Steve Bellone
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| 8th County Executive of Suffolk County | |
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Assumed office January 1, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Steve Levy |
| Town of Babylon Supervisor | |
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In office January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Rich Schaffer |
| Succeeded by | Rich Schaffer |
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September 11, 1969 North Babylon, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | West Babylon, New York |
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Queens College, B.A. Webster University, Master’s degree Fordham University School of Law, J.D. |
| Website | Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone |
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| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
Steven “Steve” Bellone (born September 11, 1969) is the 8th and current County Executive of Suffolk County, New York on Long Island.
Steven Bellone was raised in Babylon, New York. He graduated from North Babylon High School and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Communications at Queens College in 1991. Bellone enlisted in the United States Army in 1992 and served as a Communications Specialist stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. During his service in the Army, Bellone earned a master's degree in Public Administration by attending night classes at Webster University. Bellone earned his Juris Doctor from Fordham University School of Law and was admitted to the New York State Bar Association in 1999.
At age 32, after serving four years on the Babylon Town Board, Bellone was elected Supervisor of Babylon Township in 2001 to represent over 210,000 residents. As Supervisor, Bellone focused on government reform, reducing the size of government and delivering a $4.3 million tax cut to residents.
Bellone received national attention after spearheading an innovative environmental program called Long Island Green Homes. The program incentivized homeowners to make energy improvement upgrades to their homes to achieve considerable savings on energy bills. Bellone was named Environmentalist of the Year by the Sierra Club’s Long Island Group in 2009 in recognition of this initiative.
Bellone launched Wyandanch Rising, a comprehensive community revitalization plan in Wyandanch, New York that has attracted over $70 million from government and private partners. This transit-oriented development includes plans for a walkable, mixed-use community with bicycle lanes, on-street parking, better-lit sidewalks, safer crosswalks, mixed-use buildings, and public art blended with considerable residential, commercial, restaurant and gallery space.
As a result of these revitalization efforts, Wyandanch Rising was selected to be the first permanent home of the Long Island Music Hall of Fame museum on October 23, 2014.
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