Jasmine Crockett

“We have a rich tradition when it comes to Black folk... using their influence to effectuate real change.”

“I don't know if going tit for tat is necessary. Sometimes it only elevates something that other people wouldn't even see.”

“Under President Biden, our pro-America policies - including the American Rescue Plan, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, CHIPS and Science Act, and Inflation Reduction Act - have led to record investment in American manufacturing and clean energy sectors.”

“I think I better understand why some folk didn't want Black women to vote, because it is hard to get one by us, I'm going to be perfectly honest. I mean, if there is one group of people that can always keep their eye on the ball, I would say it's Black women. It is very difficult to distract us from the goal.”

“I have to be that way in a courtroom. I typically have people's lives literally in my hands and they're relying on me to be their warrior. No matter how scared I may be, especially with somebody potentially is facing life in prison, I have to be confident.”

“I myself am a Texan. I own a gun - or a couple. I am licensed to carry. I am all the things. But it's all or nothing, 'Oh, well, Democrats just want to take your guns away.' No.”

“When we look at the Democratic Party, Black women have been the backbone of the Democratic Party.”

“I really believe that you should get to know the people that you are trying to represent.”

“A lot of times people try to act like Democrats are the Antichrist. And so then I'm like, my daddy's a preacher, go look him up, you know.”

“There's a lot that people don't know about the basics of civics.”

“The more people that come to know and love me, the more people that come to know and hate me.”

“It's not that I try to be Black. I am Black.”

“We have a democracy.”

“I always describe the Texas house as a kind of abusive relationship, and there are those that have gotten used to the abuse and conditioned - meaning senior members - and then there's me, who's hit over the head for the first time.”

“Obama made me feel like we could all fly.”

“My congresswoman, who was a tender 87 years old, decided to retire and she thought that I should be the one to replace her. She asked me if I would consider running.”

“From fighting voter suppression in the Texas House to calling out Republicans in the House Oversight Committee for their brazen lies, I have always been committed to protecting and amplifying the fight for democracy.”

“From the Honorable Shirley Chisholm, to the Honorable Barbara Jordan, and many more, I am because they were.”

“I think it's important that people know what you're fighting for and where your values stand. And then, at election time, you explain to voters why it's important to have Democrats in control because, if we were, this is the type of legislation we will push forward.”

“There are definitely guns that we want to take away because it's the equivalent of some of these people having cannon; I'm sorry, but it's not OK for my next-door neighbor to have a cannon.”