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Frederick D. Haynes III

Democratic · TX

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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

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Profile last researched September 8, 2026.