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Micah Lasher Defeats Jack Schlossberg in Manhattan Democratic Primary
Jack Schlossberg, 33, grandson of the late President John F. Kennedy, was defeated Tuesday by New York state Assembly Member Micah Lasher in the Democratic primary for an open U.S. House seat in Manhattan. Lasher, endorsed by Rep. Jerry Nadler, now faces a general election in a district where Democrats hold two-thirds of registered voters.
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Jack Schlossberg lost the Democratic primary for an open U.S. House seat in Manhattan to New York state Assembly Member Micah Lasher on Tuesday, Fortune reported. Schlossberg, 33, is the grandson of the late President John F. Kennedy. He holds a joint law and business degree, worked briefly at the State Department’s environmental bureau, and has written political opinion pieces for Vogue.
He told supporters that family money allowed him to avoid traditional fundraising.
Lasher has spent his career in politics, including work for Rep. Jerry Nadler, the current holder of the seat, who endorsed him. Democrats make up two-thirds of the district’s registered voters, positioning Lasher strongly for the November general election.
The race drew attention because of Schlossberg’s family name and because it became a proxy contest involving artificial intelligence interests. Alex Bores, another state Assembly member and former tech engineer who wrote legislation opposed by parts of the AI industry, received backing from some regulation-friendly AI figures and an endorsement from former Rep. Carolyn Maloney.
Maloney lost to Nadler in a 2022 primary. George Conway, a former Republican and co-founder of The Lincoln Project who was once married to Kellyanne Conway, also ran in the primary. ” Several other candidates competed for the nomination.
