When Florida was admitted as a state, Levy was elected by the new state legislature as one of Florida's first two U.S. senators; he served from 1845 to 1851, and again from 1855 to 1861.
Он был назван в честь Дэвида Леви, одного из двух первых сенаторов от Флориды с 1845 по 1851 года и с 1855 по 1861.