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Bruce Blakeman
10thCounty Executive of Nassau County
Assumed office
January 1, 2022
Preceded byLaura Curran
Member of theNassau County Legislature
from the 7th district
In office
January 1, 1995 – December 31, 1999
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byJeff Toback
Personal details
Born(1955-10-02)October 2, 1955(age 68)
Valley Stream, New York,U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationArizona State University, Tempe(BA)
California Western School of Law(JD)

Bruce Arthur Blakeman(born October 2, 1955) is an American attorney and politician currently serving as the 10th County Executive ofNassau County,New York.[1]He was elected in the 2021 election, defeatingDemocraticincumbentLaura Curran.He previously served as the commissioner for theNew York-New Jersey Port Authorityas well as a Nassau County legislator andHempsteadtown councilman.

Early life and education[edit]

Blakeman was born inValley Stream, New York.Blakeman's father was AssemblymanRobert M. Blakeman.His mother, Betty, served in theWomen's Army Corpsand his father was amerchant marinerand laterNaval Reserveofficer.[2][3]His brother,Brad Blakeman,was on the staff of PresidentGeorge W. Bush.[4]

Blakeman attendedValley Stream Central High School.He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and government fromArizona State Universityand aJuris Doctorfrom theCalifornia Western School of Law.[5]During school, he worked on Republican political campaigns and, for a time, was a driver for former First LadyNancy Reagan.Afterpassing the bar,he worked as a partner at his father's law firm.[4]Blakeman also holds a certificate in Homeland Security management fromLong Island University.[6]

Early career[edit]

Bruce Blakeman was first elected to the Hempstead Town Council in 1993.[7]

In 1993, federal district court judgeArthur D. Spattruled Nassau County's Board of Supervisors to be in violation ofone man, one vote.The Board of Supervisors authorized the creation of theNassau County Legislatureas a successor to their body. Elections were held in November 1995, and Blakeman, at the time a Hempstead town Councilman, was elected to the first legislative class to represent the 7th district. He was also elected the body's first presiding officer.[8]The body took their seats on January 1, 1996.

In1998,Blakeman was the Republican nominee forNew York State Comptroller.He lost in the general election to incumbent DemocratCarl McCall.

During a particularly bad election year for Nassau County Republicans, Blakeman lost his seat in the Legislature in the election of November 1999 to Jeff Toback, and the Republicans lost the majority.[9]

In June 2001, Blakeman was appointed by GovernorGeorge Patakias a commissioner of thePort Authority of New York and New Jersey.He held that position until 2009.[10][11]He was a commissioner during theSeptember 11th attacks.[relevant?]

In 2007, as a member of the New York law firm Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Greenberg, Formato & Einige, Blakeman brokered the purchase of 52 acres of land inMelvillebyCanon USAfor the construction of new headquarters.[12]About 1,200 people worked at their oldLake Successoffices at the time. Previous attempts to move their headquarters toWestburyandBrookvillewere unsuccessful, and Canon was expected to move out of state if the deal fell through.[13]Long Island Business Newsreported that Blakeman received a "multimillion-dollar" commission for the sale.[14]

In the2010 special election,Blakeman ran forUnited States Senate,but lost the Republican primary to formercongressmanJoe DioGuardi.In2014,Blakeman ran for the4th congressional district,after incumbentCarolyn McCarthyannounced her retirement.[15]He won the Republican nomination, but was defeated 53% to 47% in the general election byDemocratKathleen Rice.

