Chelsea Clinton's team is denying reports that she plans to enter the race to replace retiringNew York Rep. Jerry Nadleras Kennedy heirJack Schlossbergconsiders a run. A spokesperson for the 45-year-old daughter of former PresidentBill Clintonand former Secretary of StateHillary Clintontold USA TODAY in a statement Sept. 3 that she is "not considering a run." The comments come two days after Nadler, 78, announced Monday, Sept. 1 that he would vacate his seat. Clinton has previously passed on the chance to follow in her parents' footsteps. During an October 2019 appearance on "The View," Clintontold the panel that she was "not considering running"to replace former Rep.Nita Loweyin a separate New York congressional district in 2020. In recent years, Clinton – once anNBC correspondentin the same vein as fellow former first kidJenna Bush Hager– has instead focused on global health advocacy and authoring books, with and without her mom. Meanwhile, Schlossberg – the only grandson of former PresidentJohn F. Kennedy– is considering a run in the 12th congressional district which includes parts of New York City. Schlossberg, a 32-year-old social media influencer who is the son ofCaroline Kennedy, toldThe New York Times on Tuesday, Sept. 2,that his candidacy was "certainly a possibility." He would be the first Kennedy family member to run for Congress sinceJoe Kennedy IIIleft his U.S. House seat in Massachusetts to launch a primary challenge to progressiveSen. Ed Markeybefore losing the race in 2020. Longtime Rep. Jerry Nadler will not seekreelection, calls for 'generational change' The ex-Federal Trade CommissionerLina Khan, a past appointee of former PresidentJoe Biden, passed on the chance to succeed Nadler successor during"The Bulwark" podcastwith Tim Miller on Sept. 3. Nadler, the long-serving congressman, praised his former aide and state assemblymanMicah Lasherbut stopped short of supporting him. "I'm very fond of Micah and I think highly of him," Nadler said in a statement to The Times. "But any decision about endorsing a successor is way down the road." Nadler – the influential former chair of the House Judiciary Committee – garnered national attention when hehelped lead impeachment proceedingsagainst PresidentDonald Trumpduring his first term in the White House. "For more than 32 years, I have had the honor of serving the people of New York in the United States Congress," Nadler said. "This decision has not been easy. But I know in my heart it is the right one and that it is the right time to pass the torch to a new generation." "Watching the Biden thing really said something about the necessity for generational change in the party, and I think I want to respect that,"Nadlertold the New York Times. Contributing: Dinah Voyles Pulver This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Will Chelsea Clinton, JFK's grandson run for Congress?
