Overview
- Schlossberg announced his candidacy in a social video, casting the race as key to Democrats winning back the House and criticizing President Donald Trump’s governance.
- The 32-year-old Yale and Harvard graduate has a large online following and no prior elected experience, and he is running as a lifelong New Yorker for the Midtown–Upper East/West Side district.
- He joins a packed Democratic field that includes Assemblymembers Micah Lasher and Alex Bores, nonprofit leader Liam Elkind, and journalist Jami Floyd, with Bores touting an endorsement from former Rep. Steve Israel.
- His influencer-style rollout drew sharp criticism across the political spectrum over past posts and a thin platform, even as some fans amplified his persona and Kennedy lineage.
- The primary is scheduled for June 2026, and tabloid-sourced reports that his mother raised safety concerns remain unverified.