Elliott H. Levitas

Elliott Harris Levitas (born December 26, 1930) is a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Levitas graduated from Grady High School in 1948. He attended Emory University, where he was a member of the secret honor society D.V.S.

He earned a J.D. from Emory Law School in 1956. A Rhodes scholar, he received a masters of law degree from Oxford University, England, in 1958.

He conducted additional study in law at the University of Michigan from 1954 to 1955. He was admitted to the Georgia bar in 1955 and commenced practice in Atlanta. He was in the United States Air Force from 1955 to 1958. He served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1965 to 1974. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention, 1964.Levitas was elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fourth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1975-January 3, 1985). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Ninety-ninth Congress in 1984. He is a resident of Atlanta, Georgia.