For more than 40 years he's led Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas, growing it from under 100 members in 1983 to over 13,000 today.
Rev. Dr. Frederick Haynes III, 65, is a nationally known Dallas pastor and civil rights figure who has also briefly led the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. He decided to run for Congress after testifying against the Texas GOP's 2025 redistricting push, and jumped into the race after his own pastor-turned-congresswoman, Jasmine Crockett, gave up the seat to run for U.S. Senate and endorsed him to succeed her. He's campaigning on Medicare for All, abolishing ICE, and getting dark money out of politics.
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Haynes’s take on Texas values
Haynes testified against the Texas GOP's 2025 redistricting plan, calling it 'racist gerrymandering' weaponized by the White House and governor, and campaigns on getting dark money out of elections. [Texas Tribune]