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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia's27th district | |
| In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Dornan |
| Succeeded by | Jane Harman (redistricted) |
| Member of theCalifornia State Assembly from the44th district | |
| In office July 6, 1977 – November 30, 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Alan Sieroty |
| Succeeded by | Tom Hayden |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Meldon Edises Levine (1943-06-07)June 7, 1943 (age 82) Los Angeles,California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Connie Bruck |
| Children | 3, includingJake |
| 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 formerCongressman fromCalifornia. A member of theDemocratic Party, Levine served in theUnited States House of Representatives from 1983 to 1993.
On June 7, 1943, Levine was born inLos Angeles,California. He graduated fromBeverly Hills High School in 1960 and is a member of its Alumni Hall of Fame.
Levine was student body president (1963–64) andvaledictorian at theUniversity of California, Berkeley. After attendingPrinceton (MPA 1966) andHarvard (JD 1969) Universities, he was admitted to the California bar in 1970.
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. SenatorJohn V. Tunney from 1971 to 1973. He served in theCalifornia State Assembly from 1977 to 1982. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1983 to 1993. He supported the 1991Gulf War Authorization Act, which authorized the use of United States Armed Forces pursuant toUnited Nations Security Council Resolution 678.[1]
In 1992, Levine ran for U.S. Senate; he lost in the Democratic primary, toBarbara Boxer,[2] who went on to win thegeneral election in November.
In August 2013 Levine was appointed byLos AngelesMayorEric 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 theLos Angeles City Council. Levine was the president of the Board of Water and Power Commissioners, but has since left the Board.[3]
Levine is counsel at the law firmGibson, Dunn & Crutcher and a member of the board of directors of thePacific Council on International Policy.[4]
Levine is married toNew Yorker journalistConnie Bruck. He has three children from a previous marriage to retired Superior Court judge Jan Greenberg Levine:[5] Adam,Jake, and Cara. In 2025, Jake announced a run for California's 32nd Congressional District. Mel Levine lives inPacific Palisades, California.
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| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia's 27th congressional district 1983–1993 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded byas Former U.S. Representative | Order of precedence of the United States as Former U.S. Representative | Succeeded byas Former U.S. Representative |
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