[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 21, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E593]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





           HONORING SHAUN MARIE LEVINE'S LIFETIME OF SERVICE

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                         HON. ELISE M. STEFANIK

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 21, 2023

  Ms. STEFANIK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Shaun Marie Levine, 
Executive Director of the New York State Conservative Party.
  Shaun Marie Levine was born in Massachusetts in 1947. Raised in New 
York, Shaun Marie would go on to graduate from the Academy of the 
Sacred Heart of Mary in Sag Harbor and attend the Queens Hospital 
Center School of Nursing with a Regents Scholarship. During the 1964 
presidential election, she campaigned for the first time for Republican 
candidate Barry Goldwater (R-AZ).
  Shaun Marie shifted her focus from national politics to local 
politics, centering herself in New York City. Beginning as an associate 
district leader, she rose in the ranks to become a member of the New 
York State Conservative Party's statewide committee, eventually running 
as a Party nominee for the New York Assembly in 1986. She earned a 
position working for Conservative Party Executive Director Serphin R. 
Maltese and followed him to the New York State Senate where she worked 
on policies ranging from veterans' issues, consumer protection, law 
enforcement, to constitutional rights.
  Shaun Marie remained an active member of the Conservative Party in 
the decades that followed, serving on statewide campaigns before 
accepting the role of Executive Director in 1995, a position she held 
for the next twenty-eight years. A capstone of Shaun Marie's tenured 
career was serving as the Executive Director for her longtime mentor, 
New York State Conservative Party Chairman Michael Long. Shaun Marie 
served as Chairman Long's right hand, confidant, sounding board, 
advisor, and deeply respected friend. She has held integral concurrent 
roles with the Conservative Party since, including as the first female 
State Vice Chair, the Regional Vice Chair, and the Executive Vice 
Chair. Throughout her decades of service to New York, Shaun Marie has 
worked closely with nearly every national, state, county, and local 
elected official and candidate in the conservative movement.
  Shaun Marie has dedicated her entire professional life to serving the 
people of New York with unwavering principles and commitment. She has 
made significant contributions that have positively impacted the lives 
of countless individuals across New York State and the nation. Shaun 
Marie will always remain a beacon of light and a backbone of steel in 
the conservative movement. During this lifetime of service, Shaun Marie 
proudly raised her three children as a single mother while balancing 
the demands of professional and political work for decades. Today, she 
is a proud mother, dedicated grandmother, hardworking New Yorker, and 
patriotic American who is deeply respected by all who know her.
  On behalf of New York's 21st District, it is my honor to recognize 
the extraordinary lifetime achievements of my dear friend, Shaun Marie 
Levine.

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