Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett stated between 11:16 p.m. and 11:45 p.m. UTC on December 8, 2025, that she is leaving the House because constituents urged her to stay but she needs a bigger voice to stop threats to her people, according to a post by CNN's Grace Panetta on X. Separately, Rep. Marc Veasey announced he will not seek reelection to Congress in 2026 and will run for Tarrant County Judge instead of Crockett's open TX-30 seat, per Politico's Ally Mutnick on X citing a source familiar, after pastor Frederick Haynes III filed for the seat. Crockett said, 'There are a lot of people that said, "You got to stay in the House, we need your voice, we need you there", and I understand, but what we need is for me to have a bigger voice,' adding, 'What we need is not only a voice, but we need to make sure that we are going to stop all the hell that is raining down on all of our people,' as quoted by Panetta in the post shared in the 29-minute reporting window ending at 11:45 p.m. UTC. Veasey had planned a run for Crockett's TX-30 seat but opted for the Tarrant County Judge position following Haynes's filing, according to Mutnick's post citing the source familiar with the matter, also shared within the reporting window.
