# Marc Levine

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.

## 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.

## 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.

## 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.

### 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.
AB 899 safeguards the privacy of immigrant children by requiring federal immigration officials to obtain a court order before accessing juvenile records. AB 900 helps unaccompanied minor immigrants who are escaping violence and exploitation to receive humanitarian relief through the Special Immigrant Juvenile Status visa process.
In 2014, Levine worked with legislative leaders and Governor Brown to pass legislation providing $3 million in legal aid for undocumented immigrants.

## Personal life

Levine is Jewish. 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 | 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 | Total votes | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 188,394 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014 California State Assembly

California's 10th State Assembly district election, 2014 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | 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 | Total votes | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 141,635 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016 California State Assembly

California's 10th State Assembly district election, 2016 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | 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 | Total votes | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 205,562 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018 California State Assembly

California's 10th State Assembly district election, 2018 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Marc Levine (incumbent) | 97,186 | 80.4 |
| | Democratic | Dan Monte | 23,637 | 19.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 193,808 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020 California State Assembly

2020 California's 10th State Assembly district election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 181,822 | 100 |