012 was an upset. He was outspent five-to-one by a fellow Democrat,state Assemblyman Michael Allen.[ citation needed ] Levine was reelected in 2014 with 105,636 votes and received more votes than any other member of the State Assembly. [4]
Levine has stated:"Immigrants are welcome and we will do everything we can to help them achieve legal status." In 2015,authored two immigration bills—both of which were signed by Governor Brown. [5]
AB 899 safeguards the privacy of immigrant children by requiring federal immigration officials to obtain a court order before accessing juvenile records. [6] AB 900 helps unaccompanied minor immigrants who are escaping violence and exploitation to receive humanitarian relief through the Special Immigrant Juvenile Status visa process. [7]
In 2014,Levine worked with legislative leaders and Governor Brown to pass legislation providing $3 million in legal aid for undocumented immigrants. [8]
Levine is Jewish. [9] He lives in Marin County with his wife Wendy and their two children.
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Michael Allen (incumbent) | 32,922 | 31.0 | |
Democratic | Marc Levine | 25,920 | 24.4 | |
Republican | Peter J. Mancus | 22,708 | 21.4 | |
Democratic | Connie Wong | 11,371 | 10.7 | |
Democratic | Alex Easton-Brown | 6,563 | 6.2 | |
No party preference | Joe Boswell | 4,544 | 4.3 | |
Democratic | H. Christian Gunderson | 2,323 | 2.2 | |
Total votes | 106,351 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Marc Levine | 96,421 | 51.2 | |
Democratic | Michael Allen (incumbent) | 91,973 | 48.8 | |
Total votes | 188,394 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Marc Levine (incumbent) | 45,597 | 49.2 | |
Republican | Gregory Allen | 18,705 | 20.2 | |
Democratic | Diana M. Conti | 16,644 | 18.0 | |
Democratic | Erin Carlstrom | 7,092 | 7.7 | |
Democratic | Veronica "Roni" Jacobi | 4,593 | 5.0 | |
Total votes | 92,631 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Marc Levine (incumbent) | 105,636 | 74.6 | |
Republican | Gregory Allen | 35,999 | 25.4 | |
Total votes | 141,635 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Marc Levine (incumbent) | 100,578 | 65.4 | |
Democratic | Veronica "Roni" Jacobi | 27,232 | 17.7 | |
Republican | Gregory Allen | 26,081 | 16.9 | |
Total votes | 153,891 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Marc Levine (incumbent) | 140,207 | 68.2 | |
Democratic | Veronica "Roni" Jacobi | 65,355 | 31.8 | |
Total votes | 205,562 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Marc Levine (incumbent) | 97,186 | 80.4 | |
Democratic | Dan Monte | 23,637 | 19.6 | |
Total votes | 120,823 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Marc Levine (incumbent) | 139,050 | 71.7 | |
Democratic | Dan Monte | 54,758 | 28.3 | |
Total votes | 193,808 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Marc Levine (incumbent) | 112,683 | 62.0 | |
Democratic | Veronica "Roni" Jacobi | 32,663 | 18.0 | |
Republican | Ron Sondergaard | 31,284 | 17.2 | |
Democratic | Ted Cabral | 5,192 | 2.9 | |
Total votes | 181,822 | 100 |
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