Sander Levin

Sander Martin Levin born September 6 1931 is an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 2019 representing Michigans 9th congressional district numbered as the 17th District from 1983 to 1993 and as the 12th District from 1993 to 2013 Levin a member of the Democratic Party from Michigan is a former ranking member on the House Ways and Means Committee he was Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee from 2010 to 2011 He is the older brother of former US Senator Carl Levin and the father of former Congressman Andy Levin his successor In December 2017 Levin announced that he would retire from Congress at the end of his current term and not seek reelection in 2018 His son Andy was elected on November 6 2018 and took office in the 116th Congress which commenced on January 3 2019