‘Militia’ Claims Shake Up Governor’s Race: New York Brief

March 5, 2026, 12:13 PM UTC

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‘Militia’ Claims Lobbed at Blakeman

Nassau County executive Bruce Blakeman (center)
Nassau County executive Bruce Blakeman (center)
Photographer: Raga Justin/Bloomberg Law

Bruce Blakeman’s uphill bid for governor may be further complicated by litigation over an armed citizen force the Nassau County Republican launched two years ago.

Nassau County Democratic legislators allege that the force is actually an illegal militia, Beth Wang and Raga Justin report.

The legislators accuse Blakeman of training private citizens with no law enforcement experience to exercise police power against civilians. Among those ...

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