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Jasmine Crockett
- Jan 6
- 7 min read
Updated: Jan 19
Table of Contents
Background
Mission
Relevant Experience
Notable Positions & Focus Areas
Considerations for Voters
Disclaimer: The information below summarizes publicly available information. “Considerations for voters” are intended to highlight relevant strengths, gaps, or strategic factors, not to advocate for or against any candidate.
Jasmine Crockett U.S. Senator
“Together, we will send a signal to the entire nation – Don’t Mess With Texas and certainly don’t count us out.”
Candidate Overview
Background
Civil rights and criminal defense attorney
Mission:
Get Texas back on track, to be a fighter for the middle-class, hard working Texans, ranchers, farmers, young families, oil workers, small businesses and the everyday people who make our State a vibrant, economic powerhouse.
Relevant Experience
Former Texas State Representative (2021)
Current US Representative for District 30
Served as a national co-chair for the Harris-Walz Campaign
Rallied her colleagues and led the charge against the Republicans’ worst attacks earning her the Freshman Lawmaker of the Year award from the National Black Caucus of State Legislators
Notable Positions & Focus Areas
Lower prices, not through subsidies but by lowering costs
Make home ownership and entrepreneurship, pillars of the American Dream, an obtainable reality for all Americans once more
Boost jobs, American manufacturing, clean energy, and high paying jobs that ensure the workforce of today is equipped for the jobs of tomorrow.
Safeguard the rights our Constitution guarantees
Considerations for Voters
She has been a consistent champion for the middle-class, young families, senior citizens, labor groups, marginalized and vulnerable communities
In her Texas House race, she unseated the incumbent by 90 votes, despite being outspent five to one
She goes viral pretty regularly by calling out injustice without holding back
Positions
Democratic Values
Stance:
Positions herself as a pro-democracy, pro-accountability candidate who rejects authoritarianism, political extremism, and rubber-stamp governance.
Key Positions & Commitments:
Rejects Trump-aligned politics and attacks on democratic norms
Frames government as accountable to “all 30 million Texans,” not elites
Emphasizes constitutional rights and civil liberties
Approach to Increasing Participation:
Coalition-building across race, class, and geography
Public-facing advocacy and direct confrontation of injustice
Emphasis on accessibility and accountability in elected offices
Democratic Norms & Threats Identified:
Trump-era economic and political extremism
Attacks on civil rights, religious freedom, language access, and identity
Concentration of opportunity among elites
Notable Emphasis:
Willingness to publicly challenge power and name threats directly
Frames democratic participation as inseparable from economic dignity
Healthcare
Stance:
Jasmine Crockett views healthcare as a fundamental right and rejects government interference in personal medical decisions. She prioritizes expanding access, lowering costs, and protecting bodily autonomy.
Key Positions & Commitments:
Protects reproductive freedom and the right to choose; rejects government interference in personal medical decisions
Expanding access to medically accurate information on abortion, medication abortion, and reproductive healthcare
Strong defender of the Affordable Care Act and committed to improving it to lower costs and expand coverage
Advocates for creative solutions to expand healthcare access in Texas despite the state’s refusal to expand Medicaid
Approach:
Defends and strengthens the Affordable Care Act rather than dismantling it
Pushes creative policy solutions to expand coverage in non-Medicaid expansion states
Centers medically accurate information as a public health necessity
Treats reproductive freedom as both a healthcare and civil rights issue
Relevant Experience & Expertise:
Federal legislator actively engaged in healthcare policy
Proven public advocate for reproductive rights
Experience navigating federal systems to secure funding and expand access
Notable Emphasis:
Reproductive autonomy as a fundamental freedom
Practical, policy-driven expansion of healthcare access
Cost reduction alongside coverage expansion
Equity & Representation
Stance:
Strong rhetorical commitment to protecting marginalized communities and confronting systemic injustice.
Key Positions & Commitments:
Explicitly names attacks on people based on religion, identity, language, and who they love
Frames civil rights protection as core to her candidacy
Approach:
Direct confrontation of injustice
Coalition-building across diverse communities
Public accountability and visibility
Relevant Experience & Expertise:
Civil rights attorney
Criminal defense background
Legislative leadership recognized by the National Black Caucus of State Legislators
Notable Emphasis:
Willingness to be outspoken and confrontational when defending marginalized communities
Economy & Cost of Living
Stance:
Crockett believes economic policy should center working people, with fair wages, worker protections, and access to affordable housing as core priorities.
Key Positions & Commitments:
Lower prices by reducing costs rather than subsidies
Ensure one job is enough to live and retire with dignity
Boost American manufacturing and clean energy jobs
Expand access to home ownership and entrepreneurship
Raising the federal minimum wage
Strong supporter of labor unions and collective bargaining
Affirms that access to a good-paying, dignified job is a human right
Expanding housing supply through diverse and affordable housing options
Cost-of-Living Focus Areas:
Food, gas, and prescription drug costs
Housing affordability
Retirement security
Populations Centered:
Middle-class Texans
Working families
Ranchers, farmers, oil workers
Small business owners
Renters and housing-insecure Texans
Union workers and marginalized labor communities
Approach to Economic Policy:
Structural cost reduction
Workforce development aligned with future industries
Domestic manufacturing investment
Notable Emphasis:
Frames economic policy as a moral and generational issue
Structural economic fairness, not just market growth
Worker power as a core economic strategy
Texas Issues
Stance:
Crockett supports a balanced energy transition that strengthens grid reliability, lowers costs, and reduces emissions while recognizing Texas’s energy leadership.
