Elliott H. Levitas
Elliott H. Levitas | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 4th district | |
In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1985 | |
Preceded by | Benjamin B. Blackburn |
Succeeded by | Pat Swindall |
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives | |
In office 1965 – January 1975 | |
Preceded by | multi-member district |
Succeeded by | John Hawkins |
Constituency | 118th district, Post 4 (1965-1969) 77th district, Post 4 (1969-1973) 50th district (1973-1975) |
Personal details | |
Born | Elliott Harris Levitas December 26, 1930 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
Died | December 16, 2022 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | (aged 91)
Political party | Democratic |
Residence(s) | Atlanta, Georgia |
Education | Emory University (BA, JD) University of Oxford (LLM) |
Profession | Attorney |
Military service | |
Branch/service | United States Air Force |
Years of service | 1955-1958 |
Elliott Harris Levitas (December 26, 1930 – December 16, 2022)
Early life
Born in
Levitas was active in the local Jewish community in Atlanta and with the Anti-Defamation League.[1] He was in the United States Air Force from 1955 to 1958.
Political career
Levitas was a delegate to the
State legislature
Levitas was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1964 and served from 1965 to 1974. Early in his first term, he gained notoriety for voting in support of civil rights activist Julian Bond, who was in a contested battle to be assume his seat following his election to the legislature. Levitas was one of only five white legislators to vote in support of seating Bond.[1]
In his second term in the state House, he was one of thirty Democrats who voted for the
Tenure in Congress
Levitas was elected as a Democrat to the
Later life
After Congress, Levitas was a partner with
Death
Levitas died on December 16, 2022, at the age of 91. He is buried at Arlington Memorial Park near Atlanta. Each year, his alma mater, Emory University, issues an award in Levitas’s honor to the outstanding graduating senior political science major.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
- Atlanta History: A Journal of Georgia and the South, XXI (Winter 1987-1988), p. 47
- ^ Elliott H. Levitas - Retired
External links
- Kilpatrick Townsend profile
- United States Congress. "Elliott H. Levitas (id: L000265)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University: Elliott Levitas papers, 1965-1985
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress