Blake served as the Iowa deputy political director for Barack Obama in the 2008 United States presidential election,and following his election to the presidency,Blake became associate director of public engagement and the deputy associate director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs.[7] He served as the national deputy director of Operation Vote for President Obama’s 2012 re-election.[8] Blake was noted in Jet magazine as one of nine black politicos behind President Obama’s re-election.[9]
In 2014,Assemblyman Eric Stevenson was found guilty on corruption charges and was required to vacate his seat in the Bronx.[12] Blake entered the race to replace him.[13] His own candidacy was not without controversy,and the Bronx Democratic Party,who did not support his candidacy,claimed he was not actually a resident of the Bronx.[14] Despite these setbacks,Blake won the Democratic primary over five other candidates.[15] He easily won the general election with nearly 92% of the vote.
Blake was sworn in for his first term on December 15,2014. He was the Chair of the Subcommittee on Mitchell-Lama and was a member of the Corrections,Housing,Banks,Veterans,Election Law and Governmental Operations committees.[16]
Blake did not seek re-election in 2020;instead,he ran for U.S. House of Representatives.[17]
On November 24, 2024, Blake announced he was running for mayor of New York City.[22] He heavily criticized opponent Andrew Cuomo during debates, co-endorsing eventual nominee Zohran Mamdani. He placed eighth in the first round.
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