Read: Former Sen. Carl Levin, Michigan’s longest serving senator, dies at 87 Federal, state and local officials have issued the following statements in response to Levin’s death.

News of Carl Levin’s death spread fast across Michigan with friends, colleagues, and even some political foes quickly paying their respects to one of Michigan’s iconic public servants.

Carl Levin, a liberal Democrat who rose from a prominent Detroit family to become Michigan’s longest-serving U.S. senator (36 years), died Thursday.

Longtime Michigan Sen. Carl Levin, a powerful voice on military issues in Washington and a staunch supporter of the auto industry back home in Michigan, died at 87 years old.

Former Sen. Carl Levin, a powerful voice for the military during his career as Michigan's longest-serving U.S. senator, has died. The Democrat was 87.

Reaction is pouring in from around the country after the death of Carl Levin, the longest-serving U.S. Senator in Michigan's history.

Former Sen. Carl Levin, a powerful voice for the military during his career as Michigan's longest-serving U.S. senator, has died. The Democrat was 87.

Former Sen. Carl Levin, a powerful voice for the military during his career as Michigan's longest-serving U.S. senator, has died. The Democrat was 87.

Former Sen. Carl Levin, a powerful voice for the military during his career as Michigan's longest-serving U.S. senator, has died. The Democrat was 87.