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Jasmine Crockett: “In the state of Texas, we have more African Americans than…”

Featuring: Jasmine Crockett, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 30

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VICE News Fighting Texas Voter Suppression with Rep. Jasmine Crockett

Published | Video Starts at 00:57

I am the youngest elected official in the state of Texas. Hi. Yes, that's me. I came here to legislate. It just so happens that I'm black. In the state of Texas, we have more African Americans than any other state, and we're continuing to grow that population. And I think that that's yet another reason that voices like mine needed to be here writing the laws. (00:57–01:04)

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Asserts that Texas has the largest African American population among states and it is growing.

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