Bruce A. Blakeman

Nassau County's 2025 opioid-settlement report documented $19.94 million in provider contracts, $10.29 million encumbered, and $4.58 million spent.

December 31, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: nassaucountyny.gov

Announced initial grant awards from roughly $70.5 million in opioid-settlement proceeds and plans to solicit addiction prevention, treatment, and recovery providers.

September 15, 2022Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: nassaucountyny.gov

Strengthened Hempstead quality-of-life laws intended to curb neighborhood drug activity.

January 1, 2018Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: nassaucountyny.gov

Established Hewlett House, a Nassau County breast-cancer resource center.

January 1, 1998Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: nassaucountyny.gov

Signed three executive orders that rejected county enforcement of New York's indoor mask mandate and let local school boards, businesses, and individuals decide mask policy.

January 6, 2022Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: nysenate.gov

As a county legislator, preserved open space in Nassau County.

January 1, 1998Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: nassaucountyny.gov

Championed creation of the Town of Hempstead's first compliance-officer position.

January 1, 2017Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: nassaucountyny.gov

Supported hiring a former federal prosecutor as Hempstead town attorney to strengthen safeguards against wrongdoing.

January 1, 2017Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: nassaucountyny.gov

Implemented fiscal restraints that preceded multiple Nassau County credit-rating upgrades.

January 1, 2022Supports Government Efficiency

Source: nassaucountyny.gov

As Hempstead town councilman, approved budgets that earned the town high credit ratings.

January 1, 2015Supports Government Efficiency

Source: nassaucountyny.gov

As Nassau County Legislature presiding officer, cut $40 million in spending and reduced political-appointee salaries in a Republican county executive's budget.

January 1, 1998Supports Government Efficiency

Source: nassaucountyny.gov

The Nassau County Legislature unanimously adopted his 2024 no-tax-increase budget, which increased staffing for police officers and assistant district attorneys.

October 30, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction

Source: nassaucountyny.gov

Signed an executive order declaring Nassau County a non-sanctuary jurisdiction and barring county spending on services for undocumented migrants.

January 1, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction

Source: nassaucountyny.gov

As Nassau County executive, eliminated $150 million in tax increases planned by the prior administration.

January 1, 2022Supports Government Spending Reduction

Source: nassaucountyny.gov

As Nassau County Legislature presiding officer, cut $40 million in spending and reduced political-appointee salaries in a Republican county executive's budget.

January 1, 1998Supports Government Spending Reduction

Source: nassaucountyny.gov

Signed Nassau County's Mask Transparency Act, making concealment of identity by wearing a face covering in public a misdemeanor while providing health and religious exceptions.

August 14, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: nassaucountyny.gov

Created a program to recruit armed provisional emergency special deputy sheriffs for activation after a declared emergency.

March 1, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: nassaucountyny.gov

The Nassau County Legislature unanimously adopted his 2024 no-tax-increase budget, which increased staffing for police officers and assistant district attorneys.

October 30, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: nassaucountyny.gov

Formed a bipartisan Nassau County task force to combat antisemitism on Long Island.

October 15, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: nassaucountyny.gov

Broke ground on a new Nassau County police training village.

January 1, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: nassaucountyny.gov

Launched Operation Overwatch, a roving police patrol intended to deter crime and provide rapid response.

January 1, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: nassaucountyny.gov

Increased county funding for police staffing.

January 1, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: nassaucountyny.gov

Swore in more than 200 new Nassau County police officers after taking office as county executive.

January 1, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: nassaucountyny.gov

Strengthened Hempstead quality-of-life laws intended to curb neighborhood drug activity.

January 1, 2018Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: nassaucountyny.gov

Served as executive director of the New York Police Chiefs Benevolent Association and deputy counsel to the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Foundation, and served on the Crime Stoppers and New York COPS Foundation boards.

January 1, 2014Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: nassaucountyny.gov

Served as a Port Authority of New York and New Jersey commissioner after September 11 and worked on security for airports, bridges, tunnels, ports, and other facilities.

January 1, 2001Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: nassaucountyny.gov

Nassau County's 2025 opioid-settlement report documented $19.94 million in provider contracts, $10.29 million encumbered, and $4.58 million spent.

