Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) said Wednesday she "will strongly be considering" a run for U.S. Senate, citing polling that suggests she would be a frontrunner in the Democratic primary.

Why it matters: Crockett has built a national brand as the exact kind of tough political brawler that Democratic voters are increasingly looking to in their primaries. • The second-term lawmaker is known on Capitol Hill for her withering and often profane verbal clashes with Republicans at committee hearings. • Republicans even moved to censure Crockett in March for referring to wheelchair-bound Texas Gov. Greg Abbott as "Governor Hot Wheels."

Driving the news: Crockett expressed interest in a Senate run on SiriusXM's The Daniel Lurie Favors Show while discussing her options following Texas Republic

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