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When Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) announced his last hurrah in September, that created a vacuum in midtown Manhattan in NY-12, a D+33 district. Given how high-profile such an election would be, it was bound to draw some pretty high-profile candidates. It just got one: John Bouvier Kennedy Schlossberg. If the names "Bouvier" and "Kennedy" sound familiar, it is because Jack, as he is known, is the son of President Kennedy's daughter, Caroline Kennedy. He is John F. Kennedy's only grandson.
Schlossberg is 32 and well-known on social media. He has a degree in history from Yale and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. He has written for numerous publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time, Politico, CNN and more. He has also been involved in Democratic politics for years. He also knows the district well, since that is where he was born, grew up, and went to primary and secondary school before heading to Yale.
He is being instantly compared to Zohran Mamdani, but with the advantages that he is the grandson of a beloved president, will have access to every Democratic donor on the planet, and is already reasonably well-known and accomplished in his own right. Here is his announcement video. It is an unconventional and powerful video.
Schlossberg is not a shoo-in, however. Assemblyman Micah Lasher has also announced and has been endorsed by Nadler. But for Democrats who mourn for the old days, the choice between President Kennedy's grandson who promises to fight Trump and a state assemblyman few have ever heard of... well, advantage Schlossberg. We haven't seen any "Kennedy for President '36" signs yet, but that is just because his name isn't Kennedy. (V)