Key Positions & Commitments:
Economic opportunity for rural and working communities
Support for energy workers alongside clean energy expansion
Approach to Climate Resilience:
Builds on existing clean energy successes rather than starting from scratch
Pairs long-term climate strategy with immediate consumer relief
Treats energy affordability as a resilience issue
Relevant Experience & Expertise:
Former Texas State Representative
Current U.S. Representative
Secured $3.7 billion in LIHEAP funding nationally
Delivered over $176 million directly to Texas households
Experience navigating federal funding mechanisms for climate-related relief
Notable Emphasis:
Emphasizes unity across geography and industry rather than culture-war framing
Education
Stance:
Crockett sees education as a public good that should not saddle students with lifelong debt or exclude them through bureaucratic barriers.
Key Positions & Commitments:
Reducing the cost of higher education and eliminating student loan debt
Addressing inequities in the FAFSA process, particularly for students from mixed-status immigrant households
Approach:
Targets cost drivers in higher education rather than placing burden on students
Addresses structural inequities in access to financial aid
Frames education policy as both workforce development and equity policy
Relevant Experience & Expertise:
Legislative focus on education affordability
Policy work addressing FAFSA disparities for mixed-status families
Experience working on systems that intersect education and immigration status
Notable Emphasis:
Removing systemic financial barriers to education
Centering students historically excluded from higher education access
Accountability, Ethics, & Leadership
Stance:
Positions herself as a fighter for accountability and institutional responsibility.
Key Positions & Commitments:
Vowed increased accountability and accessibility in every office held
Rejects rubber-stamp governance
Approach:
Public confrontation of injustice
Visibility and media engagement
Coalition leadership
Relevant Experience & Expertise:
Civil rights attorney
State and federal legislative experience
National campaign leadership role
Notable Emphasis:
High-profile, unapologetic accountability style
Immigration
Stance:
Crockett supports humane, comprehensive immigration reform that balances border security with dignity, transparency, and pathways to citizenship.
Protects communities targeted for language, identity, or background
Comprehensive immigration reform that pairs humane border security with pathways to citizenship
Explicit support for Dreamers and undocumented Texans
Demand transparency and accountability in ICE detention facilities
Approach:
Pushes for systemic reform rather than punitive enforcement-only policies
Demands transparency and oversight in ICE detention facilities
Centers Dreamers and undocumented Texans in policy design
Relevant Experience & Expertise:
Civil rights legal background
Introduced the CLEAR ID Act to require identification disclosure by law enforcement
Legislative work addressing immigration enforcement transparency
Experience aligning civil rights and immigration policy
Notable Emphasis:
Human dignity as the foundation of immigration policy
Oversight and accountability within enforcement agencies
Candidate Qualifications
Stance:
Highly experienced legislator and legal advocate with a strong public-facing leadership style.
Key Positions & Commitments:
Independent voice for all Texans
Defender of constitutional rights
Champion for working and middle-class Texans
Approach:
Coalition-building
Aggressive accountability
Direct voter engagement
Relevant Experience & Expertise:
Civil rights & criminal defense attorney
Former Texas State Representative
Current U.S. Representative (TX-30)
National co-chair for Harris–Walz campaign
Freshman Lawmaker of the Year (NBCL)
Notable Emphasis:
Combines legislative experience with high-visibility advocacy
Known for direct, confrontational style when calling out injustice
Scorecard Summary
Our Score: 28/34
Moderate alignment with TMK-Indivisible Waco's endorsement criteria.
Important Context
This score reflects only the information publicly available on the candidate’s campaign website at the time of review. If additional policy information becomes available, this candidate profile and score may be updated accordingly.
Key Positions & Commitments:
Lowering everyday costs for working and middle-class Texans
Strengthening American manufacturing, clean energy, and high-wage jobs
Expanding economic opportunity through home ownership and entrepreneurship
Defending constitutional rights and civil liberties
Rejecting Trump-aligned extremism and rubber-stamp politics
Approach:
Public, confrontational accountability when confronting injustice
Coalition-building across race, class, geography, and industry
Framing economic dignity as a core democratic issue
High-visibility advocacy paired with legislative action
Relevant Experience & Expertise:
Civil rights and criminal defense attorney
Former Texas State Representative
Current U.S. Representative (TX-30)
National co-chair for the Harris–Walz campaign
Freshman Lawmaker of the Year (National Black Caucus of State Legislators)
Notable Emphasis:
Strong fighter persona with demonstrated willingness to challenge power
Clear alignment with working-class and middle-class economic concerns
Consistent advocacy for marginalized and targeted communities
