Bruce Arthur Blakeman (born October 2, 1955) is an American attorney and politician currently serving as the 10th County Executive of Nassau County, New York. [1] He was elected in the 2021 election, defeating Democratic incumbent Laura Curran.

County Executive Bruce Blakeman is no stranger to the fight for parent rights in education. He signed New York State’s first Executive Order to restore the rights of parents to send their children to school without masks.

6 days ago · The corps created by Bruce Blakeman, the Nassau County executive, is “an authoritarian power grab in the heart of suburban America,” said a lawyer representing county lawmakers.

6 days ago · NEW YORK (AP) — Democrats in suburban New York are suing a Republican county executive over his creation of an armed unit of volunteer residents, saying it amounts to an “illegal, taxpayer-funded civilian militia.”. Nassau County Democratic lawmakers argue in their complaint filed Wednesday that Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman lacked the legal authority to form a cadre of special ...

6 days ago · A lawsuit filed in Nassau County Supreme Court by the Free and Fair Litigation group names Nassau County, county executive Bruce Blakeman, and county sheriff Anthony LaRocco as defendants alleging ...

6 days ago · NASSAU COUNTY, Long Island (WABC) -- In Nassau County, Democrats are suing Republican County Executive Bruce Blakeman over his creation of an armed citizen deputy program.

6 days ago · Long Island lawmakers have sued Nassau County executive Bruce Blakeman and a local sheriff for a program sanctioning a taxpayer-funded militia of armed civilians shrouded “in secrecy.”. The ...

Feb 4, 2025 · Democratic legislators in Nassau are suing County Executive Bruce Blakeman and Sheriff Anthony LaRocco over a program that deputizes armed citizens for mobilization during emergency declarations.

Jan 31, 2025 · Newsday plans to sue Bruce Blakeman, the executive of Nassau County, N.Y., after he made The New York Post the government’s official publication. By Santul Nerkar News outlets around the United ...

Bruce Blakeman was elected Nassau County Executive on November 2, 2021. Blakeman currently serves as Hempstead Town Councilman, where he voted to cut property taxes two years in a row and approved budgets that earned the Town of Hempstead among the highest Wall Street credit ratings available.