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Current: US Representative of TX District 30 since 2023
Affiliation: Democrat
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District: most of South Dallas County and parts of Tarrant County, including Dallas Love Field Airport.
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History: Crockett decided to attend law school  after she was the victim of a hate crime while attending college. She attended the University of Houston Law Center. After law school, Crockett remained in Texas and worked as a civil rights attorney. She worked as a public defender for Bowie County before establishing her own law firm. Ii January 2021, she won a special election for a Houston Texas House seat.

 In the 118th Congress, Crockett serves as the Democratic freshman class representative between the House Democratic leadership and the approximately 35 newly elected Democratic members.

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Auto Draft 1Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett has purposefully made every decision with one goal in mind: protecting the civil liberties of those in underrepresented communities. As a public defender, civil rights attorney, State Representative, and United States Congresswoman, Jasmine Crockett dedicates her life to public service, with the goal of serving justice and ensuring equality for all.

In the midst of political turmoil, economic distress, and racial inequality, Congresswoman Crockett laced up her shoes to march for justice and run for the Texas House of Representatives. The sole Black freshman and youngest Black lawmaker in Texas during the 87th Legislative Session, Congresswoman Crockett navigated what has been marked as the most conservative session in Texas history. Despite the uphill climb, Congresswoman Crockett filed more bills than any other freshman, assembled a wide coalition to pass landmark criminal justice reforms in the House, and brought more accessibility and accountability to her office than before. She was a founding member of both the Texas Progressive Caucus as well as the Texas Caucus on Climate, Energy, and the Environment. As State Representative, she fought for economic opportunity as a member of the Business & Industry Committee, and advocated for reform on the Criminal Jurisprudence Committee. Congresswoman Crockett was one of the lead architects of the 2021 Texas House Quorum Break, which brought attention to the draconian and restrictive voting measures being proposed in the legislature.

Her passion for justice and the protection of peoples’ rights led her to pursue a career as a public defender, and civil rights and criminal defense attorney. She focused on defending our most vulnerable among us from exploitation in the criminal justice system. As she began her career in the Bowie County Public Defender’s Office, Congresswoman Crockett worked tirelessly to keep children safe and out of jail. Her time there serves as a reminder that criminal justice is an insurrectional issue.

Following her service in the Texas Legislature, Congresswoman Crockett accepted the call, and won the election for retiring Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson’s congressional seat in Texas’ 30th District. Following her election, she hit the ground running and won a seat at the Leadership table as Freshman Leadership Representative, a position she will use to advocate for all Texans. As Freshman Leadership Representative, she is one of a few Black women ever elected to Democratic House Leadership. In Congress, Congresswoman Crockett hopes to continue to build on the legacy of Chairwoman Johnson, and will fight to expand access to healthcare, voting rights, economic opportunity, and dignity for all. She will fight to protect Medicare, Social Security, and expand critical social safety net programs. She will continue to be a tireless advocate for civil liberties, immigrant rights, and economic equity for women and the diverse communities across the State of Texas.

Congresswoman Crockett earned her B.A. in Business Administration from Rhodes College and her J.D. from the University of Houston. She is licensed to practice law in Texas, Arkansas, and Federal Courts. Crockett is the past Bowie County Democratic Party Chair, held various leadership positions within the legal community, is a former board member of the Dallas County Metrocare Services, and is a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.

As a Congresswoman for all Texans, she’s looking forward to continuing our fight and ushering in the next generation of servant leadership in the halls of Congress and Washington, D.C.

Personal

Full Name: Jasmine Felicia Crockett

Gender: Female

Birth Date: 03/29/1981

Birth Place: Saint Louis, MO

Home City: Dallas, TX

Religion: Christian

Source: Vote Smart

Education

JD, Law, University of Houston Law Center, 2007-2009

BA, Business Administration, Rhodes College, 1999-2003

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, Texas, District 30, 2023-present

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Texas, District 30, 2024

Representative, Texas State House of Representatives, District 100, 2021-2023

Professional Experience

Attorney, Crockett Law, Professional Limited Liability Company, 2010-2023

Assistant Public Defender, Bowie County Public Defender’s Office, 2007-2010

Associate, Halton and Doam Law Firm, 2006-2007Personal

Offices

Washington, DC Office
1616 Longworth House Office Building
15 Independence Ave.
Washington, DC  20515

Phone: (202) 225-8885
Dallas, TX Office
1825 Market Center Blvd.
Suite 440
Dallas, TX  75207

Phone: (214) 922-8885

Contact

Email: Government

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Politics

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Finances

Committees & Caucuses

Congresswoman Crockett is proud to bring Texas’ 30th to the table as she serves on the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability and the House Committee on Agriculture.

