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Mark Reed Levin (; born September 21, 1957) is an American lawyer, author, and the host of American syndicated radio show ''The Mark Levin Show''. Levin worked in the administration of President Ronald Reagan and was a chief of staff for Attorney General Edwin Meese. He is president of the Landmark Legal Foundation, has authored five books, and contributes commentary to various media outlets such as ''National Review Online''. ==Biography== Mark Reed Levin was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Erdenheim as well as Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. His father, Jack E. Levin, is 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 including summer classes and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Political Science in 1977 at age 19, ''summa cum laude'' and Phi Beta Kappa.〔(Mark R. Levin ) bio by National Review〕 Levin won election to the Cheltenham school board in 1977 on a platform of reducing property taxes.〔 In 1980 Levin earned a juris doctor from Temple University Beasley School of Law. Levin worked for Texas Instruments after law school.〔 He is Jewish.〔Topaz, Jonathan (July 16, 2014). (Levin: Stewart not funny on Israel. ) ''Politico.'' Retrieved: November 7, 2015.〕 Beginning in 1981, 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 during the Iran–Contra affair; 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 and based in Leesburg, Virginia.〔Levin, ''Rescuing Sprite'', p. 9.〕 Levin has participated in Freedom Concerts, an annual benefit concert to aid families of fallen soldiers, and uses his radio program to promote aid to military families.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】title=Mark Levin 9-11-07 Sean Hannity Freedom Concert )〕〔 〕 Levin is also involved with Troopathon, a charity that sends care packages to soldiers serving overseas.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Move America Forward )〕 In 2001 the American Conservative Union awarded Levin its Ronald Reagan Award.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Landmark Legal Foundation )〕 He was awarded the inaugural Citizens United Andrew Breitbart Defender of the First Amendment Award at CPAC in 2014.〔http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2014/03/06/mark-levin-accepts-andrew-breitbart-first-amendment-award-from-citizens-united-cpac/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mark Levin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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