and congestion in the area. Personal life Blakeman is married to Segal Blakeman. He has one son, Arlen and two step children Ariel and Avi. Blakeman's first wife Nancy is the third wife of Beatles Paul McCartney. His father was Assemblyman Robert M. Blakeman. His mother Betty passed away in 1995. His brother is Brad Blakeman, who was the Deputy Assistant to President George W. Bush. Blakeman is the first Jewish Nassau County Executive. Blakeman, who was serving as commissioner of the Port Authority at the time, was scheduled to have a breakfast meeting at Windows on the World, a restaurant atop the north tower on September 11, 2001. Due to a family commitment, he postponed the meeting, avoiding being in the World Trade Center during the September 11th attacks. His nephew, NYS Court Officer Tommy Jurgens, was killed in the line of duty on 9/11/2001 while assisting in the evacuation of Tower 2 of the World Trade Center. Blakeman provided a DNA sample to identify his nephew’s remains. References Nassau County Executives New York (state) Republicans Jewish American people in New York (state) politics Living people 1955 births