Jason and Travis Kelce may soon find themselves connected to Washington D.C. – not through politics of their own, but through a close professional tie.
Democratic candidate Peter Chatzky has entered the race for Congress in New York’s 17th District, an area that includes parts of Westchester, Rockland, and Dutchess counties.
His campaign is receiving an early boost from his son, Jake Chatzky, a lead social media producer who works for the Kelce brothers‘ popular podcast, New Heights. Jake brought attention to his father’s campaign with a bold post on X, declaring: “HEALTHCARE IS A BASIC HUMAN RIGHT.”
That sentiment is more than a slogan. The elder Chatzky is running on a pro-healthcare platform aimed at helping the estimated 60,000 uninsured residents in his district. He launched his campaign with a deeply personal op-ed in LoHud.com, where he discussed his family’s early struggles accessing care for his son’s health issues.
His message? That the erosion of Medicaid and limitations on the Affordable Care Act, policies he attributes to Donald Trump and congressional Republicans, are putting lives at risk.
“As many as 15 million Americans will lose coverage,” Chatzky wrote. “It’s estimated there will be 51,000 preventable deaths a year.”
Although the Kelce brothers haven’t commented on the campaign, their household names are closely tied to figures who haven’t shied away from politics. Kylie Kelce, Jason’s wife, has publicly said she “aggressively leans” to the left. Meanwhile, Taylor Swift, pop megastar and Travis Kelce’s partner, has actively opposed Donald Trump in the last two presidential elections.
Trump, once an admirer of Swift, has since turned hostile. After taking credit for passing the Music Modernization Act, he accused her of disloyalty when she endorsed Kamala Harris in 2024, ultimately unleashing on social media: “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!”
A grassroots candidate with record of aking on Trump
Chatzky’s political roots run deeper than a campaign launch. He previously served as mayor and deputy mayor of Briarcliff Manor, where he notably led a local fight against Trump’s proposed expansion of his Westchester golf club. In a high-profile land use battle, Chatzky helped cut Trump’s plans for a massive 81,500-square-foot clubhouse nearly in half.
According to Chatzky’s website, he organized his community to block what he saw as an overreach, even standing firm against what he called Trump’s “army of lawyers.”
Now, as he aims for Capitol Hill, Chatzky’s message remains consistent: federal power should serve the people-not personal empires. With healthcare at the center of his campaign and a history of challenging Trump behind him, he’s positioning himself as both a local advocate and a national challenger in a politically charged climate.
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