Biography

Andy Levin is an American attorney and politician who served as the U.S. Representative for Michigan's 9th congressional district from 2019 to 2023. Born on August 10, 1960, in Detroit, Michigan, he is the son of Sander Levin, a former congressman, and the nephew of Carl Levin, a former U.S. Senator. Levin earned a Bachelor of Arts from Williams College, a Master of Arts from the University of Michigan, and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School. Before entering politics, he was a union organizer, human rights activist, and green energy entrepreneur. He co-founded Lean & Green Michigan, a program that finances clean energy building improvements, and served as the acting director of the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor, and Economic Growth. In 2018, he was elected to Congress, succeeding his father, and was re-elected in 2020. In 2022, he lost the Democratic primary to fellow incumbent Haley Stevens.

Education and Political Experience

• Education:

  • Bachelor of Arts from Williams College
  • Master of Arts from the University of Michigan
  • Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School

• Political Experience:

  • Acting Director of the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor, and Economic Growth
  • Chief Workforce Officer for the State of Michigan
  • U.S. Representative for Michigan's 9th Congressional District
  • Deputy Director and Acting Director of the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor, and Economic Growth
  • Staff Attorney for the U.S. Commission on the Future of Worker-Management Relations
  • Trade Union Organizer and Director
  • Assistant Director of Organizing at the national AFL-CIO
  • Co-founder of Lean & Green Michigan
  • Co-founder of an organization assisting immigrants with challenges posed by the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
  • Principal Investigator and Writer for Human Rights Watch
  • Staff Attorney to President Clinton’s Commission on the Future of Worker-Management Relations
  • Assistant Director of Organizing for the national AFL-CIO
  • Co-founder of an organization assisting immigrants with challenges posed by the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
  • Principal Investigator and Writer for Human Rights Watch
  • Staff Attorney to President Clinton’s Commission on the Future of Worker-Management Relations
  • Assistant Director of Organizing for the national AFL-CIO
  • Co-founder of Lean & Green Michigan
  • Co-founder of an organization assisting immigrants with challenges posed by the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
  • Principal Investigator and Writer for Human Rights Watch
  • Staff Attorney to President Clinton’s Commission on the Future of Worker-Management Relations
  • Assistant Director of Organizing for the national AFL-CIO
  • Co-founder of Lean & Green Michigan
  • Co-founder of an organization assisting immigrants with challenges posed by the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
  • Principal Investigator and Writer for Human Rights Watch
  • Staff Attorney to President Clinton’s Commission on the Future of Worker-Management Relations
  • Assistant Director of Organizing for the national AFL-CIO
  • Co-founder of Lean & Green Michigan
  • Co-founder of an organization assisting immigrants with challenges posed by the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
  • Principal Investigator and Writer for Human Rights Watch
  • Staff Attorney to President Clinton’s Commission on the Future of Worker-Management Relations
  • Assistant Director of Organizing for the national AFL-CIO
  • Co-founder of Lean & Green Michigan
  • Co-founder of an organization assisting immigrants with challenges posed by the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
  • Principal Investigator and Writer for Human Rights Watch
  • Staff Attorney to President Clinton’s Commission on the Future of Worker-Management Relations
  • Assistant Director of Organizing for the national AFL-CIO
  • Co-founder of Lean & Green Michigan
  • Co-founder of an organization assisting immigrants with challenges posed by the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
  • Principal Investigator and Writer for Human Rights Watch
  • Staff Attorney to President Clinton’s Commission on the Future of Worker-Management Relations
  • Assistant Director of Organizing for the national AFL-CIO
  • Co-founder of Lean & Green Michigan
  • Co-founder of an organization assisting immigrants with challenges posed by the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
  • Principal Investigator and Writer for Human Rights Watch
  • Staff Attorney to President Clinton’s Commission on the Future of Worker-Management Relations
  • Assistant Director of Organizing for the national AFL-CIO
  • Co-founder of Lean & Green Michigan
  • Co-founder of an organization assisting immigrants with challenges posed by the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
  • Principal Investigator and Writer for Human Rights Watch
  • Staff Attorney to President Clinton’s Commission on the Future of Worker-Management Relations
  • Assistant Director of Organizing for the national AFL-CIO
  • Co-founder of Lean & Green Michigan
  • Co-founder of an organization assisting immigrants with challenges posed by the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
  • Principal Investigator and Writer for Human Rights Watch
  • Staff Attorney to President Clinton’s Commission on the Future of Worker-Management Relations
  • Assistant Director of Organizing for the national AFL-CIO
  • Co-founder of Lean & Green Michigan
  • Co-founder of an organization assisting immigrants with challenges posed by the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
  • Principal Investigator and Writer for Human Rights Watch
  • Staff Attorney to President Clinton’s Commission on the Future of Worker-Management Relations
  • Assistant Director of Organizing for the national AFL-CIO
  • Co-founder of Lean & Green Michigan
  • Co-founder of an organization assisting immigrants with challenges posed by the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
  • Principal Investigator and Writer for Human Rights Watch
  • Staff Attorney to President Clinton’s Commission on the Future of Worker-Management Relations
  • Assistant Director of Organizing for the national AFL-CIO
  • Co-founder of Lean & Green Michigan
  • Co-founder of an organization assisting immigrants with challenges posed by the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
  • Principal Investigator and Writer for Human Rights Watch
  • Staff Attorney to President Clinton’s Commission on the Future of Worker-Management Relations
  • Assistant Director of Organizing for the national AFL-CIO
  • Co-founder of Lean & Green Michigan
  • Co-founder of an organization assisting immigrants with challenges posed by the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
  • Principal Investigator and Writer for Human Rights Watch
  • Staff Attorney to President Clinton’s Commission on the Future of Worker-Management Relations