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Chelsea Clinton is not considering a run for Rep. Jerry Nadler’s soon-to-be-vacant New York congressional seat, her spokesperson confirmed to the Washington Examiner on Wednesday, dismissing “rumors” to the contrary.

Meanwhile, John F. Kennedy’s grandson Jack Schlossberg told The New York Times on Tuesday that a campaign for Nadler’s Manhattan seat is “certainly a possibility.”

Nadler’s decision to retire after more than three decades in Congress opens up one of the most influential Democrat strongholds in Manhattan.

The speculation that heirs from two of America’s most prominent Democrat political dynasties could seek the seat sets the stage for a high-profile primary fight.

DEMOCRATIC REP. JERRY NADLER WILL NOT SEEK REELECTION

Nadler, 78,

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