Katie’s One-on-One with Jack Schlossberg
Next Question with Katie Couric
Katie Couric Media
4.4 • 4.7K Ratings
🗓️ 15 April 2026
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Jack Schlossberg is JFK's only grandson, and he's making his first bid for elected office in Manhattan's 12th Congressional District, the seat being vacated by Jerry Nadler. He has Nancy Pelosi's endorsement, two million social media followers, and a campaign built around kitchen-table issues like housing costs and tariffs on food and clothing.
But he's also faced pointed questions about his qualifications and some notably harsh press coverage. In this conversation, he lays out his policy priorities, his decision to forgo Super PAC money, and what the Kennedy name really means for a first-time–ever–candidate running for Congress 2026.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:03.2 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:11.2 | Hi, everyone. |
| 0:12.3 | I'm Katie Couric, and this is next question. |
| 0:16.8 | My guest today is Jack Schlossberg. |
| 0:19.7 | He's the only grandson of President John F. Kennedy, |
| 0:23.6 | and he's running for Congress in New York's 12th District, the Manhattan seat being vacated because |
| 0:29.2 | Jerry Nadler is retiring. He's got Nancy Pelosi's endorsement, 2 million social media followers, |
| 0:36.3 | and a political style that is, let's just call it unfiltered. |
| 0:41.3 | He says he stands for a new generation of politicians making politics, quote, fun. |
| 0:46.7 | And it's no secret we could stand to bring the average age in Congress down. |
| 0:52.3 | Opponents say he's coasting on his name, but Jack isn't so sure the |
| 0:56.6 | Kennedy moniker is all upside. In this interview, we get right into it. His policy chops, some |
| 1:03.8 | scathing criticism he's received, and why he's running for Congress as his first ever political |
| 1:10.4 | campaign. |
| 1:11.6 | Here's our conversation. |
| 1:13.6 | Welcome, Jack Schlosberg. |
| 1:15.6 | Thank you so much for having me, Katie. It's great to be here. |
| 1:18.6 | Well, let's start out with the obvious question. |
| 1:21.6 | You're running for Congress. So very simply, why? |
| 1:25.6 | It's time for a new generation to step up. |
| 1:29.0 | Our politics is ugly today. |
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