 He lost his seat in the general elections held on 7 December 2008 to Armah Kofi Buah of the NDC.He was a member of the Convention People's Party (CPP), but resigned to join the New Patriotic Party after being criticized by some CPP stalwarts for not campaigning for the CPP flagbearer Paa Kwesi Nduom, instead endorsing NPP presidential candidate Nana Akufo-Addo.Freddie Blay attended Adisadel College 

After joining the NPP, he stood for and got elected to the post of Vice Chairman of the party in April 2014.