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

Delaware

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Levinson attended St. Andrew's School in Delaware for high school

High school

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 and received both his undergraduate and law degrees from Harvard University

Harvard University

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Levinson is the former Insurance Commissioner

Insurance commissioner

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 of Delaware. In 1981, President Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter

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 appointed Levinson to his Council for Energy Efficiency. In 1982, he ran for Senate

United States Senate elections, 1982

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 in Delaware but lost. In November 2009 he joined the board of directors of the Foundation for Ethics in Public Service, Inc, a non-profit organization that seeks to bring a new level of transparency, accountability and integrity to all levels of American government.

Levinson currently resides in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Cambridge, Massachusetts

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, and in Anderson Creek, North Carolina

Anderson Creek, North Carolina

Anderson Creek is an unincorporated community located in the Anderson Creek Township of Harnett County, North Carolina. Notable landmarks near here include Anderson Creek Primary School, Anderson Creek Plaza, Tiger's Pizza & Subs, Overhills High School, Overhills Middle School, Overhills...

where he is President of the Anderson Creek Club.