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Bruce A. Blakeman is a politician from New York City who is currently running for the United States Senate in New York against Democratic Incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand. Blakeman is a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Appointed by New York Governor George E. Pataki in June 2001, his current term expired on July 1, 2008.[1] Blakeman was a candidate for Mayor of New York City in the 2009 election until dropping out of the race. He then endorsed incumbent Michael Bloomberg for reelection.[2]
He is a graduate of Arizona State University and California Western University Law School. Blakeman is a member of the Abrams Fensterman law firm in New York City and Lake Success.
Prior to his appointment to the Port Authority's board, Blakeman was a Councilman on the Hempstead Town Board and was a member of the Nassau County Legislature, holding the positions of Presiding Officer and Majority Leader from 1996 to 1999. In 1998, he was the Republican candidate for New York State Comptroller but lost the election to H. Carl McCall. Blakeman is on the faculty of Long Island University as a Senior Fellow in the Homeland Security Department and prior to that he taught Business Law at Hofstra University. Blakeman is a noted commentator on government, transportation, homeland security, politics and law on various media outlets including CW11, Fox News Network, WLIW, TV55 and Court TV, among others.
On January 17, 2010, Blakeman announced his entry into the special Senate election against Kirsten Gillibrand, after higher-profile candidates such as George Pataki and Peter T. King passed on the race. Blakeman lags behind Gillibrand by 22 points in a recent Marist poll (he even trails longshot primary rival, Harold Ford, Jr., by 4 points).[
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Bruce A. Blakeman is a politician from New York City who is currently running for the United States Senate in New York against Democratic Incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand. Blakeman is a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Appointed by New York Governor George E. Pataki in June 2001, his current term expired on July 1, 2008.[1] Blakeman was a candidate for Mayor of New York City in the 2009 election until dropping out of the race. He then endorsed incumbent Michael Bloomberg for reelection.[2]
He is a graduate of Arizona State University and California Western University Law School. Blakeman is a member of the Abrams Fensterman law firm in New York City and Lake Success.
Prior to his appointment to the Port Authority's board, Blakeman was a Councilman on the Hempstead Town Board and was a member of the Nassau County Legislature, holding the positions of Presiding Officer and Majority Leader from 1996 to 1999. In 1998, he was the Republican candidate for New York State Comptroller but lost the election to H. Carl McCall. Blakeman is on the faculty of Long Island University as a Senior Fellow in the Homeland Security Department and prior to that he taught Business Law at Hofstra University. Blakeman is a noted commentator on government, transportation, homeland security, politics and law on various media outlets including CW11, Fox News Network, WLIW, TV55 and Court TV, among others.
On January 17, 2010, Blakeman announced his entry into the special Senate election against Kirsten Gillibrand, after higher-profile candidates such as George Pataki and Peter T. King passed on the race. Blakeman lags behind Gillibrand by 22 points in a recent Marist poll (he even trails longshot primary rival, Harold Ford, Jr., by 4 points).[
