Kenneth D. Blankenbush
(born September 14, 1947)
is an
American politician and a
Republican
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member of the
New York State Assembly.
He succeeded former assemblywoman
Dede Scozzafava, a liberal Republican who retired. Blankenbush is a longtime resident of
Black River. His district includes
Lewis County and parts of
Oswego,
Saint Lawrence and
Jefferson Jefferson may refer to:
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Counties.
Blankenbush graduated from
Rush-Henrietta High School in
Henrietta, New York
Henrietta is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States and a suburb of Rochester. The population of Henrietta is 47,096, according to the 2020 United States Census. Henrietta is home to the Rochester Institute of Technology and to one of t ...
. Upon completing two years at
Monroe Community College
Monroe Community College is a public community college in Monroe County, New York. It is part of the State University of New York. The college has two campuses; the main campus in the town of Brighton, and the Downtown Campus in the City of Ro ...
, he earned a
Bachelor of Science
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degree in history from the
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
The State University of New York College at Plattsburgh (SUNY Plattsburgh) is a public college in Plattsburgh, New York. The college was founded in 1889 and officially opened in 1890. The college is part of the State University of New York (SUN ...
. He served in the
United States Air Force
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from 1968 to 1976, during that he was deployed and served in
Vietnam
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and was then stationed at
Plattsburgh Air Force Base.
In 1976, Blankenbush began his professional career with
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
MetLife, Inc. is the holding corporation for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MLIC), better known as MetLife, and its affiliates. MetLife is among the largest global providers of insurance, annuities, and employee benefit programs, wi ...
and worked his way up to branch manager of the regional office in
Watertown Watertown may refer to:
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. After a successful tenure at Metropolitan, he left to start BEL Associates, his own insurance and financial services business in Watertown.
A town councilman for the town of
Le Ray for eight years, Blankenbush went on to serve his community as a member of the
Jefferson County Board of Legislators, and served two terms as chairman.
In November 2010, he was elected to the State Assembly.
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References
External links
New York State Assembly website
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1947 births
Living people
Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly
United States Air Force personnel of the Vietnam War
State University of New York at Plattsburgh alumni
People from Jefferson County, New York
County legislators in New York (state)
United States Air Force airmen
21st-century American politicians