Robert J. Blaney

Mr. Blaney is the district director of the U.S. Small Business Administration for the State of Arizona.  His varied experience includes work as a deputy sheriff with the Erie County Sheriff's Department in New York. 

He also was vice-president of an insurance brokerage. In 1985, he was appointed administrative assistant to Congressman Jack Kemp.  He managed Kemp's district offices and political operations until January 1989. 

In March of 1989, Mr. Blaney joined the U.S. Small Business Administration as a regional public affairs officer with responsibility for New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.  He has held other positions within the U.S. Small Business Administration and was district director of the Albuquerque, NM District Office immediately prior to his Arizona appointment. 

He is a native of western New York and a graduate of the State University College of New York at Buffalo.