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Welcome to My Office: Rep. Jared Moskowitz has his sneakers on and is ready to work
BY MYCHAEL SCHNELL 06/04/23 03:00 PM ET

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If sneakers are the new dress sh0e, freshman Rep. Jared Moskowitz is ready.


The Florida Democrat says he has more than 150 pairs of Air Jordan kicks, an homage to his favorite player — who happens to have worn the same jersey number, 23, as Moskowitz’s district.

“I’m a sneakerhead. I’m a huge Jordan fan — Michael Jordan’s the greatest basketball player of all time. I don’t want to hear about anyone else; it’s all nonsense, it’s only Michael,” he told The Hill during a wide-ranging interview in his office.

Hung on his wall is a long Jordan wings photo, which Moskowitz posed below with his arms stretched out.


Moskowitz said he first had the idea of wearing sneakers around the Capitol after a lunch with now-House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) around the time of the 2022 midterms.

“During the election I got to go to a lunch with Hakeem Jeffries. And so I was all dressed up. I, you know, tried to — wanted to impress Hakeem, you know, wearing, you know, nice Oxford sh0es, ties. And I get there and Hakeem’s in sneakers,” Moskowitz said.

“And I’m thinking to myself, ‘Oh, I’m like Hakeem, I would’ve worn sneakers.’ I didn’t know we could do that. He goes, ‘Fun fact, the mandatory House attire for men, there’s nothing about sh0es, you know, you could wear whatever sh0es you want.’ And so I was like, ‘Fun fact, I have lots of sneakers,” he added.

served as the state’s director of emergency management, appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic began.

Before that, he served nearly seven years in the Florida House of Representatives, from 2012 through 2019.


Moskowitz was a member of the Florida House when, in March 2018, the legislature passed and then-Gov. Rick Scott (R) signed a gun control bill into law that implemented new restrictions on gun purchases in the state. It raised the minimum age for purchasing firearms from 18 to 21, allowed some trained school employees to be armed with concealed handguns on school campuses, and instituted so-called “red flag laws,” among other provisions.

Moskowitz, who is an alum of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the scene of the February 2018 ma$s shooting, said gun violence prevention his top legislative priority.

He has a Marjory Stoneman Douglas flag framed on a wall in his office.


“We’ve spent a lot of time focusing on stuff that really doesn’t matter — what people say on Twitter, the president’s son’s laptop — somewhere in the back of parents’ minds they don’t feel that their kid is safe at school,” Moskowitz said.

He clutched a coffee mug that reads “dead kids can’t read,” a reference to a speech he gave during a committee hearing in March.

“The idea that we should do nothing is ridiculous,” he added.

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I often joked that sneakers was definitely a platform that all spectrums of persuasion can gather around and see some commonality in an otherwise polarized world.. on the other hand from my experience on NT, there's very little me and a lot of them folks got in common other than in footwear so it is what it is...

Kind of interesting to see how far sneaker culture has grown to da point that it's being showcased on a politics specific media.

Female politicians on the way to the podium to detest the double standard in 5...4...3...2...

The country has got to be a social experiment, dudes definitely a fu#king weirdo.

I can tell he got into sneakers in his mid 30s like the rest of the cornballs

Probably was wearing airwalks and birdhouse sneakers in high school and his 20s

Slap some cheese on em

Most Palone said 🔗 I can tell he got into sneakers in his mid 30s like the rest of the cornballs Probably was wearing airwalks and birdhouse sneakers in high school and his 20s Slap some cheese on em

Most Palone said 🔗 I can tell he got into sneakers in his mid 30s like the rest of the cornballs Probably was wearing airwalks and birdhouse sneakers in high school and his 20s Slap some cheese on em

Ya he wearing some bullsh1t we the best Jordan’s

Nice feet bro

*sees mug

Ok.

Getting his Seinfeld on.

He do it, it’s lame. Y’all do it and can’t even wear the sh1ts to work or scared to wear them to work, and he’s lame?

projectd06 said 🔗 The country has got to be a social experiment, dudes definitely a fu#king weirdo.

Judging by his age he's probably a product of his environment

projectd06 said 🔗 The country has got to be a social experiment, dudes definitely a fu#king weirdo.

seemed pretty fu#king normal wears sneakers likes star wars is against gun violence

isthistobe said 🔗 Ya he wearing some bullsh1t we the best Jordan’s

He’s a representative from Florida, he’s literally repping Florida while repping Florida. I fu#ks with that

I don’t give a fu#k if my congressman wears jordans, push legislation through that will help people smh

Kids in school in Florida can’t learn about black folks but it’s all good my congressman wears Jays tho

MeNoSenYouNoCom said 🔗 seemed pretty fu#king normal wears sneakers likes star wars is against gun violence

Seemed is the key word there, to me, he seems like he's pandering like every other politician.

92bricks9shots said 🔗 I don’t give a fu#k if my congressman wears jordans, push legislation through that will help people smh Kids in school in Florida can’t learn about black folks but it’s all good my congressman wears Jays tho

That part.

Show up naked for all I care. Pa$s some meaningful legislation. Otherwise I don’t care.

projectd06 said 🔗 Seemed is the key word there, to me, he seems like he's pandering like every other politician.

you know what he doesn't rep my city or state so i don't even give a fu#k

Most Palone said 🔗 I can tell he got into sneakers in his mid 30s like the rest of the cornballs Probably was wearing airwalks and birdhouse sneakers in high school and his 20s Slap some cheese on em

Wait... Why is Karabo Poppy in the thumbnail... So random!

Bzp said 🔗 He’s a representative from Florida, he’s literally repping Florida while repping Florida. I fu#ks with that

I thought I was the only guy me who seen that connection lol.

Didn't that European politician wear Jeremy Scott Adidas

Also, who fu#king cares if someone that grew up in the 80s/90s/00s wears Jordans.

I bet his Concords are the cheapest sh0es on the floor too

Most Palone said 🔗 I can tell he got into sneakers in his mid 30s like the rest of the cornballs Probably was wearing airwalks and birdhouse sneakers in high school and his 20s Slap some cheese on em

yup.

you can tell he's just doing this political clout, trying to attract minority voters.

Megaman said 🔗 yup. you can tell he's just doing this political clout, trying to attract minority voters.

He’s doing this because he was born corny

Nothing more

Nothing less


If he wanted to attract minority voters his lazy a$s would get the fu#k out of his office/sneaker room and put his feet to the ground and commune with the people. But we know, he’s too scary for that. Also look at most lines for sneaker releases and it’s filled with rich white kids who d1ckride yeezy and rich Asian kids who d1ckride Virgil 🤷🏿

Megaman said 🔗 yup. you can tell he's just doing this political clout, trying to attract minority voters.

exactly

as a lifelong sneakerhead nothing has bothered me more sneaker wise than seeing older dudes getting into sneaker culture once they’re well into adulthood……..

if you weren’t circling sneakers you knew your Parents couldn’t afford in Eastbays during elementary it’s going to take me some convincing of your authenticity as a sneakerhead………