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Len Levine Can Help He has more than 40 years experience working in and with government in a variety of positions. Len Levine is neither a lobbyist nor a lawyer—he knows the ins and outs of dealing with government. Len Levine can help you access the governmental system and deal with government in an appropriate and efficient manner. If you really need to cut through the governmental red tape, hiring Leonard W. Levine & Associates will be the best move you can make.
Len Levine travels extensively across the United States. He has built up quite a network of contacts. See some of the people he knows. |
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SERVED IN SOME OF THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT IN MINNESOTA FOR OVER 20 YEARS: Secretary (Commissioner), Minnesota Department of Transportation Secretary (Commissioner), Minnesota Department of Human Services Vice Chairman, Metropolitan Airports Commission Chairman, Metropolitan Transit Commission Vice President, St. Paul City Council (elected 7 times, 3 times unopposed) President, St. Paul Water Utility
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Leonard W. Levine & Associates, Inc. 2136 Ford Parkway, #360 St. Paul, Minnesota 55116 |
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Who He Is Leonard W. "Len" Levine had a 20-year career in government. In the Administration of Governor Rudy Perpich he was the Commissioner (Secretary) of the Minnesota Department of Transportation, Commissioner (Secretary) of the Minnesota Department of Human Services. Prior to his eight years on the Governor‘s Cabinet, was elected (city-wide) seven times to the St. Paul City Council (Vice President), served nine years on the Metropolitan Airports Commission (Vice Chairman), and served nine years on the Metropolitan Transit Commission (Chairman). He was a finalist for Secretary of Transportation in the first Clinton Administration.Since leaving government, Mr. Levine has been the President of Leonard W. Levine & Associates, Inc., a national consulting firm that represents the private sector in its dealings with government and business. SERVED IN SOME OF THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT IN MINNESOTA FOR OVER 20 YEARS
Minnesota Department of Transportation The Minnesota Government Engineers Council and the Minnesota Society of Professional Engineers recognized Len Levine with their first and only award, Administrator of the Year, for his leadership in running the Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT).
As the head of Mn/DOT he was responsible for the operation of eight district, state-wide offices, 5500 employees and an annual budget of over $1.3 billion. He personally led the statewide effort to increase transportation funding and after 17 months, Minnesota received the largest transportation funding package in the state’s history. This was followed the next year by the second largest amount of funding. There was not a stable source of funding before his time in office at Mn/DOT and there has not been a steady source of funding since. Commissioner Levine was acknowledged for making Mn/DOT a national leader in traffic management, traffic safety and highway design. In 1988 and 1989, more than $200 million of highway discretionary funds poured into Minnesota. The successful funding package of 1988 contained $390 million over a three year period. He was responsible for initiating Minnesota’s highway beautification program which saw 3000 civic, business and family groups participating in the Adopt-a-Highway Program, covering more than 5000 miles of Minnesota’s roads. Commissioner Levine initiated the Highway Helper program in 1987. The program which plays a key role in removing incidents on the freeway has been expanded gradually since then and now covers 225 miles of Twin City roads. In 2003 the name was changed to: the Freeway Incident Response Safety Team (FIRST). Each year Mn/DOT crews assist more than 30,000 drivers. Commissioner Levine established the first ever Mn/DOT Work Zone Safety Committee, developed a long-range plan to reduce highway fatalities by 50%, instituted a plan to increase visibility at railroad crossings, developed one of the most stringent truck inspection programs in America, established an air traffic controller school at Flying Cloud Airport, initiated the creation of a transportation curriculum for all Minnesota secondary schools, a first in the U.S., formed an international partnership with the Soviet Union to exchange transportation related ideas and conceived of the plan for a high speed train (almost 200 miles an hour) from Minneapolis to Chicago (in two hours) which developed into the current Midwest Rail Initiative. |
Historic Event in Duluth, Minnesota On October 29, 1987 the last section of the Interstate Highway system serving the City of Duluth, Minnesota opened to traffic. It was a very cold, windy day in Duluth but that didn’t stop Mn/DOT Commissioner Len Levine, Governor Rudy Perpich, Mayor John Fedo, State Senator Sam Solon and other officials from participating. There was a parade of vintage autos, a foot race across the 1.4 mile long stretch of new highway I-35, release of thousands of balloons and an official ribbon cutting. Hundreds of citizens attended. |
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 Governor Perpich speaking with Commissioner Levine on his right. |
 Commissioner Levine speaking with Susan Latto, Assistant Director of the Duluth Greater Downtown Council, to his right. |
 Hundreds of citizens packed the Lake Superior Plaza to be a part of this historic occasion. |
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Bridge Collapses in Minneapolis, 13 Dead, Hundreds Injured
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While getting a degree in Language Arts in the College of Education (after graduating he taught high school English and Speech) Len Levine established several records as a member of the University of Minnesota track team. By the time he was a senior he earned three varsity letters and had developed into a world class runner.
