US EditionJohn F. Kennedy's grandson Jack Schlossberg is running for Congress
- On Nov. 11, Jack Schlossberg launched a campaign to replace retiring New York Rep. Jerry Nadler in New York's 12th congressional district.
- Schlossberg had previously signaled interest by polling his nearly 1.5 million social followers, and if elected, he would be the first Kennedy to run for Congress since Joe Kennedy III.
- With nearly 1.5 million followers, Jack Schlossberg boasts strong digital influence and is seen by Gen Z as a rising star known for peculiar humor and a viral post about a baby with Usha Vance.
- Nadler told CNN `there's nothing particularly good or bad about a Kennedy holding my seat` and said `I don't think he's going to be a candidate in the end, and he certainly is not going to be a major candidate` as he distanced himself from Schlossberg's campaign.
- Several candidates are already running in the 12th district, including Micah Lasher, Alan Pardee, and Liam Elkind, while Chelsea Clinton has declined and Schlossberg is estranged from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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JFK’s grandson, Jack Schlossberg, to vie for Nadler’s congressional seat
Jack Schlossberg, the only grandson of former President John F. Kennedy, announced he was running for the congressional seat of Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), who is retiring at the end of his term in 2026. Nadler first won election to Congress in 1992. Schlossberg announced his candidacy for Nadler’s seat with a video posted to Instagram. And he introduced his campaign by doing what many Democrats seem to do today, blaming President Donald Trump …
Jack Schlossberg, controversial grandson of JFK, to launch campaign for Nadler’s New York congressional seat
Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of President John F. Kennedy, will launch his campaign Wednesday to replace retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) in New York’s 12th Congressional District, he revealed in an email to supporters.
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JFK's grandson Jack Schlossberg announces bid for US House seat in New York
John F. Kennedy’s grandson Jack Schlossberg is making a run for the U.S. House next year. He said Tuesday that he is aiming to win a key New York seat set being vacated by longtime Democratic Rep.
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