21. Nick LaMorte
2004 Power List
As Long Island regional president of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA), LaMorte represents 50,000 public-and private-sector workers. He also sits on the boards of the Long Island Federation of Labor and the New York state AFL-CIO. Beyond the bargaining tables, this Hofstra grad serves as Long Island chair of the Treasury Department’s U.S. Savings Bond program and on the new Nassau County Labor Commission.