Councilmember Ben Kallos had a good year.

Of the 70 bills passed by the City Council in 2014, three were his -- impressive given that Kallos has 50 other colleagues on the council. The committee on governmental operations, of which he is chair, passed another four bills.

Not bad for a first-year council member who two years ago was regarded as a long shot to represent the Upper East Side behind former State Assemblyman Micah Kellner, whose campaign collapsed in the summer of 2013 after allegations of sexual harassment surfaced against him.

Kallos surged ahead and won the election handily. He’s since used his background in technology and his sense that government should be as transparent as possible to pass legislation that aims to help New Yorkers better navigate city bureaucracy.

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