Bruce Blakeman

Bruce A. Blakeman is a politician from New York City. Blakeman was 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 term expired on July 1, 2008. 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.
On January 17, 2010, Blakeman announced his intention of contesting the special Senate election against Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. In June 2010 Blakeman won the state convention and was the designated candidate but in the Republican primaries held in mid-September 2010, Joseph DioGuardi beat Blakeman to win the Republican nomination for the November 2010 senate election.
Blakeman came in last, behind DioGuardi and David Malpass. Blakeman remains on the ballot on the "Tax Revolt Party" line.
Professional career
Bruce Blakeman is a member of the New York City and Long Island based law firm of Abrams Fensterman et al. 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.
Blakeman is President of Madison Strategies ( a strategic consulting firm) and has served on the Boards of the North Sea Insurance Company, Accpac (a Silicon valley software company) and the Browning School.
In June 2007,Blakeman brokered the largest land deal on Long Island ($100,000,000) securing the North and South American headquarters of photo and imaging giant,Canon, to remain in New York.
Active in law enforcement and homeland security organizations he is on the boards of the N.Y.S. Police Chiefs Benevolent Association,Crime Stoppers,the Cops Foundation and is Associate Counsel to both the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association Foundation and the Nassau County Fire Marshalls Benevolent Association.
Mr.Blakeman is also on the Board of the American Jewish Congress.
Bruce Blakeman is a graduate of Arizona State University and California Western University Law School.
Personal life
Bruce Blakeman lives in New York City and Water Mill,N.Y. and is divorced from his wife of 23 years, Nancy Shevell and they have one son.

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