Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) is under fire for failing to disclose ownership of at least 25 stocks during her 2022 congressional campaign and after taking office in 2023. The scandal has raised ethics concerns and questions about hypocrisy from a lawmaker who brands herself as a progressive crusader for transparency and environmental justice.
According to public records obtained by the Washington Free Beacon, Crockett quietly admitted to holding the stocks while serving in the Texas legislature in 2021 but omitted them from her federal disclosure the following year. The undisclosed assets included stakes in Amazon, Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca, ExxonMobil, and Aurora Cannabis—companies directly tied to industries she has publicly criticized or sought to regulate.
“Personal financial disclosure rules are in place to make sure Members of Congress do not engage in conflicts of interest while working for the American people,” said Caitlin Sutherland, executive director of Americans for Public Trust. “The concerns surrounding the extreme discrepancies between Representative Crockett’s state and federal financial disclosures are certainly legitimate.”
Crockett, who once called climate change an “existential crisis,” owned stock in ExxonMobil and other fossil fuel companies. She also pushed marijuana decriminalization legislation while having ties to Black Diamond Investments, a cannabis firm that tried to open dispensaries in Ohio.
If proven, Crockett’s undisclosed assets and debts—at least $110,000 according to state filings—could trigger penalties for improper reporting.