Hempstead Town Councilman[edit]

In January 2015, Blakeman was appointed to theHempsteadTown Council, replacing James Darcy[16][7]after previously serving on the Hempstead Town Council from 1993 to 1995.[7]

In 2017, Blakeman joined fellow Republican councilwoman Erin King-Sweeney in endorsing Democratic challenger Laura Gillen in the race for Hempstead Town Supervisor.[17]Gillen, who ran against incumbent Town Supervisor Republican Anthony Santino, went on to win the election, becoming the first Democratic Hempstead Town Supervisor in over 100 years.[18]Gillen named Blakeman Deputy Town Supervisor.[19][20]

In 2019, Blakeman and King-Sweeney endorsed Republican Receiver of Taxes Donald X. Clavin Jr. against Democratic Town Supervisor Laura Gillen for Town Supervisor.[21]Clavin went on to win against Gillen.[22]

Blakeman was succeeded on the Hempstead town council by Republican AssemblywomanMelissa Miller.[23]

Nassau County Executive[edit]

In March 2021, Blakeman was chosen by Nassau Republicans to run against incumbent Democratic Nassau County Executive Laura Curran.[24]In the2021 electionhe squeaked by with 50.35% of the vote,[25]which was considered surprising in a county with 100,000 more registered Democrats than Republicans.[4][26]

During his campaign, Blakeman promised to fight the state'sface mask mandateandvaccination mandateintended to address theCOVID-19 pandemic.[27][28]Upon taking office, he signed anexecutive ordermaking masks optional, contravening the state mandate. On January 24 aNew York Supreme Courtjustice in Nassau County declared the mandate unconstitutional under the state constitution, but aCourt of Appealsjusticestayedthe ruling the next day.[29][30]In February the mask mandate was lifted in most circumstances, rendering the case moot.[31][4]

Blakeman opposes the2019 New York bail reformand has called for its repeal. Shortly after taking office, he issued an executive order permitting theNassau County Police Departmentto disclose when a person released without bail is rearrested.[32]

During the2022 Russian invasion of Ukrainein February, Blakeman helped conduct a rifledrivewhich resulted in the collection of 60 rifles for Ukraine at a Nassau County gun shop. At the time it was unclear how the rifles would be sent to Ukraine: aHomeland Securitysaid that a weapons shipment would have to be approved by theDepartment of State.A couple weeks later, the Florida gun manufacturerKel-Tecagreed to deliver the donated guns to Ukraine as part of a larger shipment of 400 weapons.[33][34]

On September 19, 2022, Blakeman introduced his annual budget proposal for the 2023 fiscal year. This proposal kept tax rates the same and added nearly 100 additional law enforcement positions.[35]

On January 11, 2023, Blakeman joined Nassau Republican Chairman Joseph Cairo and other elected officials to call for the resignation of CongressmanGeorge Santos.Blakeman pledged not to work with Santos, criticizing him for lying about his resume, and falsely claiming his grandparents were Holocaust survivors.[36][37]

In March 2023, precedingRamadan,Passover,Easter,and a campaign visit from then-presidential candidateRon DeSantis,Blakeman created a patrol unit within the Nassau County Police Department modeled on theNYPD's "Hercules"counterterrorismunit.[38][39]

On May 24, 2023, Blakeman held a rally and press conference inManhattanin support ofWest IslipresidentDaniel Penny.Penny, a formerMarine,was arrested by the NYPD on a charge of fatally chokingJordan Neely,a homeless man who was allegedly acting in a threatening manner, aboard a New York City subway train on May 1 in Chinatown.[40][41]Over the course of the rally, 3 counter-demonstrators were arrested.[40][41]

While walking in the 2023Stewart Manor4 July parade, a 10-year-old girl fromFranklin Squarethrew a water balloon at Blakeman from 100 feet away, striking him in the head. It is a long-standing tradition to throw water balloons at fire engines and politicians at this parade. Video of the incident went viral, having been viewed 40 million times as of August 2, 2023. Many viewers mistook Blakeman forMike Pence.Blakeman located the girl and her family, and worked withNew York YankeesPresidentRandy Levineto bring her to a Yankee game and watch batting practice from the field.[42][43][44]

In August 2023, during theNew York City migrant housing crisis,Queens Borough PresidentDonovan Richardssuggested that migrants could be housed at theNassau Coliseum.Blakeman responded that Nassau County had no plans for "any migrant program".[45]Soon after, Governor Hochul said the state could not and would not force migrants to move within the state, nor could it force counties to shelter them.[46][47]

