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2026 candidates we're tracking in TX-30
Frederick D. Haynes III
Top priorities
- Economic opportunity
- Voting rights
- Criminal justice reform
Per the KERA.
About Frederick D. Haynes III
Haynes has served as senior pastor of Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas for more than four decades, growing the congregation from fewer than 100 members to more than 13,000, per the campaign site. He founded the THRIVE Intern and Leadership Program, which provides paid employment and job training, and has served on the boards of the Conference of National Black Churches and Paul Quinn College, per the campaign site. He holds degrees from Bishop College, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, the Graduate Theological Foundation and Christian Theological Seminary, per the campaign site.
Everett Jackson
Everett Jackson is a small business owner and community organizer making his first run for office, per CBS Texas. No campaign website was found as of September 3, 2026; the state's certified candidate filing is the only verifiable source for Everett Jackson.
About this race
Texas's 30th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Texas primary is Tuesday, March 3, 2026 (runoff Tuesday, May 26, 2026 if needed), and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.