Frederick D. Haynes III
What this job does: Your district's one vote in the U.S. House. House members write and vote on federal laws, taxes and spending, and every bill to raise taxes has to start in the House. A term is two years.
- Occupation
- Senior pastor, Friendship-West Baptist Church
- Lives in
- Dallas
Background
- Bachelor's degree in religion and English from Bishop College; master of divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; doctoral degree from the Graduate Theological Foundation. source: branch.vote
- Senior pastor of Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas. source: blackenterprise.com
- Board member of the Conference of National Black Churches, National Action Network and the IC3 Church and Development Conference. source: branch.vote
- Won the 2026 Democratic primary for the District 30 seat being vacated by Rep. Jasmine Crockett, who ran for the U.S. Senate. source: blackenterprise.com
- First run for public office. source: branch.vote
In their own words
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- Affordable housing, health care access and education reform source: branch.vote
- Dismantle Immigration and Customs Enforcement source: branch.vote
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