Mark Reed Levin (/ləˈvɪn/; born September 21, 1
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Levin worked in the administration of President Ronald Reagan and was a chief of staff for Attorney General Edwin Meese.
He is chairman of the Landmark Legal Foundation, has authored seven books, and contributes commentary to various media outlets such as National Review Online. Since 2015, Levin has been editor-in-chief of the Conservative Review.
He has been described as "conservative", "right-wing" and "pro-Trump". Levin is known for his incendiary commentary.
He is known for strongly criticizing Democrats, as well as encouraging primary challenges to a number of incumbent congressional Republicans.
He endorsed Ted Cruz in the 2016 Republican presidential primary but reluctantly endorsed Donald Trump after Trump won the Republican nomination for the presidency despite continual harsh criticism of him.
Mark Reed Levin, one of three boys, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Erdenheim as well as Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. His father, Jack E. Levin, was the author of several books.[
He graduated from Cheltenham High School after three years in 1974.
After high school, Levin enrolled at Temple University Ambler and graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a B.A. in Political Science in 1977 at age 19.
Levin won election to the Cheltenham school board in 1977 on a platform of reducing property taxes.
In 1980, Levin earned a J.D. from Temple University Beasley School of Law. Levin worked for Texas Instruments after law school. He is Jewish.
Beginning in 1981, at age 24, Levin served as an adviser to several members of President Ronald Reagan's cabinet, eventually becoming the associate director of presidential personnel and ultimately chief of staff to Attorney General Edwin Meese;
Levin also served as deputy assistant secretary for elementary and secondary education at the U.S. Department of Education, and deputy solicitor of the U.S. Department of the Interior.
He practiced law in the private sector and is president of Landmark Legal Foundation, a public interest law firm founded in 1976 with offices in Kansas City, Missouri and Leesburg, Virginia.
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