Mindy Levine – Kennedy Center Trustee, New York
Category: Kennedy Center Trustee
Appointed: Kennedy Center Board of Trustees, February 11, 2025 (term expiring September 1, 2028, replacing Hilda Lucia Solis)
Priority: P3 (Appointed to federal cultural institution; participated in illegal renaming vote)
Basis for Inclusion
Subject classification: Presidential Appointee to federally chartered institution (non-speech anchor: board membership and renaming vote)
Basis: Mindy Levine was appointed to the Kennedy Center board by Trump in February 2025. Public information about her background is limited beyond her New York residence and appointment. She participated in the December 2025 vote to rename the Kennedy Center — declared null, void, and without legal effect by a federal court on May 30, 2026.
Background
Mindy Levine of New York was appointed to the Kennedy Center board on February 11, 2025, replacing former Secretary of Labor Hilda Lucia Solis (a Biden-era appointee). Her background in arts, philanthropy, or public life is not extensively documented in publicly available sources. The White House press release confirming her appointment provided no biographical details.
Her appointment follows the pattern of other February 2025 Kennedy Center appointments: replacement of a bipartisan board with Trump political allies and donors, regardless of arts credentials.
Documented Actions
1. Kennedy Center Appointment
Named to the Kennedy Center board on February 11, 2025, as part of the 14-member Trump slate.
2. Illegal Renaming Vote (December 2025)
As a board member, Mindy Levine was part of the board that voted to rename the Kennedy Center on December 18, 2025. A federal court declared this vote null, void, and without legal effect on May 30, 2026.
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Sources
- White House Press Release, “President Trump Announces Appointments to the Board of Trustees,” February 11, 2025.
- Kennedy Center press release, February 12, 2025.
- U.S. District Court, D.D.C., Beatty v. Kennedy Center, May 30, 2026.
Last Updated: June 2, 2026