U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, revealed she is “strongly” weighing running for the Senate from her home state. Crockett, one of the most prominent progressives among congressional Democrats, said Wednesday on SiriusXM’s “The Lurie Daniel Favors Show” that she is considering a Senate bid after the GOP-led remapping of the state’s congressional districts earlier this year.
“I am looking,” Crockett said. “Because if you want to take my seat of 766,000 away, I feel like there has to be some karma in that to where I take your seat that is for 30 million away.”
Crockett said her ultimate decision will factor in her likelihood of winning the general election, not just the Democratic primary.
“The question will be whether or not we believe that we’ve got enough juice to expand the electorate, and looking at those cross tabs and looking at which demographics are more inclined to come out, who normally do not vote,” Crockett said. “If we can expand the electorate, then I will strongly be considering hopping in the Senate race.”
Crockett was a public defender and civil rights attorney before being elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 2020. In 2023, she became a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 118th Congress.
A critic of Trump and Republicans
Crockett has criticized President Donald Trump and prominent Republicans since winning her seat in 2022. She had a notable dispute with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., in May 2024. After Greene commented on Crockett’s “fake eyelashes,” Crockett said Greene has a “bad built, butch body.”
Republicans criticized Crockett after she called Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who uses a wheelchair, “Gov. Hot Wheels.”
