 Blasdel runs his own investment adviser firm, Blasdel Financial Group, and has property holdings in eastern Ohio.In 2000, Blasdel defeated Democrat John Wargo for the open House seat in Columbiana County in eastern Ohio (then called the 3rd district before the 2001 redistricting) that had been served for more than a decade by a Democrat.In 2002, Blasdel won over Wellsville dentist Dr. Frank Rivelle.