Mike Levin

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Rep. Mike Levin official photo Michael Ted Levin (born October 20, 1978) is an American attorney and politician who has served as the U.S. representative for California's 49th congressional district since 2019. A Democrat, Levin represents a coastal district including North San Diego County and South Orange County, areas encompassing urban, suburban, and military communities. Prior to entering Congress, he worked for over a decade as an attorney specializing in environmental and energy regulatory compliance within the clean energy sector.

Levin was raised in South Orange County by a Mexican-American mother and Jewish-American father, the grandson of Mexican immigrants and a World War II veteran. He attended public elementary and junior high schools locally before completing high school at Loyola High School in Los Angeles, followed by a bachelor's degree in political science from Stanford University, where he served as student body president in 2001, and a J.D. from Duke University School of Law. Early in his career, Levin held positions including executive director of the Democratic Party of Orange County and Coro Fellow, while co-founding Sustain OC, a nonprofit promoting sustainable practices, and serving on the board of the Center for Sustainable Energy.

In Congress, Levin serves on the House Committee on Appropriations, with assignments to the subcommittees on Energy and Water Development and on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, reflecting his emphases on fiscal oversight for defense, veterans' support, and sustainable infrastructure. He participates in the New Democrat Coalition, Congressional Progressive Caucus, and Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and has secured the enactment of 32 bipartisan bills addressing issues such as zero-emission vehicles, nuclear waste management, and veterans' economic opportunities. Levin's legislative record highlights cross-aisle collaboration on practical priorities like funding for desalination projects and military housing affordability, amid broader Democratic efforts on climate action and resource protection.

In brief

Mike Levin is a North County lawyer who won a district that runs from Orange County beaches to Marine barracks. The 2018 wave opened the door; four wins have kept him in a seat that still behaves like a toss-up on paper.

He talks about dry casks of spent fuel, housing for veterans, and the coastal strip as if they were one problem. That is the job in the 49th: a military town and a fragile shoreline sharing a zip code.