Progressive firebrand, Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett, launched a U.S. Senate campaign on Monday, rocking an already combustible race in Texas.
Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas, the progressive firebrand and vocal critic of President Donald Trump and Republicans, has filed paperwork to run for the U.S. Senate, according to a party spokesperson.
A spokesperson for the Texas Democratic Party confirmed to Fox News Digital on Monday that Crockett had filed paperwork to run for the Senate. She is expected to officially launch her Senate campaign on Monday evening in a race that may determine if the GOP holds its majority in the chamber next year.
Crockett’s campaign announcement, which was expected, will likely further rock a high-profile and heavily contested race in Texas, which, on the Republican side, includes incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and GOP primary rivals state Attorney General Ken Paxton and Rep. Wesley Hunt.
The official announcement by the rising-star Democrat, who has a large social media footprint and currently represents a Dallas area district, will come hours after one of the two Democrats already running for the Senate in 2026 abandoned his bid.
Former Rep. Colin Allred, who was making his second straight bid for the Senate in right-leaning Texas, on Monday morning ended his campaign and instead launched a congressional campaign as he seeks to return to the House.
But Democratic state Rep. James Talarico, a former middle school teacher and Presbyterian seminarian who is also seen as a rising Democratic Party star, remains in the Senate primary, setting up a face-off between two surging contenders with formidable fundraising.
Talarico responded to Crockett entering the race by saying, «We’re building a movement in Texas — fueled by record-breaking grassroots fundraising and 10,000 volunteers who are putting in the work to defeat the billionaire mega-donors and puppet politicians who have taken over our state. Our movement is rooted in unity over division — so we welcome Congresswoman Crockett into this race.»
Crockett held an event announcing her decision roughly 90 minutes before the deadline on the final day for candidates to file for the state’s March 3 primary.
Crockett had teased a possible bid for weeks, and she commissioned polling to make her case for a Senate run in Texas, where no Democrat has won a statewide election in over three decades.
Allred, who was making a second straight Senate bid after losing to conservative firebrand Sen.