On House Agriculture, Subcommittees Crockett is a part of include:

  • Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture
  • General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit
  • Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development

On House Oversight and Accountability, Subcommittees Crockett is a part of include:

  • Healthcare and Financial Services
  • Government Operations and the Federal Workforce

A wide variety of caucuses address a host of issues and represent diverse sets of communities.

Crockett is proud to be a member of:

Source: Open Secrets

Committees

Congresswoman Crockett is proud to bring Texas’ 30th to the table as she serves on the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability and the House Committee on Agriculture.

On House Agriculture, Subcommittees Crockett is a part of include:

  • Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture
  • General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit
  • Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development

On House Oversight and Accountability, Subcommittees Crockett is a part of include:

  • Healthcare and Financial Services
  • Government Operations and the Federal Workforce

A wide variety of caucuses address a host of issues and represent diverse sets of communities.

Crockett is proud to be a member of:

New Legislation

Learn more about legislation sponsored and co-sponsored by Congresswoman Crockett.

Issues

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Economy, Jobs, Housing
Texas’ 30th Congressional District is an economic hub, and home to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Voting Rights
Throughout history, and on great display at the turn of the decade, Texas has proven itself as a regressive home for voter access.
Criminal Justice
The pursuit of justice is ongoing, and always will be, which is why Congresswoman Crockett is eager to find legislative solutions that will uplift all.
Education
Texas’ 30th Congressional District is a place for working families to thrive and is strengthened by diverse educational institutions spanning the district.
Energy & Climate Change
As the energy capital of the world, Texas continues to power homes and business, while also leading into the future through green energy transitions.
Equality
Amid an extremist Supreme Court majority, Congresswoman Crockett is determined to file and pass safeguards for the rights of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Health
With one-in-five uninsured, Texas experiences one of the worst rates of healthcare coverage in the nation.
Reproductive Justice
While Texas works to ban and criminalize reproductive care, Congresswoman Crockett pushes for federal legislation to protect the freedom and health of all women.
Immigration
Sharing over one thousand miles of border with Mexico, Texas is a border state like none other in the country.
Veterans
Home to over one million veterans, Texas is central to veterans affairs.
Gun Violence
Time and time again, senseless acts of gun violence tear holes in our community, snatch innocent lives too soon and devastate families.

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Services

Source: Government page

District

Source: Wikipedia

Texas’s 30th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives covers much of the city of Dallas and other parts of Dallas and Tarrant counties (primarily black- and Hispanic-majority areas). The district contains the University of North Texas at Dallas, UNT Law, and Texas Women’s University at Dallas. The 30th district is also home to Dallas Love Field airport and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. The current Representative from the 30th district is Democrat Jasmine Crockett, who has represented the district since 2023. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+27, it is the most Democratic district in Texas.

Wikipedia

Jasmine Felicia Crockett (born March 29, 1981) is an American lawyer and politician who has been a U.S. representative from Texas’s 30th congressional district since January 2023. Her district covers most of South Dallas County, Central Dallas, Dallas Love Field Airport, and parts of Tarrant County. A member of the Democratic Party, Crockett previously represented the 100th district in the Texas House of Representatives.

In the 118th Congress, Crockett serves as the Democratic freshman class representative between the House Democratic leadership and the (approximately) 35 newly-elected Democratic members.[1] Crockett was named as co-chair of the 2024 Harris-Walz campaign.

Early life and career

Crockett was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and attended Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School and Rosati-Kain, an all-girls Catholic high school in St. Louis.[2] She graduated from Rhodes College in 2003 with a Bachelor of Arts in business administration. As an undergraduate, Crockett planned to become an anesthesiologist or certified public accountant before deciding to attend law school. Crockett stated that this was due to experiencing a series of hate crimes while attending college and subsequently being represented by the Cochran Law Firm.[3]

Crockett later attended the University of Houston Law Center, graduating in 2006 with a Juris Doctor. Crockett was a member of the National Bar Association, as well, with the Dallas Black Criminal Bar Association.[4]

Crockett completed law school and passed the bar shortly thereafter in 2006. She then became a public defender for Bowie County, and formed a law firm, which was notable for taking pro bono cases for Black Lives Matter activists.[3]

Crockett is a Baptist,[5][6] and a member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority[7]

Texas House of Representatives

In 2019, after Eric Johnson vacated his seat in the Texas House to serve as mayor of Dallas, a special election was held on November 5 with a runoff on January 28, 2020, for the remainder of his term, which Lorraine Birabil won.[8] Crockett challenged Birabil in the 2020 Democratic primary. She narrowly defeated Birabil in a primary runoff, advancing to the November 2020 general election, which she won unopposed. She assumed office in January 2021.[9][10]

U.S. House of Representatives

Crockett (right) with Speaker of the U.S. House Nancy Pelosi (center) and Texas State Representative Trey Martinez Fischer (left) in 2021

