LEVINE, MEL
D Β· house Β· bioguide L000264
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- FEC candidate id
H2CA27016- Internal id
fcf9f30d-a598-44f1-a99c-8f0600ba6030- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), CA-27. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 746,656 |
| People | Median age | 37 |
| Income | Median household income | $102,407 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $41,928 |
| Income | In poverty | 11.3% |
| Income | Unemployed | 6.9% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.444 |
| Race | White alone | 38.1% |
| Race | Black alone | 9.8% |
| Race | Asian alone | 9.6% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 44.4% |
| Race | Two or more races | 22.0% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 22.5% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 58.6% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 30.0% |
| Education | High school or higher | 54.3% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 30.4% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 10.6% |
| Household | Family households | 76.2% |
| Household | Avg household size | 3.14 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 36.4% |
| Housing | Median home value | $634,100 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $2,088 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 71.6% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 1.4% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 5.7% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 4.4% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 4.5% |
| Health | With a disability | 11.2% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 94.0% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 4.3% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 70.1% |
| Commute | Public transit | 1.3% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 15.1% |
Cycle financials
Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Indiv. contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | $13 | $0 | $13,802 | $0 | $0 |
| 2002 | $119 | $1,520 | $14,685 | $0 | $0 |
| 2000 | $338 | $2,174 | $16,085 | $0 | $0 |
| 1998 | $537 | $2,221 | $17,921 | $0 | $0 |
| 1996 | $1,613 | $6,878 | $19,602 | $0 | $0 |
| 1994 | $1,306 | $79,466 | $24,867 | $0 | $0 |
| 1992 | $150,278 | $47,253 | $103,024 | $0 | $0 |
| 1990 | $1,496,790 | $587,961 | $1,714,807 | $0 | $1,053,825 |
| 1988 | $893,810 | $398,597 | $805,977 | $0 | $575,926 |
| 1986 | $711,129 | $498,833 | $310,765 | $7,474 | $0 |
| 1984 | $348,149 | $282,914 | $98,474 | $0 | $269,160 |
| 1982 | $465,170 | $431,931 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1982 general house Β· CA-27 β won
- 1984 general house Β· CA-27 β won
- 1986 general house Β· CA-27 β won
- 1988 general house Β· CA-27 β won
- 1990 general house Β· CA-27 β won
- 1992 general house Β· CA-36 β lost_general
- 1994 general house Β· CA-27 β lost_general
Committees
- MEL LEVINE '94 β principal Β· type H
Recent votes
No votes on file.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
No sponsorships on file.
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 25.1%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| D (major party) | +10.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency Γ party Γ office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.
Connected on the graph
Outbound (12)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | held_position | member of the California State Assembly | β | wikidata | |
| β | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | University of California, Berkeley | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Princeton University | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Harvard Law School | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Beverly Hills High School | β | wikidata | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | MEL LEVINE '94 | β | candidate_committees | |
| 1991-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1989-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1987-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1985-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1983-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata |