Rep. Jasmine Crockett ran for the top Democratic role on the House Oversight Committee. (Allison Bailey/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)
However, in a smaller election by a key House Democratic panel on Monday night, Crockett and two others lost to Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif. Crockett signaled she came in last of the four, telling reporters on Tuesday, "They were clear that I was the one that made the least sense in their minds.
"I accept that, and I think that you have to make sure that you are going to be able to work with leadership if you are going to go into a leadership position," she said. "I think the people may be disappointed, but at the end of the day, we've got to move forward in this country, we've got ot move forward for this world, and I don't want to be an impediment."
She promised to still be "loud and proud" and a "team player" for Democrats.
The House Oversight Committee, led by Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., played a marquee role in the last Congress as Republicans pursued an impeachment inquiry against the previous president.
Comer's panel is back in the headlines now for another Biden-focused probe, this time looking into allegations that former senior White House aides covered up signs of the elderly leader's cognitive decline.
The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee is expected to act as a foil to Republicans' anti-Biden pursuits.
House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer runs the panel. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
However, in her pitch to House Democrats, Crockett styled herself as a serious but potent messenger.
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"Our work cannot be solely reactive. We must also be strategic in laying the groundwork to win back the House majority," she wrote in a letter earlier this month. "Every hearing, every investigation, every public moment must serve the dual purpose of accountability and must demonstrate why a House Democratic majority is essential for America’s future."
The previous ranking member on the House Oversight Committee, the late Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., died late last month after battling esophageal cancer.
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