Elections

2022

See also: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas § District 30

On November 20, 2021, incumbent U.S. representative Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas’s 30th congressional district announced she would not seek reelection in 2022.[11] Four days later, Crockett declared her candidacy for the seat. Johnson simultaneously announced that she was backing Crockett.[12][13] Crockett also received extensive financial support from Super PACs aligned with the cryptocurrency industry, with Sam Bankman-Fried‘s Protect Our Future PAC giving $1 million in support of her campaign.[14] In the Democratic primary election, Crockett and Jane Hope Hamilton, an aide to Marc Veasey, advanced to a runoff election,[15] which Crockett won.[16] She then won the general election on November 8.[17] Crockett was chosen to be the 118th Congress‘s freshman class representative.[1]

Tenure

Crockett supports supplying military aid to the Ukrainian military during their war with Russia.

Crockett was among the 46 Democrats who voted against the final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 in the House.[18] She voted to provide Israel with support, following the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.[19][20]

Crockett voted in-favor of three military aid package supplementals for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, respectively, in April 2024, along with most of her fellow Democrats.[21][22][23]

In a 2023 impeachment hearing for President Biden, Crockett criticized fellow congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene and other Republicans for being hypocritical. She claimed that those launching the impeachment inquiry, and those who brought-forth charges against President Biden, were ignoring documented evidence of President Trump’s own criminal offenses; she displayed photos from the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, depicting Trump storing classified documents inside of a bathroom (and other locations lacking security), to which she remarked, “These are our national secrets—looks like in the shitter to me.”[24][25][26]

Crockett addressed the 2024 Democratic National Convention and referenced the incident. When comparing Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris to Republican nominee Donald Trump, she said of the latter, “He keeps national secrets next to his thinking chair—y’all know what I said the other time.”[27] She won the second term to House of Representatives in 2024[28]

Caucus memberships

Committee assignments

Rhetorical style

Crockett has been noted for her (at times, comedic) use of alliteration. In an Oversight Committee hearing on May 16, 2024, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene remarked, unprovoked, to Crockett: “I think your fake eyelashes are messing up what you’re reading.” Committee chairman James Comer ruled that this remark did not violate House protocol. To clarify the limits on personal comments, Crockett asked “If someone on this committee then starts talking about somebody’s bleach-blonde, bad-built, butch body, that would not be engaging in personalities, correct?”[32][33] Comer responded with “… a what, now?” On August 19, 2024, the first night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention, Crockett, speaking about Republican nominee Donald Trump, asked, “will a vindictive vile villain violate voters’ vision?”[34]

Electoral history

2020 Texas’s 100th state house district Democratic primary[35]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticLorraine Birabil (incumbent) 4,566 29.3
DemocraticJasmine Crockett 4,030 25.9
DemocraticSandra Crenshaw2,94418.9
DemocraticDaniel Davis Clayton1,66510.9
DemocraticJames Armstrong III1,3158.5
DemocraticPaul Stafford1,0466.7
Total votes15,566 100.0
2020 Texas’s 100th state house district Democratic primary runoff[35]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJasmine Crockett 5,171 50.4
DemocraticLorraine Birabil (incumbent)5,08149.6
Total votes10,252 100.0
2020 Texas’s 100th state house district election[35]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJasmine Crockett 45,550 100.0
Total votes45,550 100.0
2022 Texas’s 30th congressional district Democratic primary[35]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJasmine Crockett 26,798 48.5
DemocraticJane Hope Hamilton 9,436 17.1
DemocraticKeisha Williams-Lankford4,3237.8
DemocraticBarbara Mallory Caraway4,2777.7
DemocraticAbel Mulugheta3,2845.9
DemocraticRoy Williams2,7465.0
DemocraticVonciel Hill1,8863.4
DemocraticJessica Mason1,8583.4
DemocraticArthur Dixon6771.2
Total votes55,285 100.0
2022 Texas’s 30th congressional district Democratic primary runoff[35]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJasmine Crockett 17,462 60.6
DemocraticJane Hope Hamilton11,36939.4
Total votes28,831 100.0
2022 Texas’s 30th congressional district election[35]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJasmine Crockett 134,876 74.72
RepublicanJames Rodgers39,20921.72
IndependentZachariah Manning3,8202.12
LibertarianPhil Gray1,8701.04
Write-inDebbie Walker7380.41
Total votes180,513 100.0

