Could Jasmine Crockett Become the Third Black Woman in the U.S. Senate?
“It feels like every other day a new poll shows I have a real chance to win the Texas U.S. Senate primary,” she said during a radio interview.
Texas Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett is signaling interest in a U.S. Senate run, as she continues to advocate for her constituents in the state’s 30th Congressional District, Politico reports.
“Nearly every new poll shows I can win the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate race in Texas,” Crockett said during an interview on SiriusXM’s The Lurie Daniel Favors Show. “And I’m paying attention—because if you’re trying to take away my seat representing 766,000 people, maybe there’s some karma in me taking yours, which represents 30 million.”
If elected, Crockett would join Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland and Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware as one of three Black women serving in the U.S. Senate—marking the highest number in congressional history.
Although Crockett recently made headlines for withdrawing from the race to become the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, she shows no signs of slowing down politically. A vocal critic of former President Donald Trump and her Republican colleagues, Crockett continues to raise her national profile.
She has drawn both praise and criticism for her fiery exchanges with GOP lawmakers—most notably a viral confrontation with Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene during a 2024 committee hearing. The heated back-and-forth produced Crockett’s now-famous phrase describing Greene as having a “bleach blonde bad built butch body.”
Crockett appears ready to challenge Texas’s reputation as a reliably red state—and she believes she knows what it would take to make that shift.
“The question will be whether we believe we have enough momentum to expand the electorate,” Crockett said. “We’re looking at the data—at which demographics are most likely to turn out, especially those who don’t usually vote. If we can broaden voter participation, then I’ll be seriously considering entering the Senate race.”
Reactions to a possible bid have been mixed. Some critics suggest that a loss could end her political career, while others question whether Texas is ready to elect a Black woman to statewide office. As one social media user put it, “Electing a Black woman in Texas is like trying to catch a tiger with a butterfly net.”
On the Republican side, other Black leaders are entering the Texas Senate race as well, including Rep. Wesley Hunt, who is challenging longtime Sen. John Cornyn.
