Jasmine Crockett

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Jasmine Crockett
File:Rep. Jasmine Crockett - 118th Congress.jpg
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 30th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Preceded by Eddie Bernice Johnson
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 100th district
In office
January 12, 2021 – January 3, 2023
Preceded by Lorraine Birabil
Succeeded by Venton Jones
Personal details
Born (1981-03-29) March 29, 1981 (age 43)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Education Rhodes College (BA)
University of Houston (JD)
Website House website
Campaign website

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 and parts of Tarrant County, including Dallas Love Field Airport. 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

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

Elections

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

2022

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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 was among the 46 Democrats who voted against final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 in the House.[17]

Caucus memberships

Committee assignments

Electoral history

2020 Texas's 100th state house district Democratic primary[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lorraine Birabil (incumbent) 4,566 29.3
Democratic Jasmine Crockett 4,030 25.9
Democratic Sandra Crenshaw 2,944 18.9
Democratic Daniel Davis Clayton 1,665 10.9
Democratic James Armstrong III 1,315 8.5
Democratic Paul Stafford 1,046 6.7
Total votes 15,566 100.0
2020 Texas's 100th state house district Democratic primary runoff[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jasmine Crockett 5,171 50.4
Democratic Lorraine Birabil (incumbent) 5,081 49.6
Total votes 10,252 100.0
2020 Texas's 100th state house district election[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jasmine Crockett 45,550 100.0
Total votes 45,550 100.0
2022 Texas's 30th congressional district Democratic primary[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jasmine Crockett 26,798 48.5
Democratic Jane Hope Hamilton 9,436 17.1
Democratic Keisha Williams-Lankford 4,323 7.8
Democratic Barbara Mallory Caraway 4,277 7.7
Democratic Abel Mulugheta 3,284 5.9
Democratic Roy Williams 2,746 5.0
Democratic Vonciel Hill 1,886 3.4
Democratic Jessica Mason 1,858 3.4
Democratic Arthur Dixon 677 1.2
Total votes 55,285 100.0
2022 Texas's 30th congressional district Democratic primary runoff[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jasmine Crockett 17,462 60.6
Democratic Jane Hope Hamilton 11,369 39.4
Total votes 28,831 100.0
2022 Texas's 30th congressional district election[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jasmine Crockett 134,876 74.72
Republican James Rodgers 39,209 21.72
Independent Zachariah Manning 3,820 2.12
Libertarian Phil Gray 1,870 1.04
style="background-color: Template:Write-in/meta/color; width: 2px;" | Write-in Debbie Walker 738 0.41
Total votes 180,513 100.0

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External links

Texas House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 100th district
2021–2023		 Succeeded by
Venton Jones
United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 30th congressional district
2023–present		 Incumbent
United States order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded by United States representatives by seniority
372nd		 Succeeded by
Anthony D'Esposito

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