Marc Levine

Marc Levine
Marc Levine
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	April 26, 1974 (age 49); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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]

Early life, education, and career[edit]

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]

California Insurance Commissioner primary Election 2021[edit]

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]

California State Assembly[edit]

Elections[edit]

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]

Tenure[edit]

Immigration[edit]

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]

Personal life[edit]

Levine is Jewish.^[9] He lives in Marin County with his wife Wendy and their two children.

Electoral history[edit]

2012 California State Assembly[edit]

California State Assembly election, 2012
Primary election
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

2014 California State Assembly[edit]

California's 10th State Assembly district election, 2014
Primary election
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

2016 California State Assembly[edit]

California's 10th State Assembly district election, 2016
Primary election
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

2018 California State Assembly[edit]

California's 10th State Assembly district election, 2018
Primary election
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

2020 California State Assembly[edit]

2020 California's 10th State Assembly district election
Primary election
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

References[edit]

^ "Dem. assemblymember running to replace Dem. insurance commissioner". abc10.com. September 22, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
^ "Assembly candidate Marc Levine admonished for failing to fully disclose source of income". Marin Independent Journal. July 20, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
^ "Primary Election - Statement of the Vote, June 7, 2022 :: California Secretary of State". www.sos.ca.gov. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
^ "Secretary of State" (PDF).
^ "Assemblymember Levine Immigration Legislation Signed Into Law - Assemblymember Marc Levine Representing the 10th California Assembly District". asmdc.org. Archived from the original on November 21, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
^ "Bill Text - AB-899 Juveniles: confidentiality of records". leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
^ "Bill Text - AB-900 Juveniles: special immigrant juvenile status". leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
^ McGreevy, Patrick (September 27, 2014). "Gov. Brown approves legal help for minors in the country illegally". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
^ Arom, Eitan (January 6, 2017). "Jewish state legislators ready to make an impact". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Retrieved January 8, 2020.

External links[edit]

[1] "Dem. assemblymember running to replace Dem. insurance commissioner". abc10.com. September 22, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2021.

[2] "Assembly candidate Marc Levine admonished for failing to fully disclose source of income". Marin Independent Journal. July 20, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2021.

[3] "Primary Election - Statement of the Vote, June 7, 2022 :: California Secretary of State". www.sos.ca.gov. Retrieved July 31, 2023.

[4] "Secretary of State" (PDF).

[5] "Assemblymember Levine Immigration Legislation Signed Into Law - Assemblymember Marc Levine Representing the 10th California Assembly District". asmdc.org. Archived from the original on November 21, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2015.

[6] "Bill Text - AB-899 Juveniles: confidentiality of records". leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Retrieved November 20, 2015.

[7] "Bill Text - AB-900 Juveniles: special immigrant juvenile status". leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Retrieved November 20, 2015.

[8] McGreevy, Patrick (September 27, 2014). "Gov. Brown approves legal help for minors in the country illegally". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 20, 2015.

[9] Arom, Eitan (January 6, 2017). "Jewish state legislators ready to make an impact". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Retrieved January 8, 2020.

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