20 Facts About Jasmine Crockett

Jasmine Felicia Crockett was born on March 29,1981 and is an American lawyer and politician serving as the US representative for Texas's 30th congressional district since January 2023.

Jasmine Crockett was named as co-chair of the 2024 Harris-Walz campaign.

Jasmine Crockett previously represented the 100th district in the Texas House of Representatives.

Jasmine Crockett was born in St Louis, Missouri, to parents Pastor Joseph and Gwen Jasmine Crockett.

Jasmine Crockett attended Mary Institute and St Louis Country Day School and Rosati-Kain, an all-girls Catholic high school in St Louis.

Jasmine Crockett attended the University of Houston Law Center, graduating in 2006 with a Juris Doctor.

Jasmine Crockett was a member of the National Bar Association and of the Dallas Black Criminal Bar Association.

Jasmine Crockett completed law school and soon passed the bar examination in 2006.

Jasmine Crockett became a public defender for Bowie County and later formed a law firm, which handled car accident lawsuits and took pro bono cases for Black Lives Matter activists.

Jasmine Crockett is a Baptist and a member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority.

Jasmine Crockett narrowly defeated Birabil in a primary runoff, advancing to the November 2020 general election, which she won unopposed.

Four days later, Jasmine Crockett declared her candidacy for the seat.

Jasmine Crockett received extensive financial support from Super PACs aligned with the cryptocurrency industry, with Sam Bankman-Fried's Protect Our Future PAC giving in support of her campaign.

Jasmine Crockett was chosen to be the 118th Congress's freshman class representative.

Jasmine Crockett was among the 46 Democrats who voted against the final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 in the House.

Jasmine Crockett voted to provide Israel with support following the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.

Jasmine 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.

Jasmine Crockett addressed the 2024 Democratic National Convention and referenced the incident.

In March 2025, Jasmine Crockett called Governor Greg Abbott, who is handicapped and ambulates in a wheelchair, "Governor Hot Wheels" and a "Hot Ass Mess" at a speech onstage during Human Rights Campaign's annual dinner.

Jasmine Crockett denied that the comment had to do with Abbott's condition, instead saying that it referenced the "planes, trains, and automobiles" he used to transfer migrants to Democratic communities.