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.
“Jack here with an exciting update .. we are OFFICIALLY launching Jack for New York TOMORROW, November 12 !!” the controversial Kennedy scion wrote in a message Tuesday, obtained by Politico.
Schlossberg, 32, teased in September that he was forming a committee to explore a bid for the New York City congressional seat currently occupied by Nadler, who is not seeking re-election to an 18th-term in 2026.
“We’ve been working so hard over here and cannot wait to kick the campaign into high gear,” he added.
Schlossberg’s campaign website was already up and running Tuesday evening featuring the slogan: “A new generation of leadership for New York.”
“Each generation of Americans is tested. The 2026 midterms is our moment,” a blurb on the website reads. “I’m 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.”
Schlossberg — known for his wild social media rants — is an outspoken critic of the Trump administration, including his cousin, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. He even mocked RFK Jr.’s spasmodic dysphonia, which affects his ability to speak, in an Instagram post earlier this year.
He has also asked his followers if Vice President JD Vance’s wife, Usha, is “hotter” than his late grandmother Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis; described his cousin’s wife, actress Cheryl Hines, as looking “super-dehydrated”; and suggested conservative CNN pundit Scott Jennings drinks his “own pee” in a series of unhinged X posts.
Schlossberg, the son of former US Ambassador Caroline Kennedy, gained prominence last year after he was made a political correspondent for Vogue and was given a speaking slot at the Democratic National Convention.
“I also bring two years now of experience in a toxic and polluted media environment where, unlike a lot of people, I know how to breathe that air,” he told the New York Times Tuesday. “I think that this district needs somebody who knows how to fight back effectively in this new political era that we’re living in.”
Nadler has previously dismissed Schlossberg’s chances of winning New York’s 12th District.
“Well, there’s nothing particularly good or bad about a Kennedy holding my seat. But the Kennedy, unlike Schlossberg, should be somebody with a record of public service, a record of public accomplishment, and he doesn’t have one,” the congressman told CNN in September.
“[H]e certainly is not going to be a major candidate,” Nadler added. “There will be major candidates.”
Schlossberg will face a crowded field of Democratic congressional hopefuls, including state Assemblyman Micah Lasher, who is expected to be endorsed by Nadler, and Liam Elkind, a 26-year-old non-profit leader and community organizer who previously criticized the 78-year-old Nadler as not having enough energy to challenge President Trump and lead a new wave of young Democrats.
Schlossberg’s campaign did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.
