Candidate · November 3, 2026
Bruce A. Blakeman
On the ballot for Governor · New York
- issues with public statements
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§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | Governor · New York1 |
|---|---|
| Party on the ballot | Republican, Conservative, Vote Affordable1 |
| Status | Challenger |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Bruce Blakeman was born in Oceanside, New York, and raised in Valley Stream.2 He is an attorney and a graduate of Arizona State University and California Western Law School.2 He served as presiding officer of the Nassau County Legislature, as a commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey after the September 11 attacks, and on the Hempstead Town Council from 2015 to 2021.2,
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says he is running for governor to bring to the whole state the leadership it credits with making Nassau County safer and cutting taxes there.3
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websiteblakemanfornewyork.com3
- Official websitenassaucountyny.gov/481/County-Executive2
- Facebookfacebook.com/BruceBlakemanNewYorkFirst3
- Instagraminstagram.com/bruceblakemanforgovernor3
- X (Twitter)x.com/NassauExec3
§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Immigration
His campaign website says that as county executive he opposed sanctuary policies and worked with ICE to remove criminals from Nassau County's streets.3
Taxes and Budget
His campaign website says he did not raise county property or sales taxes as county executive, and that as governor he would deliver tax relief to homeowners and renters.3
Crime, Policing and Prisons
His campaign website says he hired hundreds of new police and law enforcement officers as Nassau County executive.3
His campaign website criticizes New York's cashless bail policies and its Raise the Age law, saying they let offenders leave jail without consequences.3
Education
His campaign website says that as county executive he acted to keep athletes born male out of girls' sports.3
- Require teams based on sex at birth
- Let each state decide
- Let schools or sports organizations set rules case by case
- Teams based on gender identity
Health Care
His campaign website says he rejected mask mandates as county executive.3
§4Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left.
Candidates for governor file campaign-finance reports with the state, not the FEC, so this guide doesn't include their fundraising. Search the state's reports: Public reporting system: candidates and campaign disclosures search — New York State Board of Elections.4