Jasmine Felicia Crockett (born March 29, 1981) is an American lawyer and politician who is the U.S. representative from Texas’s 30th congressional district since 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, she 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]

Early life and career

Of African American heritage, Crockett was born in St. Louis, Missouri. She attended Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School and Rosati-Kain.[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, a decision she made after she was the victim of a hate crime while attending college.[3] She later attended the University of Houston Law Center, graduating in 2006 with a Juris Doctor.[4]

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. During the George Floyd protests, Crockett and her associates took on the pro bono cases of several Black Lives Matter activists.[3]

Crockett is a Baptist.[5][6]

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 for the remainder of his term, which Lorraine Birabil won.[7] Crockett announced that she would challenge 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.[8][9]

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.[10] Four days later, Crockett declared her candidacy for the seat. Johnson simultaneously announced that she was backing Crockett.[11][12] 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.[13] In the Democratic primary election, Crockett and Jane Hope Hamilton, an aide to Marc Veasey, advanced to a runoff election,[14] which Crockett won.[15] She then won the general election on November 8.[16] 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 final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 in the House.[17]

She voted to provide Israel with support following 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.[18][19]

Crockett voted in favor of three military aid package supplementals for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan respectively in April 2024, along with most Democrats.[20][21][22]

Caucus memberships

Committee assignments

Electoral history

2020 Texas’s 100th state house district Democratic primary[25]
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[25]
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[25]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJasmine Crockett 45,550 100.0
Total votes45,550 100.0
2022 Texas’s 30th congressional district Democratic primary[25]
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[25]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJasmine Crockett 17,462 60.6
DemocraticJane Hope Hamilton11,36939.4
Total votes28,831 100.0
2022 Texas’s 30th congressional district election[25]
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”. Dallasnews.com. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  2. ^ Robinson-Jacobs, Karen (February 16, 2022). “North County native, Texas transplant, sets sights on Congress”. St. Louis American.
  3. ^ a b “Civil Rights Attorney Jasmine Crockett Is Making Waves as a Texas State Representative”. Darling Magazine. September 21, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  4. ^ “Jasmine Crockett”. Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  5. ^ “Religious affiliation of members of 118th Congress” (PDF). PEW Research Center. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  6. ^ “Faith on the Hill: The religious composition of the 118th Congress”. Pew Research Center. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  7. ^ “Texas state legislative special elections, 2019”. Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  8. ^ Svitek, Patrick (July 21, 2020). “State Rep. Lorraine Birabil concedes after primary runoff defeat”. The Texas Tribune. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  9. ^ Lueckemeyer, Olivia (July 14, 2020). “Jasmine Felicia Crockett edges out narrow victory over incumbent Lorraine Birabil in race for House District 100”. impact. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  10. ^ Vakil, Caroline (November 20, 2021). “Texas Democrat Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson announces retirement at end of term”. The Hill. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  11. ^ Svitek, Patrick (November 24, 2021). “Freshman state Rep. Jasmine Crockett is running for Dallas congressional seat, with Eddie Bernice Johnson’s backing”. Texas Tribune. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  12. ^ 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. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  13. ^ Svitek, Patricia (February 11, 2022). “Cryptocurrency traders’ super PACs give $2 million boost to state Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s congressional run”. Texas Tribune. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  14. ^ Zhang, Andrew (May 17, 2022). “Underdog Jane Hope Hamilton angling for an upset against Jasmine Crockett in Dallas-area congressional primary”. The Texas Tribune. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  15. ^ Livingston, Abby (May 25, 2022). “Jasmine Crockett secures Democratic nomination to succeed U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson”. The Texas Tribune. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  16. ^ “Democrat Jasmine Crockett wins race to succeed retiring Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson”. Dallasnews.com. November 8, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  17. ^ Gans, Jared (May 31, 2023). “Republicans and Democrats who bucked party leaders by voting no”. The Hill. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  18. ^ Demirjian, Karoun (October 25, 2023). “House Declares Solidarity With Israel in First Legislation Under New Speaker”. The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  19. ^ “Roll Call 528 | Bill Number: H. Res. 771, 118th Congress, 1st Session”. Office of the Clerk. Washington, DC: U.S. House of Representatives. October 25, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  20. ^ Washington, U. S. Capitol Room H154; p:225-7000, DC 20515-6601 (April 20, 2024). “Roll Call 152 Roll Call 152, Bill Number: H. R. 8034, 118th Congress, 2nd Session”. Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved April 22, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  21. ^ Washington, U. S. Capitol Room H154; p:225-7000, DC 20515-6601 (April 20, 2024). “Roll Call 151 Roll Call 151, Bill Number: H. R. 8035, 118th Congress, 2nd Session”. Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved April 22, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  22. ^ Washington, U. S. Capitol Room H154; p:225-7000, DC 20515-6601 (April 20, 2024). “Roll Call 146 Roll Call 146, Bill Number: H. R. 8036, 118th Congress, 2nd Session”. Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved April 22, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  23. ^ “Congressional Equality Members”. February 22, 2023.
  24. ^ “Progressive Caucus”. Progressive Caucus. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  25. ^ a b c d e f “Official Results”.

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 Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 100th district
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U.S. House of Representatives
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 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas’s 30th congressional district
2023–present		Incumbent
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