Republican Bruce Blakeman is officially entering the race for New York governor . The Nassau County executive formally launched his 2026 campaign with a video message early Tuesday morning.

"I want to replicate what we did in Nassau County. We made Nassau County the safest county in America. The poverty rate is the lowest in all of New York state," Blakeman added in a morning interview on Fox 5. "I haven't raised taxes a penny in four years."

The announcement comes fresh off Blakeman's commanding reelection victory last month on Long Island, winning a Democratic county by 12% at a time when other Republicans, including New Jersey GOP gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli, went down in defeat .

"I got almost a third of the African-American vote when most Republicans only

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