Former member of Congress · last served 113th Congress

Carl Levin

DEMOCRAT U.S. Senator · MichiganSenate 1979–2015

Carl Levin was a Democratic U.S. senator from Michigan, first elected to Congress in 1979, who voted with most Democrats on 95% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes and sponsored 1 bill that became law (113th–113th Congress).

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37Bills & resolutions sponsored113th–113th Congress (excludes amendments)

1Passed a chamberof 21 substantive bills (excludes resolutions and ceremonial bills)

1Became law1 substantive + 0 ceremonial · 113th–113th Congress

13Broke with partyof 251 yes/no votes, 112th (5.2%)

0Missed votesof 251 roll calls, 112th (0.0%)

—Pork: own shareFY2024 earmarks: not in office

How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.

5 most recent votes

YeaOn Passage of the Bill — American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
Jan 1, 2013 · Bill Passed
YeaOn the Nomination — Nomination vote
Dec 30, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
YeaOn the Nomination — Nomination vote
Dec 30, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
YeaOn Passage of the Bill — Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013
Dec 28, 2012 · Bill Passed
NayOn the Amendment — Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013
Dec 28, 2012 · Amendment Rejected

5 most recent bills

S. 3019 War Powers Against Non-State Actors Act of 2014
Dec 16, 2014 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
S. 3018 Partnership Auditing Fairness Act
Dec 16, 2014 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S. 3013 Ending Insider Trading in Commodities Act
Dec 12, 2014 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
S.Res. 565 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President and the Secretary of State should ensure that the Canadian Government does not permanently…
Sep 18, 2014 · Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5797)
S. 2704 No Federal Contracts for Corporate Deserters Act of 2014
Jul 30, 2014 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Top bills sponsored

Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.

Elections Sen. Levin has won

Sen. Levin has won 6 U.S. Senate elections (1978, 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002, 2008). Of the contested races, margins ran from 4.3 to 28.8 points.

Democratic winRepublican winseat changed partyunopposed

Elections won6 in the data (1976–2024); losses are not listed

Closest win: 4.3 points1978, MI Senate

Won an open seat or took one from the other party0 of 6 elections (open seat or changed party)

Seat history, Michigan Senate (class 2)Winners in regular elections, most recent three: Carl Levin (D) 1978–2008 → Gary C. Peters (D) 2014–2020. The seat is next on the ballot in 2026.

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Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.

How has Michigan done while Sen. Levin served?

2005 to 2014 in Michigan: typical household income was down 11% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was up 3.0 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was down 0.6 points.

Typical household income · after inflation

Michigan: $74.3K in 2005 → $66.3K in 2014

Michigan down 11%U.S. down 4%

Share of people below the poverty line

Michigan: 13.2% in 2005 → 16.2% in 2014

Michigan up 3.0 pointsU.S. up 2.2 points

Share of workers looking for a job

Michigan: 8.9% in 2005 → 8.3% in 2014

Michigan down 0.6 pointsU.S. up 0.3 points

Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Oxblood = state, grey = U.S.

While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in Michigan during Levin’s time representing it (1979 to 2015). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.

Survey years start at 2005. The yearly estimates for Michigan begin in 2005, so 1979 to 2004 are not shown. No 2020 yearly estimate exists.

See the full 20-year record →Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates (tables B19013, B17001, B23001) and BLS CPI-U-RS for inflation, retrieved October 18, 2026. “About the same” means the change is inside the 90% margins of error. Who held the seat: Congress.gov member service records, year level.

Official records on bills this member sponsored

113th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 37 bills sponsored.

Record	Bills	Source
Bills sponsored	37	Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them →
With a CBO cost estimate listed	2	See the 2 →
With a committee report listed	3	See the 3 →
With a Congress.gov note	3	See the 3 →

Evidence

How counted: Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 113th Congress, read from the stored Congress.gov bill records
Fields: cboCostEstimates, committeeReports, constitutionalAuthorityStatementText, notes
PORKER copy refreshed: October 26, 2026 (nightly)

Read this first. These are counts of records Congress.gov lists. Many bills never get a CBO estimate or a report, so a zero is not a mark against a member. We never show this as a score.

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Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · latest recorded Senate vote Sep 30, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.