Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett runs for US Senate in Texas A Flashpoint Moment The room went still before she even spoke. Jasmine Crockett stepped up to the podium—braids immaculate, voice steady, eyes locked in that way she does when she knows the moment is bigger than the room. Cameras clicked. Staffers froze. Even the reporters pretending not to care leaned in. And somewhere in the political war rooms of Austin and Washington, nervous hands tightened around coffee mugs.