Bruce Blakeman
Republican Bruce Blakeman joined a Queens Democrat over the weekend in attacking Gov. Kathy Hochul’s ban on gas stoves in new buildings, with City Councilman Phil Wong saying the policy would leave Asian families in new buildings unable to cook with a wok and that he would vote for the candidate “who is going to […]
President Donald Trump urged New Yorkers on Saturday to elect Republican Bruce Blakeman governor, telling a tele-rally that the Nassau County executive can save the state from Gov. Kathy Hochul’s “failed and incompetent” leadership. “Kathy Hochul may be the worst governor in the history of New York State and one of the worst in the […]
Republican Bruce Blakeman accused Gov. Kathy Hochul on Saturday of dodging questions about new taxes, telling supporters in Middle Village, Queens, that a second Hochul term would bring higher income and property taxes, a wealth tax and a “death tax,” as the two candidates traded tax attacks in the final days of the race for […]
Republican gubernatorial nominee Bruce Blakeman is closing his campaign against Gov. Kathy Hochul with a 30-second digital ad warning that the Democratic incumbent will work with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to raise taxes by billions of dollars if voters give her a full term on Nov. 3. “Kathy Hochul made New York unaffordable […]
Republican Gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman told his Staten Island supporters over the weekend that strong turnout in the borough would deliver “a sweet victory” on Nov. 3, as early voting across New York opened at a pace far ahead of 2022, and both he and Gov. Kathy Hochul pushed to bank their voters before Election […]
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman are making affordability a central issue in the governor’s race, but their competing approaches are putting different problems under the spotlight: rising electricity bills, state energy policy and alleged insurance fraud. The candidates’ disagreement over energy costs took center stage during their only gubernatorial debate, […]
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman is making New York’s high taxes and energy costs central to his challenge against Gov. Kathy Hochul, arguing that state policies are making it harder for residents and businesses to afford life in the Empire State. Blakeman outlined his proposals during an October 14 campaign stop in Queensbury, where he […]
Republican Bruce Blakeman vowed Wednesday to clean up Queens’ Roosevelt Avenue if elected governor, putting the blame on Gov. Kathy Hochul. The New York Post reported the Nassau County executive called Hochul “responsible” for conditions on the corridor, which the paper dubbed the “Market of Sweethearts.” Blakeman also said Mayor Zohran Mamdani has made a […]
Gov. Kathy Hochul signaled this week that new rules for data centers are coming once New York’s one-year moratorium ends, rolling out the pitch alongside Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Hochul appeared in Dutchess County with Ocasio-Cortez and Rep. Pat Ryan, joined by state Sens. Kristen Gonzalez and Michelle Hinchey at a roundtable in East Fishkill. Nearly […]
President Donald Trump will campaign with Republican Bruce Blakeman in Syracuse on Oct. 9, taking the governor's race to the region where Gov. Kathy Hochul looks most vulnerable. The visit was first reported by a source familiar with the planning and would be Trump's first trip to Syracuse since taking office. He is also weighing […]
Gov. Kathy Hochul still leads Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman heading into November, but her advantage has been steadily eroding for months, according to the latest Siena poll of likely New York voters. The survey shows Hochul at 50 percent to Blakeman's 41 percent, a nine-point race that continues a clear downward trend for the incumbent […]
Gov. Kathy Hochul's $1 billion in energy rebate checks start going out Sept. 21, six weeks before Election Day, and Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman is already treating them as a target. The checks are headed to 8.2 million eligible households. Individual filers earning under $150,000 get $100, and couples filing jointly can receive up to […]
Governor Kathy Hochul's decision to wear a hijab during a visit to an Islamic cultural center has become the latest flashpoint in a New York governor's race that suddenly looks more competitive. Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman posted a photo of Hochul in the head covering, captioning it "Hijab Hochul" and "Kathy's Latest Costume: Whatever […]
President Donald Trump is continuing his pressure campaign against Canada, and this time he’s putting a new name on the map—Lake America. Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing the federal government to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America,” escalating his ongoing battle with Canada and putting Hochul directly in the crosshairs. Hochul isn’t playing along. […]
A longtime Democratic donor is now raising money for Kathy Hochul's Republican challenger, a defection that lands as new polling shows the New York governor's race tightening with fewer than three months to Election Day. Bonnie Englebardt Lautenberg, widow of the late Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey, has crossed party lines to support […]
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul still leads Republican Bruce Blakeman, but a new Siena poll shows the Republican closing the gap and exposing vulnerabilities for the Democratic incumbent. Hochul leads Blakeman 49% to 39% among likely voters, according to Siena’s first likely-voter poll of the 2026 election cycle. Her lead has been cut to 10 […]
