Bruce A. Blakeman
Running mate: Todd Hood
Nassau County Executive
The gist
- Pledges 10% income tax cut for earners under $250,000
- Proposes using the $3.8 billion state reserve for tax relief
- Proposes extending Excelsior tax credits to small businesses
- Pledges to end Manhattan congestion pricing
- Opposes sanctuary policies; supports county cooperation with ICE
- Pledges to end state spending on undocumented migrants
- Opposes rent freeze on New York City regulated apartments
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Pledges 10% income tax cut for earners under $250,000
Blakeman: I'll dip into $3.8B Hochul 'slush fund' to lower NY taxesNews coverage · New York Post · May 9, 2026 · nypost.com
“approving across-the-board, 10% income-tax cuts for people earning under $250,000 … eliminating all state income tax on the first $50,000 earned annually for single filers and $100,000 for joint filers”
Proposes using the $3.8 billion state reserve for tax relief
Blakeman: I'll dip into $3.8B Hochul 'slush fund' to lower NY taxesNews coverage · New York Post · May 9, 2026 · nypost.com
“could lower your bills, invest in our kids' education, and provide permanent tax relief”
Proposes extending Excelsior tax credits to small businesses
GOP gubernatorial Bruce Blakeman promises tax relief for restaurants, small businesses as he blasts 'Hochul Special' tax crisisNews coverage · New York Post · Apr 22, 2026 · nypost.com
“extend the Excelsior Jobs program to offer tax credits to Main Street businesses”
Pledges to end Manhattan congestion pricing
GOP gubernatorial Bruce Blakeman promises tax relief for restaurants, small businesses as he blasts 'Hochul Special' tax crisisNews coverage · New York Post · Apr 22, 2026 · nypost.com
“Blakeman also said he would end congestion pricing”
Opposes sanctuary policies; supports county cooperation with ICE
Bruce Blakeman for Governor | Lower Taxes & Safe StreetsCampaign website · Bruce Blakeman for New York · blakemanfornewyork.com
“Blakeman said NO to Kathy Hochul's sanctuary policies, and worked with ICE to take criminals off our streets.”
Pledges to end state spending on undocumented migrants
GOP's Bruce Blakeman blasts 'dangerous' Mamdani, Hochul in pitch to moderatesInterview · New York Post · Jun 28, 2026 · nypost.com
“not giving $8 billion to illegal migrants who haven't earned a thing”
Opposes rent freeze on New York City regulated apartments
GOP's Bruce Blakeman blasts 'dangerous' Mamdani, Hochul in pitch to moderatesInterview · New York Post · Jun 28, 2026 · nypost.com
“The bad thing about it is that nobody is investing in affordable housing anymore in New York”