Following the2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel,on October 11, Blakeman held a rally in support of Israel at theHarry ChapinLakeside Theater inEisenhower Park.6,000 people were reported to have attended. Aid forIsraeli Defense Forcesoldiers was collected at the rally.[48][49]On November 28, 2023, Blakeman called for the resignation ofSusan Poser,president ofHofstra University,over a letter she sent to the Hofstra community about the Hamas attacks in Israel. Blakeman accused Poser, who is Jewish, of anti-semitism.[50][51]

Blakeman's salary in 2022 and 2023 was $211,821. In 2024, acost-of-living adjustmentincreased that to $227,959.[52]

Nassau Coliseum[edit]

Blakeman is a proponent of a lease from Nassau County to theLas Vegas Sandsentertainment company to redevelop the site of theNassau Coliseum,including the construction of acasino.[53]The deal passed theNassau County Legislaturewith a vote of 17-1 with one recusal to transfer the Coliseum lease to the Sands.[54]Hofstra Universityfiled suit against the deal, claiming that the county violated the state open meetings law by not adequately providing enough transparent, public hearings for the project. Hofstra had also been critical of the project due to possible increases incrime,trafficandgambling addiction.On November 10, 2023, a state judge ruled in Hofstra's favor and struck down the deal.[55]In May 2024, Blakeman announced that the county would resubmit the lease-transfer application.[56]

On January 17, 2024, Blakeman and Nassau Legislative Presiding Officer Howard Kopel announced the issuance of subpoenas toHofstra UniversityPresidentSusan Poser.Blakeman and Kopel accused Poser of colluding withHard Rock International,a direct competitor for the casino license. Hard Rock and Hofstra stated that neither had been in touch with the other. Hofstra described the subpoenas as retaliatory and an "attempt to distract and impede a fair and open process."[55][57][58][59][60]

Transgender women at county facilities[edit]

On February 22, 2024, Blakeman issued an executive order banning women's sports teams that includetransgender womenfrom using county facilities. The ban applies to youth, college, and professional sports. Sports teams includingtransgender menwere not targeted. In a press conference beforehand, Blakeman repeatedly referred to transgender women as "bullies" and "biological males," and recommended that they join men's or co-ed teams instead. State Democratic leadership and Long Island LGBTQ advocates condemned the order as discriminatory and illegal under state law, and accused Blakeman of using the controversy overtransgender people in sportsfor self-promotion.[61][62][63]

State attorney generalLetitia Jamesissued acease-and-desistletter to Blakeman; he sued the attorney general in response.[64]In March theLong Island Roller Rebels,represented by theNew York Civil Liberties Union,filed suit against Blakeman over the order.[65][66]Later that monthCaitlyn Jennermade an appearance with Blakeman in support of the ban.[67]In April,district courtjudgeNusrat Jahan Choudhurydenied a request from Blakeman for a restraining order against James preventing her from blocking the executive order.[68]Later that month, Choudhury dismissed his suit against James.[64]

On May 11th, a state judge struck down the order on the grounds that the county executive lacked the authority to impose the ban.[69]The county legislature passed a similar ban the next month, voting along party lines.[70][71][72]

Personal life[edit]

Blakeman married Segal Magori Blakeman in 2015.[73]He was previously married toNancy Shevell,who is now married toPaul McCartneyofThe Beatles.He has one son, Arlen,[74]and two step children, Ariel and Avi. Blakeman is the firstJewishNassau County Executive. He is a member of theJewish Center of Atlantic Beach,aModern Orthodoxsynagogue.[75]

His nephew, NYS Court Officer Tommy Jurgens, was killed in the line of duty on 9/11 while assisting in the evacuation of Tower 2 of the World Trade Center. Blakeman provided a DNA sample to identify his nephew's remains.[76]

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