Mel Levine
American attorney and politician
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Mel Levine |
| image | Mel Levine-102nd Congress (1991).jpg |
| state | California |
| district | |
| term_start | January 3, 1983 |
| term_end | January 3, 1993 |
| preceded | Bob Dornan |
| succeeded | Jane Harman (redistricted) |
| state_assembly1 | California |
| district1 | 44th |
| term_start1 | July 6, 1977 |
| term_end1 | November 30, 1982 |
| predecessor1 | Alan Sieroty |
| successor1 | Tom Hayden |
| birth_name | Meldon Edises Levine |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| party | Democratic |
| spouse | Connie Bruck |
| children | 3, including Jake |
| relatives | Jacqueline Alemany (daughter-in-law) |
| education | University of California, Berkeley (BA) |
| Princeton University (MPA) | |
| Harvard University (JD) | |
| :: |
| name = Mel Levine | image = Mel Levine-102nd Congress (1991).jpg | state = California | district = | term_start = January 3, 1983 | term_end = January 3, 1993 | preceded = Bob Dornan | succeeded = Jane Harman (redistricted) | state_assembly1 = California | district1 = 44th | term_start1 = July 6, 1977 | term_end1 = November 30, 1982 | predecessor1 = Alan Sieroty | successor1 = Tom Hayden | birth_name = Meldon Edises Levine | birth_date = | birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = Democratic | spouse = Connie Bruck | children = 3, including Jake | relatives = Jacqueline Alemany (daughter-in-law) | education = University of California, Berkeley (BA) Princeton University (MPA) Harvard University (JD) Meldon Edises Levine (born June 7, 1943) is an American attorney and former Congressman from California. A member of the Democratic Party, Levine served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 1993.
Early life
On June 7, 1943, Levine was born in Los Angeles, California. He graduated from Beverly Hills High School in 1960 and is a member of its Alumni Hall of Fame.
Education
Levine was student body president (1963–64) and valedictorian at the University of California, Berkeley. After attending Princeton (MPA 1966) and Harvard (JD 1969) Universities, he was admitted to the California bar in 1970.
Career
In 1970, after Levine was admitted to the California bar, he set up a private law practice.
He was a legislative assistant to U.S. Senator John V. Tunney from 1971 to 1973. He served in the California State Assembly from 1977 to 1982. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1983 to 1993. He supported the 1991 Gulf War Authorization Act, which authorized the use of United States Armed Forces pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 678.{{cite book | author = Michael Barone and Grant Ujifusa In 1992, Levine entered the Democratic primary election for the U.S. Senate, but lost the nomination to then-Congresswoman Barbara Boxer. | year = 1991 | title = The Almanac of American Politics 1992 | work = National Journal | location = Washington, D.C. | isbn = 0-89234-051-7 | pages = 150–151
In 1992, Levine ran for U.S. Senate; he lost in the Democratic primary, to Barbara Boxer, who went on to win the general election in November.
In August 2013 Levine was appointed by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to become a member of the Board of Water and Power Commissioners. On September 11, 2013, Levine was confirmed to become a member of the Board of Water and Power Commissioners by the Los Angeles City Council. Levine was the president of the Board of Water and Power Commissioners, but has since left the Board.
Levine is counsel at the law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and a member of the board of directors of the Pacific Council on International Policy.
Personal life
Levine is married to New Yorker journalist Connie Bruck. He has three children from a previous marriage to retired Superior Court judge Jan Greenberg Levine: Adam, Jake, and Cara. In 2025, Jake announced a run for California's 32nd Congressional District. Mel Levine lives in Pacific Palisades, California.
References
References
- Reinhold, Robert. (June 3, 1992). "THE 1992 CAMPAIGN: California; 2 Women Win Nomination In California Senate Races". The New York Times.
- "ladwp.com".
- "Board of Directors". Pacific Council on International Policy.
- "Superior Court Judge Jan Greenberg Levine to Retire".
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