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 He was a member of the 1960 mile relay team that posted a 3:16.0 time at America’s Athletic Classic, the Drake Relays, establishing another University record that stood for six years. He covered the 440 yards that day in 47.5 seconds. |
| STILL INTERESTED IN SPORTS Len Levine continues to be involved in athletic activities and is in frequent contact with sports personalities |
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GEORGE MIKAN
George Mikan was nicknamed Mr. Basketball. At 6 ft. 10 in., 245 lbs. he was one of the greatest basketball players of all time. After playing for a few different teams he gained his fame with the champion Minneapolis Lakers. He was known for his ambidextrous hook shot. Mikan was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1959 and was elected one of the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players in 1996. Since April 2001, a statue of Mikan shooting his trademark hook shot sits at the entrance of the Timberwolves' Target Center in Minneapolis. |
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RECIPIENT OF MANY HONORS AND AWARDS Len Levine has received many professional, community and national honors, such as Administrator of the Year (the first and only time that award was ever given by the Minnesota Government Engineers Council and the Minnesota Society of Professional Engineers); Outstanding Young Educator of St. Paul; Humboldt High School distinguished alumni award, Wall of Fame; Humboldt High School H Club Athletic Hall of Fame; U.S. Environmental Quality Award; City of Hope (Medical Center) Spirit of Life Award (funds from this event went to the establishment of a retirement home in Haifa, Israel for retired workers of the Jewish, Christian and Muslim faiths) and the Justice Louis Brandeis Award. The publisher and editors of McGraw Hill’s “Engineering News Record” honored Len Levine as a finalist for the prestigious “Construction Man of the Year” Award and the University of Minnesota “M” Club recognized his accomplishments by presenting him their Lifetime Achievement Award. 
TELEVISION AND NEWSPAPER INVOLVEMENT Len Levine hosted a television program called “Focus” on Channel 9, KMSP-TV (a commercial station with statewide coverage) for seven years. His co-host was then Ch. 9 news anchor Rod Grams, who later became a U.S. Senator from Minnesota. Their guest for this program was former Vice President Walter Mondale. For 14 years Len Levine was the publisher of the University of Minnesota Sportsnews, the only statewide paper of its kind ever produced in Minnesota (reaching a circulation of 60,000 copies each issue). |
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Len Levine is the author of: Consensus Builder, Running to Make a Difference, which was published in 2011. In Consensus Builder, he reveals what brought this grandson of Russian and Polish immigrants from modest beginnings on the Lower West Side of St. Paul to impressive achievements in public service and in business. Norm Coleman, United States Senator, 2003-09 had this to say about Consensus Builder: “Len Levine's life is an American story. He weaves a tale about roots, family, neighborhoods, and values that touch us all. But most of all it's a Minnesota story—St. Paul roots, Golden Gopher days, City Council politics, and statewide leadership. And it’s the people in those stories, who by touching Levine's life also touch ours. Len provides a roadmap for lives worth living—where hard work, perseverance, loyalty, and honor result in getting things done and making a difference. You don’t have to be a politician to appreciate this story. If you simply care about the place in which you live, you'll appreciate Len Levine and one man's life dedicated to making his community a better place to live.”
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Len and his wife Carole were married in 1963. They have three children and three grandchildren.
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One of his records, which stood for 17 years, was in the 60-yard dash which he ran in 6.2 seconds (1/10th of a second off the American record at that time). He was the silver medal winner in the 1960 Big Ten 300-yard dash Championship surpassing the record set more than twenty-five years earlier by the great Jessie Owens. His time that day, a blazing 31.6 seconds, was a University of Minnesota record that lasted for five years. 
