Frederick Haynes III

Progressive

Democrat

N/A

Texas

Current Position: Former President and CEO of Rainbow/PUSH

Running For: House Representative - District 30

Policy Positions

For expanding access to affordable housing, childcare, healthcare, and paid family leave
For federal investment in historically under-resourced neighborhoods and support for minority-owned and locally rooted small businesses
For infrastructure funding that prioritizes public transit, broadband access, and climate-resilient construction
For community-centered economic planning that ensures residents benefit from development and growth

For capping interest rates nationally and closing loopholes that allow predatory lenders like payday and car title loan industries to exploit vulnerable borrowers
For strengthening consumer protections and enforcing fair lending laws
For tying wage growth to the real cost of living rather than outdated benchmarks
For investing in wealth-building opportunities including home ownership, small business development, and student debt relief
For strengthening federal enforcement against predatory financial practices such as payday and car title lending, expanding environmental justice protections for communities harmed by polluters, and requiring corporations with federal contracts to meet labor, environmental, and ethical standards

For increased and equitable funding for underfunded schools, prioritizing high-need districts
For increased investment in early childhood education, mental health services and counselors in schools, fair pay for educators, and expanded pathways to higher education and vocational training without crushing debt

Against zoning laws and policy choices that place landfills, industrial plants, and polluting facilities near Black, Brown, and neglected communities, causing environmental injustice

Against using religion or faith to control personal choices, exclude or marginalize communities, undermine democracy, or justify inequality or harm

For ending dark money in politics and restoring campaign finance transparency, including closing loopholes for super PACs and nonprofit political spending that hide corporate influence
For limiting corporate lobbying and closing the revolving door between Congress and lobbying, including banning former members of Congress and senior staff from lobbying for a minimum of five years, prohibiting lobbyists from fundraising for members they lobby, and requiring public disclosure of lawmaker-lobbyist meetings
For strengthening congressional ethics and oversight by creating an independent office of congressional ethics with enforcement authority, establishing mandatory ethics training with substantial penalties for violations, and ending self-policing by congressional bodies
For banning members of Congress and their immediate families from trading individual stocks while in office, and requiring blind trusts or divestment from industries affected by committee assignments
Against political tactics that scapegoat immigrants and Black and brown communities to distract from corruption and policy failure, favoring accountability for the actual sources of harm such as unchecked greed and weak institutional oversight

For strengthening environmental justice provisions in federal law, prioritizing pollution-impacted communities for remediation and clean energy investment, holding corporations accountable for environmental harm, and supporting a just transition to green jobs with living wages and local hiring