“As a Black woman, I felt my looks would always be challenged, and it's a matter of always showing up and being perfect. It's not that I don't think that I'm enough. It's not that I don't recognize that my qualifications far exceed my beauty. But to minimize some of the chatter, I'm cognizant of it.”

American politician, since 2023

Jasmine Felicia Crockett is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Texas’s 30th congressional district since 2023. A Democrat, she first served in the Texas House of Representatives, where she represented the 100th district from 2021 to 2023. She is known for her work in elected office at the state and federal levels. Her public remarks generally reflect the demands and priorities of legislative politics, especially the issues that come with representing a district in Texas and serving in Congress.