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Alvey, Rebekah (December 1, 2022). “Dallas Rep.-elect Jasmine Crockett chosen for freshman House leadership role”. The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  2. ^ Robinson-Jacobs, Karen (February 16, 2022). “North County native, Texas transplant, sets sights on Congress”. St. Louis American. Archived from the original on June 6, 2023. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  3. ^ a b “Civil Rights Attorney Jasmine Crockett Is Making Waves as a Texas State Representative”. Darling Magazine. September 21, 2020. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  4. ^ “Jasmine Crockett”. Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on May 20, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  5. ^ “Religious affiliation of members of 118th Congress” (PDF). PEW Research Center. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  6. ^ “Faith on the Hill: The religious composition of the 118th Congress”. Pew Research Center. Archived from the original on October 2, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  7. ^ MEET JASMINE
  8. ^ “Texas state legislative special elections, 2019”. Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on February 9, 2023. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  9. ^ Svitek, Patrick (July 21, 2020). “State Rep. Lorraine Birabil concedes after primary runoff defeat”. The Texas Tribune. Archived from the original on November 10, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  10. ^ Lueckemeyer, Olivia (July 14, 2020). “Jasmine Felicia Crockett edges out narrow victory over incumbent Lorraine Birabil in race for House District 100”. impact. Archived from the original on November 10, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  11. ^ Vakil, Caroline (November 20, 2021). “Texas Democrat Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson announces retirement at end of term”. The Hill. Archived from the original on January 13, 2022. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  12. ^ Svitek, Patrick (November 24, 2021). “Freshman state Rep. Jasmine Crockett is running for Dallas congressional seat, with Eddie Bernice Johnson’s backing”. The Texas Tribune. Archived from the original on November 24, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  13. ^ Caldwell, Emily; Marfin, Catherine (November 24, 2021). “Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett seeking Dallas U.S. House seat with Eddie Bernice Johnson’s endorsement”. The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on November 24, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  14. ^ Svitek, Patricia (February 11, 2022). “Cryptocurrency traders’ super PACs give $2 million boost to state Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s congressional run”. The Texas Tribune. Archived from the original on January 4, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  15. ^ Zhang, Andrew (May 17, 2022). “Underdog Jane Hope Hamilton angling for an upset against Jasmine Crockett in Dallas-area congressional primary”. The Texas Tribune. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  16. ^ Livingston, Abby (May 25, 2022). “Jasmine Crockett secures Democratic nomination to succeed U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson”. The Texas Tribune. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  17. ^ “Democrat Jasmine Crockett wins race to succeed retiring Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson”. The Dallas Morning News. November 8, 2022. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  18. ^ Gans, Jared (May 31, 2023). “Republicans and Democrats who bucked party leaders by voting no”. The Hill. Archived from the original on June 1, 2023. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  19. ^ Demirjian, Karoun (October 25, 2023). “House Declares Solidarity With Israel in First Legislation Under New Speaker”. The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on October 30, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  20. ^ “Roll Call 528 | Bill Number: H. Res. 771, 118th Congress, 1st Session”. Washington, DC: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. October 25, 2023. Archived from the original on October 30, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  21. ^ “Roll Call 152 Roll Call 152, Bill Number: H. R. 8034, 118th Congress, 2nd Session”. Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. April 20, 2024. Archived from the original on April 22, 2024. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  22. ^ “Roll Call 151 Roll Call 151, Bill Number: H. R. 8035, 118th Congress, 2nd Session”. Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. April 20, 2024. Archived from the original on April 22, 2024. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  23. ^ “Roll Call 146 Roll Call 146, Bill Number: H. R. 8036, 118th Congress, 2nd Session”. Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. April 20, 2024. Archived from the original on April 22, 2024. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
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  25. ^ Garcia, Eric (June 20, 2024). “Jasmine Crockett wants to prove that Democrats aren’t weak”. The Independent.
  26. ^ Huber, Craig (September 29, 2023). “Rep. Jasmine Crocket rebukes Republicans during impeachment hearing”. spectrumlocalnews.com.
  27. ^ “DNC 2024 live updates: Democratic convention kicks off; Hillary Clinton addresses delegates”. NBC News. August 20, 2024.
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  29. ^ “Congressional Equality Members”. February 22, 2023. Archived from the original on February 22, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  30. ^ “Progressive Caucus”. Progressive Caucus. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  31. ^ “Membership”. Congressional Caucus for the Equal Rights Amendment. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
  32. ^ Eric Garcia; James Liddell (May 17, 2024). “Greene called ‘bleach blonde bad-built butch body’ in House screaming match where ‘drinking was involved’“. The Independent. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
  33. ^ Judy Kurtz (May 21, 2024). “Crockett moves to trademark ‘bleach blonde bad built butch body’“. The Hill. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
  34. ^ David Taffet (August 20, 2024). “Crockett lashes out against a vindictive vile villain violating voters’ vision”. Dallas Voice. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
  35. ^ a b c d e f “Official Results”. Archived from the original on November 8, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
Texas House of Representatives
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 Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 100th district
2021–2023		Succeeded by

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by

 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas’s 30th congressional district
2023–present		Incumbent
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 United States representatives by seniority
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