See Jack Schlossberg, John F. Kennedy's grandson, step into the political spotlight
Nov. 12, 2025Updated June 23, 2026, 7:56 a.m. ET
John F. Kennedy's grandson and Democratic influencer Jack Schlossberg is running for Congress, launching a campaign to replace retiring New York Rep. Jerry Nadler in one of New York City's most notable districts.
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Jack Schlossberg stands in front of a photograph of his grandfather, President John F. Kennedy, during a ceremony to announce the name of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston, Massachusetts May 29, 2011. The photograph shows President Kennedy as a Navy Lieutenant JG circa 1942/43.
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Jack Schlossberg (L) and Tatiana Schlossberg watch their mother Caroline Kennedy testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on her nomination to be ambassador to Japan in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Sept. 19, 2013.
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President Barack Obama and Former President Bill Clinton help Ethel Kennedy (2nd R) up a set of steps as Jack Schlossberg (L) looks on before a wreath laying ceremony at the grave site for President John F. Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery Nov. 20, 2013 in Arlington, Va. The 50th anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy was marked on Nov. 22, 2013.
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Jack Schlossberg, grandson of late US President John F. Kennedy, speaks as he intruduces President Barack Obama during a dinner honoring the Medal of Freedom recipients on Nov. 20, 2013 at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington, DC.
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Wearing a uniform of Japan's Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), Jack Kennedy Schlossberg (L) speaks to journalists beside his mother U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (C) at the end of their visit to TEPCO's tsunami-crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant in Okuma town in Fukushima prefecture on May 14, 2014. Kennedy toured the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant for the first time on May 14, pledging continued US help with the clean-up.
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(L-R) Caroline Kennedy, Edwin Schlossberg and Jack Schlossberg attend the 2015 Statue Of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation's Gala in the Great Hall at Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration on May 19, 2015 in New York City.
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U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy and her son Jack Schlossberg greet Secretary of State John Kerry (R) upon his arrival at Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station in Iwakuni on April 10, 2016. Kerry arrived in Japan on April 10 for a Group of Seven meeting in Hiroshima, marking the first-ever visit to the atomic-bombed city by a U.S, secretary of state.
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Caroline Kennedy and her son Jack Schlossberg attend the Met Gala in Jan. 5, 2017.
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U.S. Congresswoman Liz Cheney accepts a Profile in Courage Award from Jack Schlossberg and his mother Ambassador Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg during a ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston, May 22, 2022.
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Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales, tours the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum with U.S. Ambassador to Australia, Caroline Kennedy (R front), Jack Kennedy Schlossberg (2nd L) and Tatiana Kennedy Schlossberg (R rear) in Boston, Dec. 2, 2022.
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Jack Schlossberg, grandson of former US President John F. Kennedy, speaks on the second day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Illinois, on Aug. 20, 2024.
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Jack Schlossberg, grandson of President John F. Kennedy, takes a selfie as President Joe Biden departs from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on Sept. 6, 2024.
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An attendee poses for a selfie with Jack Schlossberg, grandson of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy, during an event held by the Harris-Walz campaign's national "Fighting for Reproductive Freedom" bus tour at Temple University in Philadelphia, Sept. 16, 2024.
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An attendee poses for a photo with Jack Schlossberg, grandson of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy, during an event held by the Harris-Walz campaign's national "Fighting for Reproductive Freedom" bus tour at a Harris-Walz campaign office in East Norriton, Penn., Sept. 16, 2024.
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Jack Schlossberg visits The Empire State Building on Sept. 17, 2024 in New York City.
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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 on May 4, 2025.
Joseph Prezioso, AFP Via Getty ImagesJack Schlossberg speaks on stage with Al Sharpton and Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump during the National Action Network (NAN) National Convention in New York City, U.S., April 8, 2026.
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Jack Schlossberg speaks before giving the 2026 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award to former Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on May 31, 2026, in Boston.
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Jerome Powell poses with Caroline Kennedy and Jack Schlossberg after receiving the 2026 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award on May 31, 2026 in Boston.
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