Vintage Blakeman – Your Man in NYC
Blakeman is running again for Nassau County executive, but in 2009, he sought the Republican nomination for New York City mayor.
Back in 2009, Blakeman ran an ad claiming "I'm one of you" to residents of the five boroughs, stating "Bruce Blakeman is running for mayor! Bruce Blakeman grew up on the border of Queens and lives in Manhattan!”
- Fact Check: Valley Stream, where Blakeman is from, is located in one of the most western parts of Nassau County, on the border of New York City.
Bruce Blakeman's qualifications and experience are as follows: he was a busboy, dishwasher, bartender, garbageman, janitor, bouncer, teacher, lawyer, councilman, legislator, commissioner and businessman.
Author's summary: Blakeman's 2009 mayoral campaign contrasts with his current one.