Nassau County Executive

Bruce Blakeman has been Nassau County Executive since 2022 and won a second term in 2025⁵. He was the Republican nominee for Congress in New York's 4th District in 2014⁴. He appears on the Republican, Conservative and Vote Affordable lines with running mate Todd Hood, the elected Sheriff of Madison County since 2018¹²¹⁵.

Where they stand 8 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• Transgender athletesNo, teams should be based on biological sex, with open or coed optionshigh

  Official action · high confidence

  • As county executive, Blakeman signed an executive order barring girls' and women's teams that include transgender women from using Nassau County athletic facilities. (2024-02-22) source
  • He said transgender women can play on men's or coed teams or leagues. (2024-02-22) source
  • A state judge struck down the executive order in May 2024, ruling that he lacked the authority to issue it. (2024-05-10) source
• Policing and crimeTougher sentences, more police funding, and stricter bailmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Blakeman blamed New York's Raise the Age law and cashless bail policies for gang violence and said the problems would end under his administration. (2026-07-27) source
  • His campaign says he hired hundreds of new police and law enforcement officers as county executive. (2026) source
  • He said he would reject the Defund the Police agenda as governor. (2025-12) source
  • Announcing his running mate, Blakeman pledged to repeal the state bail laws and back law enforcement. (2026-02) source
• Childcare and pre-KGuarantee low-cost childcare for all families plus universal pre-Kmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Blakeman said he strongly supports universal child care and pre-K for working parents across the state, while criticizing a plan he said would serve only New York City. (2026-01) source
• Energy and climateAll of the above: oil, gas, nuclear and renewables, and let markets picklow

  Said · low confidence

  • Blakeman said that as governor he would bring hydraulic fracturing back to New York and use natural gas to cut utility bills. (2026-06-12) source
  • He pledged to renegotiate offshore wind contracts, expand domestic energy production, and eliminate energy mandates he says raise rates. (2026-02) source
  • He has also said there are smart ways to expand renewable energy on brownfields, rooftops and previously developed land. (2026-01) source
• ImmigrationSecure the border first; deport those with criminal records; keep legal immigration steadylow

  Said · low confidence

  • Blakeman opposed the state ban on local police partnerships with ICE, saying the agreements help remove people charged with or convicted of violent crimes. (2026-02) source
  • He said his county works with federal law enforcement, including ICE, to keep people accused or convicted of serious crimes from being released. (2026-01) source
• School choiceYes, but focused on low-income and special-needs studentslow

  Said · low confidence

  • Blakeman criticized Governor Hochul for not opting New York into a new federal tax credit program that funds scholarships for low- and middle-income K-12 students, including for tuition at Catholic schools and yeshivas. (2026-01) source
• AbortionLegal in most cases up to viability (about 24 weeks)low

  Said · low confidence

  • Blakeman describes himself as pro-choice and has called abortion a complicated and personal issue. (2026-01-09) source
• GunsNo single answer fitslow

  Said · low confidence

  • Blakeman has said he supports reasonable restrictions on gun ownership, including background checks, to keep guns away from criminals. (2026-01-09) source
  • As county executive he said he would enforce New York's 2022 concealed carry law but was concerned it bars law-abiding people from carrying in places such as houses of worship, and hoped it would be overturned. (2022-10-13) source

No public position found on: Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Curriculum and books, Housing and growth, Election rules, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Gender care for minors, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Ranked-choice voting, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, DEI programs, Religion in schools, China policy.