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.jpg) Schlossberg in 2024 | |
| Born | John Bouvier Kennedy Schlossberg (1993-01-19)January 19, 1993 (age 32) New York City, U.S. |
| Education | Yale University (BA) Harvard University (JD–MBA) |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, political commentator |
| Political party | Democratic |
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| Website | Campaign website |
John Bouvier Kennedy Schlossberg[1] (born January 19, 1993) is an American political commentator and author. He is the son ofCaroline Kennedy andEdwin Schlossberg. Through his mother, he is the only grandson of PresidentJohn F. Kennedy and First LadyJacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
On November 11, 2025, Schlossberg announced he was running forNew York's 12th congressional district in the2026 U.S. House of Representatives election. He is running for the seat being vacated by incumbentJerry Nadler, who is retiring.[2]
John Bouvier Kennedy Schlossberg was born in New York City on January 19, 1993.[3] Known as "Jack", he is the youngest of three children of designer and artistEdwin Schlossberg and author and diplomatCaroline Kennedy. He has two older sisters:Rose andTatiana. Schlossberg is named after his maternal grandfather,John F. Kennedy, who served asU.S. president (1961–1963) and asU.S. senator fromMassachusetts (1953–1960), and matrilineal great-grandfather,John Vernou Bouvier III, aWall Street stockbroker. SenatorTed Kennedy was his grand-uncle as well as godfather.[4][5]
His father comes from anOrthodox Jewish family ofAshkenazi Jewish descent from Ukraine, and his mother is aCatholic ofIrish,French,Scottish, andEnglish descent. He was raised Catholic, but his mother would also "incorporateHanukkah" in the family's holiday celebrations.[6] Schlossberg and his two older sisters,Rose andTatiana, were primarily raised inManhattan'sUpper East Side,[7] and have also spent significant time at Red Gate Farm, theAquinnah, Massachusetts, estate of their maternal grandmother, theFirst LadyJacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, while growing up.[3]
Schlossberg attendedCollegiate School. In eighth grade, he co-founded ReLight New York, a nonprofit organization that installed energy-efficient compactfluorescent lights in low-income housing developments.[8] In 2010, Schlossberg worked inWashington, D.C., as asenate page and the following year, as a senate intern.[9] He then attendedYale University, graduating in 2015 with a degree in history, with a focus on Japanese history.[10] While at Yale, Schlossberg was known to performstand-up comedy,[1] was a member of theSigma Phi Epsilon fraternity,[11] and wrote for theYale Daily News, andThe Yale Herald where he was an editor in chief.[12]
Schlossberg lived and worked inJapan before enrolling atHarvard University where he graduated from the jointJuris Doctor – Master of Business Administration program atHarvard Law School andHarvard Business School in 2022.[13] In February 2023, he passed theNew York State bar exam.[14]
Since 2011, Schlossberg has written for numerous publications and news outlets, includingTime,The Washington Post,New York Magazine,Politico, andCNN. He has also writtenop-eds forThe New York Times,USA Today, andHuffPost.[15]
In 2015, Schlossberg started working atRakuten, a Japanese internet and e-commerce company, inTokyo.[16][9] He also worked at the Japanese distillerySuntory.[9] He metHiroshi Mikitani, the CEO of Rakuten, while visitingSendai accompanying his mother on her duties as US ambassador to Japan.[17] Schlossberg returned to the United States in 2016 to work as a staff assistant in theState Department'sBureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs.[18] He had a cameo role in theeighth-season finale of the television showBlue Bloods in 2018.[19][20]
Schlossberg began working forVogue as a political correspondent in 2024 after graduating from Harvard Law School and passing the bar exam.[21][22]
Schlossberg maintains active and public profiles across several social media platforms, includingInstagram,TikTok, andX (Twitter). He has described his online persona as a "silly goose who's trying... to get the truth out there." Schlossberg has been criticized by some due to his social media posts, including one comparing the hotness ofUsha Vance to his grandmotherJackie Kennedy Onassis, which "drew immediate backlash", and where he later explained was intended to provoke discussion and test the limits of online discourse.[23][24][25]
Schlossberg first became interested in politics in 2007, when then-Illinois senatorBarack Obama began hispresidential primary campaign.[21] He recalled that he was never forced to enter politics but Obama's campaign inspired him to learn about it and to study thelegacy of his grandfather,John F. Kennedy.[26] In 2012, when asked about his interest in entering politics, Schlossberg stated: "Politics definitely interests me. I'm most interested in public service. I think that's something that I got from being part ofmy family, which is such an honor."[27] He has accompanied his mother Caroline in her duties as ambassador to Japan and Australia.[28][29]
In the succeeding years, Schlossberg took an increasingly active role in theJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum inBoston where he served as chair of the selection committee for the New Frontier Award until its last and 20th ceremony in 2023.[30][31] Schlossberg has also served as event host, presenter and member of the annualProfile in Courage Award selection committee.[32][33]
In August 2020, Schlossberg gave a virtual address on the second night of the2020 Democratic National Convention with his mother,Caroline, and endorsedJoe Biden's run for the presidency.[34] In 2023, Schlossberg publicly criticized thepresidential campaign of hisfirst cousin once removed,Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and supported Biden’s re-election.[35]
Schlossberg gave his first in-person speech on the second night of the2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, where he endorsedKamala Harris.[36] In September 2024, Schlossberg became co-chair of theenvironmental organization Climate Power's campaign "Too Hot Not to Vote", an initiative designed to "engage, educate and motivate people to vote for climate andclean energy champions” in the2024 presidential election.[37] Media outlets have portrayed Schlossberg as a "new face" of theKennedy family, and a "new hope" of theDemocratic Party.[38][39]
Following CongressmanJerry Nadler's September 2025 announcement that he would not seek re-election in 2026, Schlossberg expressed interest in mounting a campaign for Nadler's congressional seat,New York's 12th congressional district.[40] On September 7, he announced he was forming anexploratory committee for a potential congressional run.[41] On November 12, 2025, he announced his candidacy forNew York's 12th congressional district in the2026 elections.[42]
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