JFK’s Grandson Joins Race for Manhattan Congressional Seat (1)

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 ...