Sander Martin Levin

(brother of former Senator Carl Levin), a Representative for Michigan's 9th district for 36 years. In December 2017, Levin announced that he wouldn't seek an 19th term in 2018. Born in Detroit, MI., September 6, 1931; B.A., University of Chicago, Chicago, IL., 1952; M.A., Columbia University, New York, 1954; LL.B., Harvard University, 1957; lawyer, private practice; member of the Michigan state senate, 1965-1970; unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1970 and 1974; assistant administrator, Agency for International Development, 1977-1981; delegate, Democratic National Conventions, 1964 and 1968; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-eighth and to the fifteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1983-present); chair, Committee on Ways and Means (One Hundred Eleventh Congress).