Nearly 62 years after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, his grandson is stepping into politics. Jack Schlossberg, 32, announced he’s running for Congress in New York’s 12th district, aiming to replace retiring Democrat Jerry Nadler.
He is the son of Caroline Kennedy and her husband, Edwin Schlossberg.
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He’s the first direct descendant of JFK to run for elected office, identifying himself as part of a new generation of Democrats.
@jack.schlossberg 250 years after America was founded, and our country is at a turning point. It's a crisis at every level. A cost of living crisis sponsored by the Big Beautiful Bill. Historic cuts to social programs working families rely on. Health care, education, child care. It’s a corruption crisis. The President has made almost a billion dollars this year. He's picking winners and losers from inside the Oval Office. It's cronyism, not capitalism. It’s a constitutional crisis with one dangerous man in control of all three branches of government. He’s stripping citizens of their civil rights and silencing his critics. The worst part is: it doesn't have to be this way. And it wasn’t, always. We deserve better, and we can do better, and it starts with the Democratic Party winning back control of the House of Representatives. With control of Congress, there's nothing we can't do. Without it, we're helpless to a third term. My name is Jack Schlossberg, and I'm running for Congress to represent my home, New York's 12th congressional district, where I was born and raised, where I took the bus to school every single day from one side of the district to the other. This is the best part of the greatest city on Earth. We have the best hospitals and schools, restaurants and museums. This is the financial and media capital of the world. This district should have a representative who can harness the creativity, energy and drive of this district and translate that into political power in Washington. I'm not running because I have all the answers to our problems. I'm running because the people of New York 12 do. I want to listen to your struggles, hear your stories, amplify your voice, go to Washington and execute on your behalf. There is nowhere I'd rather be than in the arena fighting for my hometown. Over the next eight months, during the course of this campaign, I hope to meet as many of you as I can. If you see me on the street, please say hello. If I knock on your door, I hope we can have a conversation. Because politics should be personal. Thanks more to come soon, and I'll see you on the trail, New York 12. Link in bio to donate.
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Schlossberg’s stances
Schlossberg said he’ll focus on affordability, blaming what he calls a “cost-of-living crisis sponsored by the big, beautiful bill” for cuts to health care, education and child care.
He’s also been sharply critical of President Donald Trump, calling him a dangerous man who controls all three branches of government.
Even his own family isn’t exempt. Schlossberg once posted on X that “RFK loser is a threat to public health and American scientific leadership.”
