NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) -- Jack Schlossberg, the 32-year-old grandson of former President John F. Kennedy, announced his bid for Congress, entering the race for a seat being vacated by veteran Manhattan lawmaker Jerry Nadler.
Schlossberg will seek the Democratic nomination for New York’s 12th District, which encompasses the Upper West Side, Upper East Side and Midtown Manhattan. Nadler, 78, has announced that he won’t seek reelection for the job, which will be contested next year.
Schlossberg, who worked as a political reporter for Vogue after graduating from Harvard’s law school, said in a statement Wednesday that he’s running on a platform of fighting corruption and addressing a cost-of-living crisis. He also took aim at President Donald Trump’s decision to send troops into US cities.
“The future of our country is at stake,” Schlossberg said in the statement. “The Democratic party must win back the House of Representatives and elect a new generation of leaders.”
Schlossberg will compete with former Nadler aide Micah Lasher, an Assembly Member representing the Upper West Side, who’s considered one of the leading contenders.
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