John F. Kennedy's grandson Jack Schlossberg is running for Congress
Source: USA Today
By Jay Stahl
John F. Kennedy's grandson and Democratic influencer Jack Schlossberg is running for Congress, launching a campaign to replace retiring New York Rep. Jerry Nadler, according to a New York Times report published Nov. 11.
The only son of Caroline Kennedy would serve parts of New York City if elected to succeed Nadler, the influential ex-chairman of the House Judiciary Committee who currently represents the 12th congressional district.
"There is nothing our party cant do to address costs of living, corruption and the constitutional crisis that we're in," Schlossberg told the NYT, arguing that a Democratic majority in the U.S. House was the only way to safeguard democracy. "But without the control of Congress, theres almost nothing that we can do."
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He is the first Kennedy family member to run for Congress since Joe Kennedy III left his U.S. House seat in Massachusetts to launch a primary challenge to progressive Sen. Ed Markey. The other Kennedy heir lost the race in 2020. Schlossberg is also the estranged first cousin of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a key ally of President Donald Trump. Schlossberg has urged RFK Jr. to resign over his long history of promoting health disinformation, calling his relative a "threat to public health and American scientific leadership."
Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/11/11/jfk-grandson-jack-schlossberg-running-for-congress/87192395007/
RandySF
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(94,922 posts)Cha
(315,914 posts)brainless worm.
I've heard Jack Schlossberg speak and I was really impressed. It was awhile ago.
I'm delighted he's going into Politics'!
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(94,922 posts)Jack Schlossberg Launches Bid for Congress as He Works to Minimize RFK Jr.'s Impact on Kennedy Family Legacy
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At the time, Schlossberg accused RFK Jr. an anti-vaccine activist and political outlier in the family of cashing in on the Kennedy name for personal gain without advancing the work that his uncles and father, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, began.
"President John F. Kennedy is my grandfather and his legacy is important," Schlossberg said. "Its about a lot more than Camelot and conspiracy theories. Its about public service and courage. Its about civil rights, the Cuban missile crisis, and landing a man on the moon.
Schlossberg continued: "If my cousin, Bobby Kennedy Jr., cared about any of them, he would support Joe Biden, too."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/elections/jack-schlossberg-launches-bid-for-congress-as-he-works-to-minimize-rfk-jr-s-impact-on-kennedy-family-legacy/ar-AA1Qg7zk?ocid=BingNewsSerp
Cha
(315,914 posts)got from him when I heard him speaking out For Pres Biden.
Its about public service and courage. Its about civil rights, the Cuban missile crisis, and landing a man on the moon.
This is Huge!
Akakoji
(450 posts)I definitely think he could win. Very smart. Very cool.
SunSeeker
(57,302 posts)He seems like a genuinely nice, and dare I say normal, guy:
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(94,922 posts)Please explain.
electric_blue68
(25,012 posts)Cha
(315,914 posts)Cha
(315,914 posts)Jack Schlossberg.
elleng
(141,598 posts)The Assembly member is Rep. Jerry Nadlers favorite for his seat, and Nadlers chief of staff is doubling as Lashers campaign treasurer.
https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2025/09/micah-lasher-files-run-congress/407888/
((P.S. Micah Lasher is related to a high school classmate of mine.))
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(40,760 posts)Fingers crossed