Nov 11, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Jack Schlossberg, JFK's grandson, enters race to replace Nadler in Congress

Rebecca Falconer

U.S. writer Jack Schlossberg speaks during the 2025 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award Ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston, Massachusetts. Photo: Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images

Jack Schlossberg, President John F. Kennedy's only grandson, is running for Congress in New York — launching a campaign to replace retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), he announced Tuesday.

The big picture: The writer and high-profile Democrat is set to join a crowded primary race after forming an exploratory committee in September on running for the New York U.S. congressional seat, with nonprofit CEO Liam Elkind and state Assemblyman Micah Lasher already announcing bids.

Schlossberg, the 32-year-old son of Caroline Kennedy, the U.S. Ambassador to Australia, says on his newly launched campaign website that he's "running for Congress because the best part of the greatest city on earth needs to be heard loud and clear in Washington and deserves a representative who won't back down."

Zoom in: "There is nothing our party can't do to address costs of living, corruption and the constitutional crisis that we're in," Schlossberg told the New York Times.

"But without the control of Congress, there's almost nothing that we can do."

Flashback: JFK grandson Jack Schlossberg takes step towards run for Congress

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