"Cameron Kasky, who survived the Parkland, Florida mass shooting in 2018, launched his bid for New York's 12th Congressional District on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. Photo courtesy of Kasky for Congress Cameron Kasky, a survivor of the 2018 mass shooting at a Parkland, FL high school, on Tuesday became the latest candidate to launch a bid for retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler's Congressional seat. Kasky, 25, of the Upper West Side, helped found the activist group March for Our Lives after the Parkland shooting on Feb. 14, 2018 that left 17 people dead, and 17 others wounded."
"He works as a contributor at The Bulwark news site; he told amNewYork his program is on hiatus as he makes his Congressional run. He announced his candidacy in a video posted on social media on Nov. 18, in which he highlighted a platform that champions universal healthcare, abolishes Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and prevents gun violence."
"The young candidate said he would vote against continuing to send military aid to Israel in the wake of its war in Gaza, which was ignited by Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack on, and invasion of, the Jewish state that left more than 1,200 dead and more than 250 people held hostage. Kasky appears to be positioning himself as a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary to replace Nadler, the 74-year-old representative of the 12th Congressional District covering much of central Manhattan."
Cameron Kasky, 25, launched a campaign for New York's 12th Congressional District on Nov. 18, 2025. Kasky survived the Feb. 14, 2018 Parkland shooting and helped found March for Our Lives after that attack that left 17 dead and 17 wounded. He lives on the Upper West Side and works as a contributor at The Bulwark, pausing his program for the run. He announced his bid in a social media video outlining a platform that includes universal healthcare, abolishing ICE, and preventing gun violence. He said he would vote against continuing military aid to Israel and is positioning as a progressive in a crowded Democratic primary.
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