Jack Schlossberg, Member Of Kennedy Political Dynasty, Is Running For Congress

Jack Schlossberg, nan only grandson of precocious President John F. Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy Onassis, announced Tuesday nighttime that he's moving for U.S. Congress.

The 32-year-old boy of Caroline Kennedy and Edwin Schlossberg said he's moving for nan New York City spot agelong held by U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-NY, who successful September announced he will retire.

"I’m moving for Congress to correspond my home, New York’s 12th legislature district, wherever I was calved and raised, wherever I took nan autobus to schoolhouse each azygous time from 1 broadside of nan territory to nan other," Schlossberg said in a video announcing his candidacy.

"This is nan champion portion of nan top metropolis connected Earth," he said.

Schlossberg's authorities autumn wrong nan family contented of allegiance to nan Democratic Party. He has developed an eccentric societal media characteristic successful which he often rails against President Donald Trump, Republicans successful wide and his first cousin-once-removed, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

Schlossberg has been vocally captious of Kennedy, a longtime anti-vaccine activist.

“He’s trading successful connected Camelot, personage conspiracy theories and conflict for individual summation and fame," Schlossberg said of Kennedy successful 2023 aft nan latter's refusal to endorse erstwhile President Joe Biden's reelection bid.

Schlossberg completed undergraduate studies successful history astatine Yale and received a rule grade and master's of business management from Harvard. In July 2024, he joined Vogue arsenic a governmental analogous for that year's statesmanlike election.

He indicated his run will beryllium astir fighting against Trump's policies.

New York's 12th legislature territory composes nan geographical bosom of Manhattan, including each of Central Park and astir of nan land northbound of Greenwhich Village and southbound of Harlem.

"We person nan champion hospitals and schools, restaurants and museums," Schlossberg said successful his connection Tuesday. "This is nan financial and media superior of nan world. This territory should person a typical who tin harness nan creativity, power and thrust of this territory and construe that into governmental powerfulness successful Washington."