25. Steve Bellone

As a politician it can’t hurt that he looks like a Kennedy. What really helps is his commitment as Babylon Town Supervisor to both small and large programs. Bellone stuck to his guns a couple of years ago, railing against the Jones Beach off-shore wind project, risking his status as a leading environmentalist. Then he quickly rebounded by establishing the most creative and potentially game-changing environmental initiative with the Green Homes program. The program has been lauded by the U.S. Green Building Council and is being adopted in municipalities around the nation. Even the stalled Wyandanch Rising program is beginning to see some rays of light with the proposed construction of a sewer system in the community.