Lloyd Edward Levine (born July 3, 1969) is a Democratic politician who represented

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from December 2, 2002 to November 30, 2008. In the Assembly, Levine served as the Majority Whip and then as chair of the Committee on Utilities and Commerce where he shepherded legislation on renewable energy, energy efficiency, solar, and digital infrastructure. Levine was known for his effort to enact a spay and neutering law for some pets, his effort to ban

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, his program to promote fitness, and his

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recycling program. Levine was termed out of the Assembly at the end of 2008 and lost to

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in a primary election that year for a state Senate seat. Prior to being elected to the Assembly, Levine served as Legislative Director to former Assemblymember John Longville. After leaving the Assembly, Levine founded and has headed Filament Strategie

He was named to the founding advisory board of the

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School of Public Policy in 201

and in 2018 was named a Senior Policy Fellow at that schoo

Levine has consulted on issues relating to the environment and technology, including closing the

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and increased

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adoption.Levine, Lloyd. 2018. "Closing the Digital Divide: A Justification for Government Intervention." In ''The M in CITAMS@30.'' Edited by Casey Brienza, Laura Robinson, Barry Wellman, Sheila Cotten, and Wenhong Chen. Bingley, UK: Emerald; Levine, Lloyd 2018. "Energy Policy and the Digital Divide: Broadband Deployment and Adoption are Insufficient to Meet the Needs of Demand Response and the Smart Grid." ''ICER Chronicle'', vol. 9, December, pp. 31-3

Personal life

Levine earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the

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, and he received an "Outstanding Alumnus Award" from UCR in 2005. He has also completed his course work toward a Master of Arts degree in Public Policy and Administration at

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. He currently resides in

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. Levine married

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station anchor (

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) on September 21, 2008 in

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, WA. They have two daughters.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Levine, Lloyd E. 1969 births Democratic Party members of the California State Assembly University of California, Riverside alumni Living people 21st-century American politicians

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