Career
Respected for his populist platform, Leviste governed Batangas during an unprecedented twenty four years, winning six elections in the process. Footnote 5 on page 135 in Richard Neely"s How Courts Govern America recounts the author"s brief experience living in the Governor"s palace. He specifically recalls Leviste"s policy of allowing underprivileged Batangeunos to simply walk into the palace and have a free meal, typifying Leviste"s populist platform.
He was the father of Expedito Leviste, Representative to the National Assembly from the 2nd district, Batangas from 1969 to 1972 and from 1978 to 1984.