By Steve Gorman

(Reuters) -Jack Schlossberg, grandson of the 35th U.S. President, John F. Kennedy, plans to run for Congress next year, The New York Times reported on Tuesday, continuing the legacy of one of America’s most storied and tragedy-stricken political families.

Schlossberg, 32, son of JFK’s daughter and former diplomat Caroline Kennedy and the designer-artist Edwin Schlossberg, shared the news of his first bid for public office in an email to supporters on Tuesday night, the Times said.

He will be seeking the Democratic Party nomination for the Manhattan seat in the U.S. House of Representatives being vacated by retiring New York Democrat Jerrold Nadler, according to the newspaper.

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