Jack Schlossberg, nieto del expresidente John F. Kennedy, anunció su candidatura al escaño de la Cámara de Representantes que dejará vacante el demócrata Jerrold Nadler, por el distrito 12 de Nueva York. Con ello, se convierte en el primer descendiente directo de JFK en postularse a un cargo público.
El aspirante, de 32 años, lanzó su campaña mediante un video en el que advirtió que el país atraviesa “un punto de inflexión” ante una crisis del costo de vida provocada por recortes en salud, educación y cuidado infantil.
Schlossberg también criticó al presidente Donald Trump, acusándolo de hacer “favoritismo en lugar de capitalismo” y de generar una “crisis constitucional” al concentrar el poder en las tres ramas del Gobierno.
250 years after America was founded, and our country is at a turning point. It’s a crisis at every level. A cost of living crisis sponsored by the Big Beautiful Bill. Historic cuts to social programs working families rely on. Health care, education, child care. It’s a corruption crisis. The President has made almost a billion dollars this year. He’s picking winners and losers from inside the Oval Office. It’s cronyism, not capitalism. It’s a constitutional crisis with one dangerous man in control of all three branches of government. He’s stripping citizens of their civil rights and silencing his critics. The worst part is: it doesn’t have to be this way. And it wasn’t, always. We deserve better, and we can do better, and it starts with the Democratic Party winning back control of the House of Representatives. With control of Congress, there’s nothing we can’t do. Without it, we’re helpless to a third term. My name is Jack Schlossberg, and I’m running for Congress to represent my home, New York’s 12th congressional district, where I was born and raised, where I took the bus to school every single day from one side of the district to the other. This is the best part of the greatest city on Earth. We have the best hospitals and schools, restaurants and museums. This is the financial and media capital of the world. This district should have a representative who can harness the creativity, energy and drive of this district and translate that into political power in Washington. I’m not running because I have all the answers to our problems. I’m running because the people of New York 12 do. I want to listen to your struggles, hear your stories, amplify your voice, go to Washington and execute on your behalf. There is nowhere I’d rather be than in the arena fighting for my hometown. Over the next eight months, during the course of this campaign, I hope to meet as many of you as I can. If you see me on the street, please say hello. If I knock on your door, I hope we can have a conversation. Because politics should be personal. Thanks more to come soon, and I’ll see you on the trail, New York 12. Link in bio to donate.
Criado en Nueva York y autodenominado “demócrata de nueva generación”, Schlossberg ha ganado notoriedad por sus videos virales en redes sociales, con los que busca conectar con el electorado joven.
La contienda demócrata promete ser reñida, pues también competirán el asambleísta Micah Lasher, la excongresista Carolyn Maloney, los legisladores Alex Bores y Tony Simone, el concejal Erik Bottcher y el activista Cameron Kasky.
La familia Kennedy mantiene una larga tradición política en Estados Unidos. En la actualidad, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ocupa un cargo en la administración Trump, aunque buena parte de su familia demócrata ha rechazado su postura.
