Jack Schlossberg, a grandson of former President John F. Kennedy, is hardly the first descendant of a former president to run for political office.
Schlossberg announced this week he’s joining the Democratic field to succeed retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) in a Manhattan district that’s strongly Democratic.
The two best-known recent examples of presidential descendants seeking office are George W. Bush and Jeb Bush, sons of former President George H.W. Bush. George W. Bush was elected governor of Texas in 1994 and 1998 and president in 2000 and 2004. Jeb Bush was Florida’s governor from 1999 to 2007 and sought ...