GOP Rep. Defends Crockett’s Bid For Senate: 'Let Texas Handle Texas'Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) defended Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s (D-Texas) Senate bid on X, writing that while he personally thinks she'd be "a poor Senator," she "has every right to pursue a seat in the United States Senate."Since Crockett announced her Senate bid on Monday, she has faced skeptics in her own party who say she is too liberal for a statewide race. Republicans, on the other hand, have expressed their delight.Higgins closed his post by addressing "countless experts in the media who are casting judgment.""Here’s a novel suggestion for the world… let that American woman live her life, and let Texas handle Texas," he wrote.Representative Jasmine Crockett has every right to pursue a seat in the United States Senate, if she properly and legally qualifies for the ballot. I personally don’t prefer the company of the Good Lady from Dallas, and I think she’d be a poor Senator… but I don’t live and vote… pic.twitter.com/sdrB7VZyHX— Rep. Clay Higgins (@RepClayHiggins) December 11, 2025See All UpdatesClose