Jasmine Crockett

WASHINGTON – Rep. Jasmine Crockett gave a peek into her political future Wednesday, telling a daytime TV talk show host she will work to elect like-minded candidates and launch a road show to share her views.

“My focus is going to be to pivot to support others,” Crockett told Sherri Shepherd on the Sherri show. “We want to fuel individual rights everywhere. And so we are going to support other candidates as well as I'm going to go on tour across the country and we are going to educate people about what it is that elected officials can do, should be doing and what they’re doing wrong.”

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Crockett was referencing her Fueling Individual Rights Everywhere political action committee, or FIRE PAC. Such leadership PACs represent a fundraising mechanism in which politicians collect donations and distribute them to other candidates.

Crockett did not share details on the timing of the tour and did not immediately respond to a request for more information.

Crockett’s plans come amid speculation about her next steps after losing the Democratic primary for Senate last month to state Rep. James Talarico of Austin. Talarico will face incumbent John Cornyn or Attorney General Ken Paxton, who meet in the GOP runoff May 26.

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Crockett has said she expects a book deal and a return to practicing law after she leaves Congress, although House rules restrict her ability to lock those down now.

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Allred endorsement

Crockett’s work on behalf of other candidates included her endorsement Wednesday of former Rep. Colin Allred of Dallas in the Democratic primary runoff against Rep. Julie Johnson of Farmers Branch.

Allred represented Congressional District 32 before leaving to run for Senate in 2024. Johnson succeeded him.

After last year's mid-decade Republican redistricting revamped the district, Johnson opted to run in the newly drawn District 33 that favors Democrats.

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Allred initially announced a Senate bid but switched to District 33 after Crockett entered the Senate race.

He and Johnson are locked in a heated runoff after neither finished with a majority of the vote in the March primary.

Shepherd, whose show has been canceled but hasn’t yet left the air, asked Crockett about making another run for office.

“I'll never say never but I will tell you that right now, my focus is on making sure that the American people recognize their power in this moment,” Crockett said. “So many people feel helpless, hopeless, and so I'm excited to support other warriors, right? It's not good enough just to have one person that's outspoken. We need teams of people on every single level of government.”

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Shepherd highlighted Crockett’s intense conflicts with Republican opponents in Congress, including viral moments that helped boost the congresswoman’s national profile.

Next generation

Crockett said she feels the weight of the Black women whose past success opened doors for her, citing former Reps. Shirley Chisholm of New York and Barbara Jordan of Texas.

Crockett said she recently received an invitation to a Texas high school graduation from a student who is going into politics because of her example.

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“So many young people are looking at me and I know that it's not just me when I walk into that room,” Crockett said. “I'm walking in with the weight of those that came before me, but also understanding that I've got to do everything that I can for those coming behind me.”

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Shepherd also asked Crockett, who rarely talks about her private life, to dish about dating.

Crockett said her trajectory likely would have been different, and not led to Congress, if she’d married and had kids before going into politics and being in a position where she receives death threats.

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“They need to understand that and also understand that I am a public servant first and so I am constantly pouring into other people and trying to better other people's lives,” Crockett said. “And sometimes that can be a little challenging to deal with.”