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Carl Levin
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Carl Milton Levin (1934–2021) was an American politician and lawyer. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator, attorney general, and on the city council. Born in Detroit, he was educated at Swarthmore College, Harvard Law School, Oakland University, and primary school. He worked in Washington, D.C., and spoke English.
Levin was recognized in the Us Senators collection. His field of work included gun control. He was male and practiced Judaism. His siblings included Sander Levin. He died at Henry Ford Hospital.
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Key facts
- Preceded by
- Robert Griffin
- Succeeded by
- Gary Peters
- Born
- Carl Milton Levin , ( 1934-06-28 ) June 28, 1934, Detroit , Michigan, U.S.
- Died
- July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29) (aged 87), Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
- Party
- Democratic
- Spouse
- Barbara Halpern ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1961 )
- Relatives
- Sander Levin (brother), Andy Levin (nephew)
- Education
- Swarthmore College ( BA ), Harvard University ( JD )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Carl
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Detroit
- Place of death
- Henry Ford Hospital
- Sibling
- Sander Levin
- Occupation
- lawyer
- Position held
- United States senator
- Educated at
- Harvard Law School
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Judaism
- Field of work
- gun control
- Hair colour
- grey hair
- Image
- CarlLevin--100thCongress--.png
- Number of children
- 3
- Work location
- Washington, D.C.
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- Commons category
- Carl Levin
- date of birth
- 1934-06-28
- name in native language
- Carl Levin
- birth name
- Carl Milton Levin
- writing language
- English language
- hair style / hair length
- comb over
- social media followers
- 27100
- date of death
- 2021-07-29
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- Carl Levin
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Encyclopedic overview
Carl Milton Levin (June 28, 1934 – July 29, 2021) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Michigan from 1979 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee from 2001 to 2003 and again from 2007 to 2015.
Born in Detroit, Levin graduated from Swarthmore College and Harvard Law School. He worked as the general counsel of the Michigan Civil Rights Commission from 1964 to 1967, and as a special assistant attorney general for the Michigan Attorney General's Office. Levin was a member of the Detroit City Council from 1969 to 1977, serving as the council's president for the last four of those years.
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