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U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, has represented the state’s 30th Congressional District in Congress since 2023. However, 2024 turned out to be the year that made the outspoken politician a household name. In May, Crockett put far-right conspiracy theorist and congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene in her place during an Oversight Committee hearing after Greene went after her “fake eyelashes.” Crockett fired back at Greene’s “bleach-blonde, bad-built butch body,” which immediately went viral prompting Crockett to trademark the phrase. From being quoted on “Saturday Night Live” to appearing on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” Crockett permeated culture in 2024 in a truly unexpected way. Her powerful speech at the Democratic National Convention in August played on her alliterative success as she dubbed 2024 Republican nominee Donald Trump as “a vindictive, vile villain” who would “violate voters’ vision for a better America.” The Harris-Walz campaign was lucky to have Crockett in their corner.