Gerron Levi
Encyclopedia
Gerron S. Levi is a former American politician who represented district 23A in the Maryland House of Delegates
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, Illinois
, she received her B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley in 1991. During college she served as a research assistant for the Institute of Governmental Studies in 1989. After college she went to Washington , D.C. to work on Capitol Hill and to go to law school. While at the Howard University
Law School she worked as a legislative assistant and intern to U.S. Representative Gus Savage
of Illinois from 1991 to 1993 and legislative assistant to U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein
of California
from 1993 to 1995. She was awarded her Juris Doctor
in 1994 and was admitted to Illinois Bar in 1998.
In 2010, Levi gave up her seat in the House of Delegates to run for County Executive of Prince George's County, her campaign was unsuccessful; losing to Rushern Baker
.
During her first session as a legislator, she sponsored and saw passed a bill that would limit the ability of minors to get a driving learners permit if they had habitually missed school.
Levi was also instrumental in crafting legislation dealing with gangs and gang violence in Maryland. She is also a member of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland
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Maryland House of Delegates
The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland, and is composed of 141 Delegates elected from 47 districts. The House chamber is located in the state capitol building on State Circle in Annapolis...
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Background
Delegate Levi was born in ChicagoChicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, she received her B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley in 1991. During college she served as a research assistant for the Institute of Governmental Studies in 1989. After college she went to Washington , D.C. to work on Capitol Hill and to go to law school. While at the Howard University
Howard University
Howard University is a federally chartered, non-profit, private, coeducational, nonsectarian, historically black university located in Washington, D.C., United States...
Law School she worked as a legislative assistant and intern to U.S. Representative Gus Savage
Gus Savage
Augustus Alexander "Gus" Savage is a former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois....
of Illinois from 1991 to 1993 and legislative assistant to U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein
Dianne Feinstein
Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein is the senior U.S. Senator from California. A member of the Democratic Party, she has served in the Senate since 1992. She also served as 38th Mayor of San Francisco from 1978 to 1988....
of California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
from 1993 to 1995. She was awarded her Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
in 1994 and was admitted to Illinois Bar in 1998.
Career
She has been the Senior lobbyist for the Laborers International Union of North America and the Deputy Director of Legislation for the AFL-CIO.In 2010, Levi gave up her seat in the House of Delegates to run for County Executive of Prince George's County, her campaign was unsuccessful; losing to Rushern Baker
Rushern L. Baker, III
Rushern L. Baker, III is an American politician who has served as the County Executive of Prince George's County, Maryland since December 2010.-Early life:Baker was born in Valdosta, Georgia...
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In the legislature
In 2007 Levi took her seat in the Maryland House of Delegates. She was assigned to the House Judiciary committee and its juvenile law subcommittee.During her first session as a legislator, she sponsored and saw passed a bill that would limit the ability of minors to get a driving learners permit if they had habitually missed school.
Levi was also instrumental in crafting legislation dealing with gangs and gang violence in Maryland. She is also a member of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland
Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland
The Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland is an American political organization composed of African Americans elected to the Maryland General Assembly...
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Legislative notes
- voted for the Clean Indoor Air Act of 2007 (HB359)
- voted in favor of the Tax Reform Act of 2007(HB2)
- primary sponsor- Truancy - Prohibition Against Issuance of Learner's Instructional Permit (HB571 Became Law - Chapter 563)
- sponsored House Bill 30 in 2007-Maryland Education Fund - Establishment and Funding
- Primary Sponsor of Maryland Gang Prosecution Act of 2010
- Primary Sponsor of Ex-Offender Reentry Laws (2009)
- 2007- (in committee) voted for Maryland's Marriage Protection Act.
- 2008- voted against Senate Bills 597 and 566; bills expanding the rights of same sex domestic partners to include shared property recognition, rights pertaining to hospital visitation, shared rooms in nursing homes, and funeral planning.