Marc Levine
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 10th district
In office
December 3, 2012  November 30, 2022
Preceded byAlyson Huber
Succeeded byDamon Connolly
Personal details
Born (1974-04-26) April 26, 1974
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseWendy
Children2
EducationCalifornia 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

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

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

Elections

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. Levine was reelected in 2014 with 105,636 votes and received more votes than any other member of the State Assembly.[4]

Tenure

Immigration

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

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

Electoral history

2012 California State Assembly

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

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

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

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

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

  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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