{"id":2512045,"date":"2025-11-18T19:33:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T00:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parkland-shooting-survivor-launches-campaign-for-new-yorks-12th-district\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T19:34:01","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T00:34:01","slug":"parkland-shooting-survivor-launches-campaign-for-new-yorks-12th-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parkland-shooting-survivor-launches-campaign-for-new-yorks-12th-district\/","title":{"rendered":"Parkland shooting survivor launches campaign for New York&#8217;s 12th District"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fparkland-shooting-survivor-launches-campaign-for-new-yorks-12th-district%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2512045&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Cameron kasky, a 25-year-old survivor of the 2018 Parkland school shooting and co-organizer of the March for Our Lives anti-gun violence movement, has launched a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/key-democratic-vendors-still-doing-business-with-lincoln-project-after-sex-scandal\/\" title=\"Key Democratic Vendors Still Doing Business with Lincoln Project After Sex Scandal\">progressive campaign<\/a> to represent New York&#8217;s 12th Congressional District. He is running in the crowded 2026 Democratic primary to succeed retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler. Kasky&#8217;s platform includes Medicare for All, ending U.S. support for genocide,and abolishing immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Drawing from his personal experience surviving the Parkland tragedy, he criticizes the current system for enabling such violence and failing ordinary Americans. Although facing well-funded opponents-including JFK&#8217;s grandson Jack Schlossberg and several New York politicians-Kasky appeals for grassroots support to build his campaign.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Parkland shooting survivor launches progressive campaign for New York&rsquo;s 12th District<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2406112\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A 25-year-old survivor of the 2018 Parkland <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">high school<\/a> shooting, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1354354\/parkland-shooting-survivor-not-impressed-by-federal-moves-on-curbing-gun-violence\/\">Cameron Kasky<\/a>, is running for Congress in New York&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3790324\/jerry-nadler-retirement-opens-floodgates-eager-democratic-successors-new-york\/\">12th Congressional District.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kasky, who helped organize the anti-gun violence movement March for Our Lives, is campaigning on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hours-after-mass-shooting-philly-da-downplayed-crime-spike-to-liberal-celebrities\/\" title=\"Hours After Mass Shooting, Philly DA Downplayed Crime Spike to Liberal Celebrities\">progressive platform<\/a> in what&rsquo;s shaping up to be an already crowded 2026 Democratic primary.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3890515\/house-republican-votes-release-epstein-files\/\">Every House&nbsp;Republican, bar one, votes to release Epstein files<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3890596\/new-jersey-democrats-crowded-primary-replace-mikie-sherrill\/\">New Jersey Democrats see <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >crowded primary field<\/a> in bid to replace Sherrill<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3890388\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-ousting-jeffries-not-good-idea-mamdani-ally-eyes-primary-challenge\/\">AOC says ousting Jeffries not &#8216;a good idea&#8217; as Mamdani ally eyes primary challenge<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>He announced <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/camkasky\/status\/1990813980042960979?s=20\">his campaign<\/a> on Tuesday in an upbeat and energetic video not unlike the latest Democratic sensations in the city.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;New Yorkers are always on the move, reaching new heights and rushing towards the future, but today&rsquo;s leaders just can&rsquo;t keep up,&rdquo; he said, the video showing him rushing across the city and using public transport.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m running for Congress because there&rsquo;s no real path forward for most Americans,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Kasky is one of nine notable Democrats who have declared their campaigns for retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler&rsquo;s (D-NY) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-continuous-media-covid-fear-mongering-may-backfire-and-diminish-democrat-voter-turnout\/\" title=\"The Continuous Media COVID Fear Mongering May BACKFIRE and Diminish Democrat Voter Turnout\">congressional seat<\/a>. He&rsquo;s one of the most progressive so far, riding on a campaign that wants Medicare for All, to &ldquo;stop funding Genocide,&rdquo; and to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You and your family are working all week just to spend most of your paycheck on rent and healthcare. Meanwhile, the richest people in our country are telling us that we can&rsquo;t afford real solutions like social housing and Medicare for all. No, we can only afford genocide, Palantir, mass surveillance contracts, and ICE thugs,&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\n<p>Kasky noted his experience as a survivor of the&nbsp;Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in 2018 that claimed 17 lives.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I never dreamed I would get into politics, but then a disturbed 19-year-old was able to legally purchase an assault rifle and murder 17 people at my high school,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;My classmates and I learned the hard way that this shooting didn&rsquo;t happen in spite of the American system. It happened because of it, and this is a system that is failing you at every turn.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Kasky emerged from the tragedy alongside several other notable young political figures, including gun control advocate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/david-hogg\/\">David Hogg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He&rsquo;ll have a steep hill to climb in order to become one of the youngest congressmen ever. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3883780\/jfk-grandson-schlossberg-nadler-congressional-seat\/\">Jack Scholossberg<\/a>, the grandson of former President John F. Kennedy, and Liam Elkind are among the several young candidates running.<\/p>\n<p>More politically established candidates, such as New York City Councilman Erik Bottcher and state Assembly members Micah Lasher and Alex Bores, are also running. Journalist Jami Floyd, attorney Laura Dunn, and businessman Alan Pardee round out the field for now.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3883780\/jfk-grandson-schlossberg-nadler-congressional-seat\/\">JFK&rsquo;S GRANDSON, JACK SCHLOSSBERG, TO VIE FOR NADLER&rsquo;S CONGRESSIONAL SEAT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kasky acknowledged that he will need help to catch up to the rest of the field in fundraising.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Please donate to me online,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;All of my opponents have a lot of very rich friends. I can&rsquo;t necessarily say the same thing about myself.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parkland survivor Cameron Kasky runs for NY Congress<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2512047,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/kasky.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4087,67296,6752,67295],"class_list":["post-2512045","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-campaign","tag-new-york-12th-district","tag-parkland","tag-shooting-survivor"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/kasky.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2512045","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2512045"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2512045\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2512049,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2512045\/revisions\/2512049"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2512047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2512045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2512045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2512045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}