 In 1986, Levy was elected a member of the Charles County Commissioners, the county's legislative body, and continued serving through 2004, winning election as the body's President from 1996 until his departure.Levy was appointed to the Maryland House of Delegates on October 28, 2004, serving as one of three delegates representing Maryland district 28, located in Charles County.He was 61 years of age when he ran in 2006 for a full four-year term as delegate, and 65 when he declined to run for reelection in 2010.