David N. Levinson

David N. Levinson was a real estate businessman and a former politician from Delaware.

Levinson attended St. Andrew's School in Delaware for high school[1] He then attended Harvard for both his undergraduate and law school educations.[2] and received both his undergraduate and law degrees from Harvard University.[1][3][4]

Levinson was the Insurance Commissioner of Delaware, elected in 1984, and re-elected in 1988. He was appointed by President George H. W. Bush to the federal supplemental health insurance panel. In 1992, he was appointed an official advisor to the Russian Duma. Levnson was an associate commissioner of the Anti Defamation League, and was a member of the Board of Governors of the Middle East Forum, a think tank. Levinson was the developer of Anderson Creek Club, a 4,000-home planned community, and the founder and chairman of the board of directors of Anderson Creek Academy, a charter elementary school. Until his death, he was married to Marilyn W. Levinson, Esq. and has one son, Micah N. Levinson, Ph.D.[1][3][4] In 1981, President Jimmy Carter appointed Levinson to his Council for Energy Efficiency.[1] In 1982, he ran for Senate in Delaware but lost.[1][3][4]

Levinson died on January 14, 2019, in his home in Anderson Creek, North Carolina.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Our People: Board of Directors". Report Public Corruption. Raleigh, NC: Foundation For Ethics in Public Service, Inc. Archived from the original on February 3, 2011. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
  2. ^ "St. Andrews Archive - Commencement Address 1981 David Levinson '53". St. Andrews Archive. Middletown, DE: St. Andrew's School. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
  3. ^ a b c "The Developers of Anderson Creek Club". Spring Lake, NC: Anderson Creek Club. January 13, 2010. Archived from the original on February 25, 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
  4. ^ a b c Kerr, Peter (July 21, 1992). "Has Delaware's Insurance Chief Gone Too Far? - Biography". The New York Times. New York. ISSN 0362-4331. OCLC 1645522. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
  5. ^ "David Levinson Obituary". Fayetteville Observer. Fayetteville, NC. January 15, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
Party political offices
Preceded by Democratic Party nominee for United States Senator (class 1) from Delaware
1982 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Robert J. DuHadaway
 Democratic nominee for Delaware Insurance Commissioner
1984, 1988 		Succeeded by
James A. Robb
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