United States
U.S. Representative, District 30
Frederick D. Haynes III
Democratic- On ballot as
- Frederick D. Haynes III
- Current role
- Senior Pastor, Friendship-West Baptist Church, Dallas (since 1983)
- Background
- Senior pastor of Friendship-West Baptist Church since 1983
- Degrees from Bishop College, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, the Graduate Theological Foundation and Christian Theological Seminary,
- Serves on the Board of Trustees of Paul Quinn College,
- Age 65 as of January 2026, per the Texas Tribune
- Experience
- Had never been elected to office,
- President and CEO of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition in February 2024; resigned April 16, 2024
- Leadership roles with the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference, the Conference of National Black Churches and the National Action Network
- Top priorities
- "District 30 deserves representation rooted in the lived realities of everyday people, not corporate talking points"
- Campaign site: "Cap interest rates nationally and close loopholes that allow predatory lenders to exploit vulnerable borrowers"
- "Expand Access to affordable housing, childcare, healthcare, and paid family leave"
- "we have to rethink what a living wage is, as opposed to talking about minimum wage"
- "hold the executive branch accountable, and that has not been done"
- "quality affordable health care for all",
- Tidbits
- Abortion: No public statement found
- Immigration: "We have a terrorist group of ICE agents that are moving throughout this nation and waging war on communities, especially communities of color," and "I'm here to fight against that."
- Guns: Against Guns
- Health care: Supports "quality affordable health care for all",
Claims and the record- Rainbow PUSH resignation: He resigned as president and CEO of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition on April 16, 2024, less than three months after his formal installation. Said it was "necessary" given "challenges that continue to exist" and did not elaborate
- Endorsements
- Texas AFL-CIO
- Texas AFT
- U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett (primary)
- State Rep. Chris Turner (primary)
- Tarrant County Commissioner Alisa Simmons (primary)
- Justice Democrats (primary)
- Campaign website
- haynesforcongress.com
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