A loud-mouthed political nepo-baby may soon be joining the ranks of people with his famous name to have run for political office.
Jack Schlossberg, whose full name is John Bouvier Kennedy Schlossberg, is the grandson of President John F. Kennedy.
The Kennedy family member is contemplating entering the race for Congress in the New York City district, which opened up following longtime Democrat Representative Jerrold Nadler’s decision to step down.
Schlossberg announced Sunday that he was forming an exploratory committee for a congressional run, per Axios.
The 32-year-old is a graduate of both Harvard and Yale, and has been active in progressive politics, as well as the media. Schlossberg is the son of JFK’s daughter Caroline Kennedy.
Schlossberg spoke at the 2024 Democratic National Convention, and frequently criticizes his cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who presently serves as President Donald Trump’s Health and Human Services secretary.
He has even made headlines making fun of Secretary Kennedy’s wife, Cheryl Hines.
‘I have never met Cheryl Hines but if I did I’d tell her she looks super dehydrated,’ Schlossberg, 32, wrote on X in July.
In an interview with CNN’s Kate Boluan on Thursday, Nadler said of his potential successor that ‘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.’
Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of John F. Kennedy speaks on the second night of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, Ill., on Tuesday, August 20, 2024
President John F. Kennedy, and wife Jacqueline stroll along the pier at a yacht club at Hyannisport
Jack Schlossberg poses in a photo he posted on Instagram
Schlossberg polled his Instagram audience about kicking off a potential political campaign
Even Schlossberg’s work experience appears to be limited. He spends his days posting social media content in an attempt to be a progressive influencer. When he was hired as a political correspondent at Vogue last year, he penned just seven articles.
Nadler, 78, has represented New York City’s Upper West Side for over three decades, and his decision comes as the Big Apple has been steadily swinging towards younger socialist leaders such as Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and New York City mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani.
In an interview with The New York Times, Nadler cited the spectacle made of former President Joe Biden’s cognitive decline as a key reason for his decision to announce his departure from Congress.
U.S. Representative Jerry Nadler visits U.S. immigration court in Manhattan, in New York City, U.S., June 18, 2025
Biden’s disastrous performance in last year’s presidential debate escalated the scrutiny of the age and health of top leaders in the Democrat party.
‘Watching the Biden thing really said something about the necessity for generational change in the party, and I think I want to respect that,’ Nadler noted to the New Times, adding that a younger successor ‘can maybe do better, can maybe help us more.’
‘This decision has not been easy. But I know in my heart it is the right one and that it is the right time to pass the torch to a new generation,’ Nadler noted in a statement issued by his office Tuesday announcing the end of his political career.
Chelsea Clinton, daughter of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, has also been floated as a potential contender for the seat.
Liam Elkind, a 26-year-old community organizer, made a splash this Summer by calling on Nadler to retire and launching a primary challenge.
Other Democrats who might havean interest in the race include assemblymember Micah Lasher, a former Nadler aide, former Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan, investor Whitney Tilson, actor and activist Cynthia Nixon, and attorney Tali Farhadian.