December 31, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: nassaucountyny.gov

Announced initial grant awards from roughly $70.5 million in opioid-settlement proceeds and plans to solicit addiction prevention, treatment, and recovery providers.

September 15, 2022Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: nassaucountyny.gov

Created a program to recruit armed provisional emergency special deputy sheriffs for activation after a declared emergency.

March 1, 2024Opposes Gun Control

Source: nassaucountyny.gov

A state appellate court preliminarily enjoined enforcement of Nassau County's transgender sports law, finding the plaintiff likely to prove unlawful gender-identity discrimination.

October 8, 2025Supports Civil Rights

Source: nycourts.gov

A Nassau County trial court granted summary judgment to the county and Blakeman, finding the transgender sports law did not violate state human- or civil-rights law; the ruling was appealed.

October 6, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

Source: nycourts.gov

Signed Nassau County's Mask Transparency Act, making concealment of identity by wearing a face covering in public a misdemeanor while providing health and religious exceptions.

August 14, 2024Opposes Civil Rights

Source: nassaucountyny.gov

Signed Nassau County Local Law 121-24, restricting permits for women's and girls' sporting events at county facilities when transgender women or girls participate.

July 15, 2024Opposes Civil Rights

Source: ag.ny.gov

Signed an executive order conditioning use of county athletic facilities by women's and girls' teams on excluding transgender women and girls from competition.

February 22, 2024Opposes Civil Rights

Source: ag.ny.gov

Formed a bipartisan Nassau County task force to combat antisemitism on Long Island.

October 15, 2023Supports Civil Rights

Source: nassaucountyny.gov

Signed an executive order declaring Nassau County a non-sanctuary jurisdiction and barring county spending on services for undocumented migrants.

January 1, 2023Opposes Civil Rights

Source: nassaucountyny.gov

Signed three executive orders that rejected county enforcement of New York's indoor mask mandate and let local school boards, businesses, and individuals decide mask policy.

January 6, 2022Supports Civil Rights

Source: nysenate.gov

Broke ground on a new Nassau County police training village.

January 1, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: nassaucountyny.gov

Served as a Port Authority of New York and New Jersey commissioner after September 11 and worked on security for airports, bridges, tunnels, ports, and other facilities.

January 1, 2001Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: nassaucountyny.gov

As a county legislator, directed funding to downtown business-district improvements across Nassau County.

January 1, 1998Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: nassaucountyny.gov

Won affirmance of the public-financing judgment after the Appellate Division held that excluding the ticket without updated forms, guidance, notice, or a cure opportunity was irrational.

May 28, 2026

Source: nycourts.gov

Won an Article 78 judgment requiring the Public Campaign Finance Board to allow the Blakeman-Hood ticket to cure its incomplete joint certification.

May 12, 2026

Source: nycourts.gov

The state Public Campaign Finance Board deemed the Blakeman-Hood ticket ineligible for 2026 public matching funds because it had not timely submitted a joint certification.

March 31, 2026

Source: pcfb.ny.gov

Received the Conservative Party of New York State's nomination for governor.

February 14, 2026

Source: ny1.com

Received the New York Republican State Committee's nomination for governor.

February 11, 2026

Source: nygop.org

Received President Donald Trump's endorsement for governor after Elise Stefanik left the race.

December 20, 2025

Source: apnews.com

New York's highest court rejected the counties' challenge to the Even Year Election Law and upheld the statute as constitutional.

October 16, 2025

Source: nycourts.gov

Joined Nassau County in challenging New York's Even Year Election Law and initially obtained a trial-court declaration that the law was unconstitutional.

October 8, 2024

Source: nycourts.gov

Organized a pro-Israel rally attended by more than 6,000 people after the October 7 attack.

October 15, 2023

Source: nassaucountyny.gov

Helped enact Town of Hempstead legislation barring town business with entities that boycott, divest from, or sanction Israel.

January 1, 2016

Source: nassaucountyny.gov

As Hempstead town councilman from 2015 through 2021, voted repeatedly to cut property taxes.

January 1, 2015

Source: nassaucountyny.gov

Served in the Nassau County Legislature and became its presiding officer.

January 1, 1996

Source: nassaucountyny.gov