Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Democrat State Rep. Who Fled To DC Seeks Congressional Seat

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Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas) has endorsed Democratic state Rep. Jasmine Crockett to take her seat just days after announcing her intentions to retire.

Crockett, a first-term state representative, made headlines in July as part of the group of Texas lawmakers who fled to Washington, D.C., in an attempt to block a vote on the state Republicans‘ elections integrity bill, which eventually passed and was signed into law in September.

(Full story here.)
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