Jasmine Crockett
U.S. House · TX-30 · Democrats · since 2025
alsoCandidate for U.S. House · TX-30
Biography
Overview
Jasmine Crockett is a Democratic U.S. Representative from Texas's 30th congressional district, serving since 2023. Born in St. Louis and educated at Rhodes College and the University of Houston Law Center, she worked as a public defender in Bowie County, Texas, and later ran her own law firm representing victims of alleged police brutality. Before her election to Congress, she served in the Texas House of Representatives from 2021 to 2023, where she participated in a quorum break to protest voting restriction legislation.
Career
In the Texas House, Crockett co-authored three bills that became law, including legislation that waived certain in-court fees for formerly incarcerated people and criminalized financial abuse of the elderly. In Congress, she has secured $510,000 in community project funding for Glenn Heights and $80 million in federal infrastructure grants for North Texas through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. She introduced the Breonna Taylor Act to ban no-knock search warrants nationwide and the HELP FEDs Act to protect federal employees during government shutdowns. She was appointed to the House Judiciary Committee in January 2025 and serves as a leader on voting rights and criminal justice issues.
Prior political experience
Crockett was first elected to the Texas House in 2020, narrowly defeating incumbent Lorraine Birabil in a primary runoff before winning the general election unopposed. She was elected to Congress in 2022 after announcing her candidacy on November 24, 2021, receiving the backing of outgoing representative Eddie Bernice Johnson. She won a Democratic primary runoff election and then won the general election on November 8, 2022. In 2026, she ran for U.S. Senate in the Democratic primary but lost to state representative James Talarico on March 3, 2026.
Biographical material adapted from the Wikipedia article (retrieved April 29, 2026), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ideology
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| Term | Seat | Term dates | Termination | Predecessor | Successor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | U.S. House TX-30 | 2025–present | In progress | Jasmine Crockett | — |
| 1st | U.S. House TX-30 | 2023–2025 | Term ended | — | Jasmine Crockett |
Committee assignments
- OversightHouseRanking Member· 2025–present
- House Select Subcommittee to Investigate the Remaining Questions Surrounding January 6, 2021House· 2025–present
- Delivering on Government EfficiencyHouse· 2025–present
- Immigration Integrity, Security, and EnforcementHouse· 2025–present
- House· 2025–present
- House· 2025–present
Current term legislation
Bills sponsored this term10
- H.R. 7646
Payback Act
Feb 23, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 7172
TRACK ICE Act
Jan 21, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 5842
No Presidential Payouts Act
Oct 28, 2025IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 5816
HELP FEDs Act
Oct 24, 2025IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 5460
FREE SPEECH Act of 2025
Sep 18, 2025IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 5174
To make revisions in title 51, United States Code, as necessary to keep the title current, and to make technical amendments to improve the United States Code.
Sep 8, 2025REPORTED - H.R. 4881
SWIFT VOTE Act
Aug 5, 2025IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 4843
CLEAR ID Act
Aug 1, 2025IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 2497
Abortion Care Awareness Act of 2025
Mar 31, 2025IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 1914
HIRE CREDIT Act
Mar 6, 2025IN_COMMITTEE
Bills cosponsored this term10
- H.R. 8484
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for emergency grants to safeguard essential health care workers, and for other purposes.
Apr 23, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 8333
YouthBuild for the Future Act
Apr 16, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 8275
Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and Duties of the Office Act
Apr 14, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 8246
OHH SNAP Act of 2026
Apr 9, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 8153
Maternal Vaccination Act
Mar 27, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 8096
Duplication Scoring Act of 2026
Mar 26, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 8055
Extending WIC for New Moms Act
Mar 24, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 7977
To provide relief from high energy bills, and for other purposes.
Mar 18, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 7973
Momnibus Act
Mar 18, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 7856
Fair Housing for Survivors Act of 2026
Mar 5, 2026IN_COMMITTEE
Elections
| Year | Seat | Result | Vote share | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | U.S. House TX-30 | Pending | 84.89% |
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