Frederick D. Haynes III
Democratic · TX
Senior pastor of Friendship-West Baptist Church for more than four decades and a community advocate focused on economic opportunity and accountability.
Where Frederick D. Haynes III stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Civil Rights (2 records), Corporate Accountability (2 records)
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Rallied at Dallas City Hall against a truck warehouse planned near his church, a high school, and seniors' homes, calling it environmental racism. His church then went to court to block it.
February 16, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nbcdfw.com · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 2 support
Spoke at a rally at Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas against Texas' mid-decade redrawing of congressional district lines.
August 16, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: dallasnews.com · researched September 13, 2026
Joined Rev. William Barber, Beto O'Rourke, and the Poor People's Campaign in a four-day march from Georgetown to the Texas Capitol. The march opposed proposed state voting limits and urged federal voting protections.
August 1, 2021Supports Civil Rights
Source: eurweb.com · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 2 support
Testified to a U.S. House Financial Services panel against payday lending, calling it a debt trap for the poor. He described a church member, 74, charged 620% interest.
April 30, 2019Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: docs.house.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Co-wrote a Dallas Morning News opinion piece with pastor George Mason calling for an end to usury, meaning loans with extreme interest rates. It targeted payday and car-title lenders.
February 8, 2015Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: dallasnews.com · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — General
General · 5 records
Received the Texas AFL-CIO labor federation's endorsement for the 2026 general election in Texas' 30th Congressional District.
July 21, 2026
Source: texasaflcio.org · researched September 13, 2026
Received the endorsement of Justice Democrats, a national progressive group, for Texas' 30th Congressional District.
February 4, 2026
Source: theintercept.com · researched September 13, 2026
Received endorsements from Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Tarrant County Commissioner Alisa Simmons, and Kirk Johnson, son of former Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, for Texas' 30th Congressional District.
January 12, 2026
Source: keranews.org · researched September 13, 2026
Resigned as president and CEO of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, effective immediately, less than a year after he was appointed.
April 16, 2024
Source: nbcdfw.com · researched September 13, 2026
Was named president and CEO of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the civil rights group founded by Rev. Jesse Jackson, at its national convention.
July 16, 2023
Source: prnewswire.com · researched September 13, 2026
Race Frederick D. Haynes III is in:
- United States Representative, Congressional District 30 · November 3, 2026 · Congressional District 30 (119th Congress), Texas
Profile last researched September 8, 2026.