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Candidates › TX-30 race › 2025–2026
Frederick Haynes III
D Democratic nominee for U.S. House, TX-30
Has not served in Congress
- On the ballot
- Won the general electionNov 3, 2026 · 160,961 votes (58.6%)
- Where to vote
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- Top priorities
- ECONOMIC SECURITY
- An Outside Record, An Inside Fight
- Congressional Priorities for Economic Security
- Development Without Displacement: Rebuilding What Gerrymandering Stripped Away
- A New Vision for Equitable Development
- Money
- $694.9K raised, $535.8K spent, $159K cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
- Who gives
- 16% of individual money from donors at $200 or less · 59% from Texas · largest committee giver UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB, $10K
- Outside groups
- $200K supporting Haynes
18 priorities from haynesforcongress.com, in the order they are listed there. Every heading and the text under it is copied exactly, as one passage for each page it is from, and links to that place on the page; hover a source to see which passage it opens.
Economic security is not merely about having just enough to survive—it is about
whether families can cover their daily expenses, save for retirement and their children’s
futures, and manage setbacks without being pushed into crisis. The True Cost of
Economic Security, developed by the Urban Institute, reminds us that real-life costs and
resources for housing, food, health care, childcare, transportation, and savings and debt
repayment must be included in measuring economic security. In District 30, as in too
many districts across the country, families are one emergency away from financial
collapse. That reality is compounded by predatory industries that profit from
desperation.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · haynesforcongress.com/issues/issue-1
My activism against the payday and car title loan industry reflects a clear value:
no one should be trapped in cycles of debt simply because they are poor. These
industries extract wealth from communities that are already underbanked and stripped
of opportunity, disproportionately targeting Black, Brown, and neglected neighborhoods.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · haynesforcongress.com/issues/issue-2
In Congress, I will fight for policies that:
- Cap interest rates nationally and close loopholes that allow predatory lenders to exploit vulnerable borrowers.
- Strengthen consumer protections and enforce fair lending laws.
- Expand Access to affordable housing, childcare, healthcare, and paid family leave.
- Support wage growth tied to the real cost of living, not outdated benchmarks.
- Invest in wealth-building opportunities, including home ownership, small business development, and student debt relief.
- Economic security must be treated as a public good — not a privilege reserved for those with generational wealth.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · haynesforcongress.com/issues/congressional-priorities-for-economic-security
The gerrymandered redistricting of District 30 removed key economic engines,
weakening access to jobs, investment, and infrastructure. This was not
accidental—it was political, and it has had real consequences for working families
and small businesses.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · haynesforcongress.com/issues/development-without-displacement-rebuilding-what-gerrymandering-stripped-away
Development should not displace communities — it should strengthen them. As a representative, I will advocate for:
- Federal investment in historically under-resourced neighborhoods.
- Support for minority-owned and locally rooted small businesses.
- Infrastructure funding that prioritizes public transit, broadband access, and climate-resilient construction.
- Community-centered economic planning that ensures residents benefit from growth.
- Development must be measured by who thrives--not by who is pushed
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · haynesforcongress.com/issues/a-new-vision-for-equitable-development
Environmental injustice is not accidental — it is the result of policy choices.
Archaic and racist zoning laws have placed landfills, industrial plants, and polluting
facilities next to Black, Brown, and neglected communities, leading to higher rates of
asthma, cancer, and chronic illness.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · haynesforcongress.com/issues/environmental-justice-confronting-racism-in-policy-and-practice
My work challenging environmental racism has always been rooted in a simple truth: zip code should not determine life expectancy.
In Congress, I will:
- Strengthen environmental justice provisions in federal law.
- Ensure communities most impacted by pollution are first in line for remediation and clean energy investments.
- Hold corporations accountable for environmental harm.
- Support a just transition to green jobs that provide living wages and local hiring.
- Environmental justice is public health, civil rights, and economic justice--combined.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · haynesforcongress.com/issues/from-the-outside-to-the-inside
Education remains one of the clearest indicators of inequality in the United
States. Underfunded schools in District 30 are not failing--they are being failed.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · haynesforcongress.com/issues/educational-justice-funding-potential-not-just-systems
I will champion:
- Equitable federal funding formulas that prioritize high-need districts.
- Increased investment in early childhood education.
- Resources for mental health services, counselors, and social workers in schools.
- Fair pay and support for educators.
- Pathways to higher education, vocational training, and workforce development without crushing debt.
Education policy must reflect the belief that every child, regardless of race, income, or zip code, deserves excellence.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · haynesforcongress.com/issues/policies-for-educational-justice
My faith informs my values--but it does not dictate anyone else's beliefs. In a pluralistic democracy, faith should never be used as a weapon, a wedge, or a tool for proselytizing. Instead, faith at its best offers a moral framework that calls us toward justice, dignity, care for one another, and the valuing of all.
As a person of faith, I am guided by values rooted in fairness, compassion, and accountability — values that translate naturally into public policy without requiring religious conformity. These are not sectarian ideals; they are democratic ones. Across faith traditions--and even among those who claim no religious affiliation--there is broad agreement that:
- People should not be exploited because they are poor.
- Children deserve safe schools and real opportunities.
- Communities should not be poisoned for profit.
- Workers deserve dignity, fair wages, and security.
- Government should protect the vulnerable, not empower predatory systems.
- No one should be othered or discriminated against because of who they are and how they were created.
My faith values will fight to ensure that justice shapes politics. My sense of justice involves crafting policies that heal the harmed and close the gap between a vision of a nation characterized by liberty, possibility, and harmony, and the reality of brokenness, violence, vulnerability, a hierarchy of value, fear, and the lack of opportunity.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · haynesforcongress.com/issues/faith-freedom-and-justice-values-without-imposition
My activism—whether confronting predatory lending, challenging environmental racism, confronting an unjust criminal justice system, or fighting for educational justice- has always been rooted in a moral conviction that systems should serve people, not prey on them. That conviction comes from faith, but its expression is public, inclusive, and grounded in universal principles of justice and human dignity.
I reject the use of religion to:
- Control personal choices
- Exclude or marginalize communities
- Undermine democracy
- Justify inequality or harm
Instead, faith should push us to ask more complex questions of power, profit, and policy.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · haynesforcongress.com/issues/faith-as-a-moral-lens-not-a-political-tool
In Congress, my faith values will shape how I govern--not who I govern.
They will guide me to:
- Center the voices of those most impacted by injustice
- Hold powerful interests accountable
- Craft policies that repair harm rather than deepen it.
- Build coalitions across lines of belief, race, class, and party.
Justice is not about belief enforcement—it is about public responsibility.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · haynesforcongress.com/issues/justice-oriented-governance