Overview

• Schlossberg said on X that he has formed an exploratory committee to evaluate a bid for New York’s 12th congressional district.
• The seat opened this week after Rep. Jerry Nadler announced he will not seek an 18th term.
• State Assemblyman Micah Lasher and nonprofit CEO Liam Elkind are running, with Nadler’s reported support for Lasher seen as an early factor in the primary.
• Several Democrats are viewed as potential candidates, including former Rep. Carolyn Maloney, state Assemblymen Alex Bores and Tony Simone, City Council member Erik Bottcher, and actor and former gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon.
• Schlossberg, 32, is a Harvard and Yale Law graduate who has worked as a political commentator, spoken at the Democratic National Convention, and built a prominent social-media profile.