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Barbara Mallory Caraway earned a bachelor's degree in telecommunications and theater from Texas Southern University. Barbara lives in Dallas, Texas.

Barbara is the owner and consultant/certified mediator of Barbara Mallory Caraway & Associates. She previously worked as the co-host of the Joe Bagby Early Morning Show and producer of the Community Forum Radio Show for the Heaven 97 KHVN Radio Station.

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Barbara previously served in the Texas House of Representatives. She served three terms from 2007 to 2013. Barbara also served on the Dallas City Council. She served four terms from 1993 to 2001. Barbara previously ran for the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 100 in 2024, but did not win. She also ran for the U.S. House of Representatives to represent Texas District 30 in 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2022, but did not win.

For Candidate Barbara Mallory Caraway on Issue economy: Supports a fair and livable wage for working families.

Supports a fair wage for working families.

Supports fully funding Social Security and Medicare.

Promises to preserve Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid benefits.

- Supports a fair wage for working families.
- Promises to preserve Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid benefits.

Economy

For Candidate Barbara Mallory Caraway on Issue public-safety: Plans to introduce legislation addressing youth education, mortgage foreclosures, unemployment, predatory lending, and violence among young people.

Plans to provide youth programs to help secure their future.

- Plans to provide youth programs to help secure their future.

Public Safety

Supports improving the Affordable Care Act and preserving Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, believing every American deserves quality and affordable healthcare.

Supports improving the Affordable Care Act.

- Supports improving the Affordable Care Act.

Healthcare

As of January 22, 2026, Barbara Mallory Caraway’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Education

Supports lowering energy costs and holding polluters accountable.

- Supports lowering energy costs and holding polluters accountable.

Energy & the Environment

Voting & Elections

Democratic candidate Caraway vying for the District 30 House seat wants to see ICE reverted to its original purpose

For Candidate Barbara Mallory Caraway on Issue Foreign Policy and Immigration: Advocates for fighting for veterans to receive the benefits they deserve.

Advocates for fighting for veterans to receive the benefits they deserve.

Wants to see U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) "reverted to its original purpose."

- Advocates for fighting for veterans to receive the benefits they deserve.
- Wants to see U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) "reverted to its original purpose."

Foreign Policy and Immigration

Mayor Dwaine Caraway told Dallas police his wife was prone to fits of rage

Reported to local police by husband for wielding a knife during a fight.

- Reported to local police by husband for wielding a knife during a fight.

Ethics & Conduct

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Supports addressing the federal deficit through tax fairness, job creation, and comprehensive immigration reform, while protecting Social Security from cuts.

Supports background checks for all gun sales, including at gun shows.

Supports allocating more funding for education, specifically for Pre-K.

Supports structured after-school programs in the arts to deter youth from engaging in violence and negative activities.

Supports structured arts and after-school programs to deter youth from engaging in violence and negative activities.

Supports offering federal student loans at lower rates and increasing grants for education.

For Candidate Barbara Mallory Caraway on Issue energy-and-environment: Believes climate change is real and supports measures such as recycling, energy conservation, tree planting, and promoting energy-efficient products to curb global warming.

Supports the restoration of federal oversight of state election laws to protect against racial discrimination and combat voter suppression, particularly for minorities.

Supports passing comprehensive immigration reform and creating sustainable, good-paying jobs.

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Dr. Frederick Haynes III, Friendship-West Baptist Church senior ...

Frederick D. Haynes III is from Dallas and San Francisco. He earned a bachelor's degree in religion and English from Bishop College, a master's degree in divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a doctoral degree from the Graduate Theological Foundation. Frederick volunteers as a board member of the Conference of National Black Churches, National Action Network, and IC3 Church and Development Conference. He lives with his wife, Debra, in Dallas and has one daughter.

Frederick is a pastor and preacher at Friendship-West Baptist Church.

Frederick is the senior pastor at Friendship-West Baptist Church.

Frederick's campaign for Texas s 30th Congressional District representative is his first time running for public office.

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Frederick's campaign for U.S. Representative for Texas' 30th District representative is his first run for public office.

Wants to address affordable housing, healthcare access, and education reform.

Plans to address affordable housing, healthcare access, and education reform.

- Plans to address affordable housing, healthcare access, and education reform.

As of January 22, 2026, Frederick D. Haynes III did not have a website or any information online.

Said "[m]y life’s work has centered on improving educational opportunities, expanding access to healthcare, combating systematic racism, advancing racial and gender equity, and defending democracy."

- Said "[m]y life’s work has centered on improving educational opportunities, expanding access to healthcare, combating systematic racism, advancing racial and gender equity, and defending democracy."

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Plans to dismantle Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

- Plans to dismantle Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Frederick D. Haynes III

As of January 22, 2026, Frederick D. Haynes III’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Rodney LaBruce is from Dallas. He has a bachelor's degree from DeVry University.

Rodney's campaign for U.S. representative for Texas' 30th District is his first run for public office.

Rodney currently works as a financial advisor. He previously served in the U.S. Army.

Supports providing resources to improve credit scores.

Supports creating community credit union hubs to provide financial services.

Opposes high interest rates on small, short term loans.

Supports increasing the Earned Income Tax Credit, making the Child Tax Credit permanent, reducing tax evasion, consolidating government benefits applications, and providing tax relief for small businesses.

- Supports providing resources to improve credit scores.
- Supports creating community credit union hubs to provide financial services.
- Opposes high interest rates on small, short term loans.
- Supports increasing the Earned Income Tax Credit, making the Child Tax Credit permanent, reducing tax evasion, consolidating government benefits applications, and providing tax relief for small businesses.

Supports reducing youth incarceration, replacing cash bail with risk-based release assessments, increasing treatment for prisoners, and reforming sentencing.

Supports reparations for descendants of slaves.

- Supports reducing youth incarceration, replacing cash bail with risk-based release assessments, increasing treatment for prisoners, and reforming sentencing.
- Supports reparations for descendants of slaves.

Supports increasing access to clinically equivalent prescription drugs and use discount pharmacy platforms to reduce costs.

- Supports increasing access to clinically equivalent prescription drugs and use discount pharmacy platforms to reduce costs.

As of January 22, 2026, Rodney Labruce’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports reducing the influence of money in politics and creating term limits for members of Congress.

Supports amending the U.S. Constitution to guarantee the right to vote, prohibit discrimination based on sex, and to abolish the Electoral College.

Opposes gerrymandering, the practice of drawing voting districts in a way that gives one political party or candidate an advantage over others.

Supports ranked-choice voting, where voters rank multiple candidates by order of preference, and proportional representation, where seats are award based on the proportion of votes won by a party.

- Supports reducing the influence of money in politics and creating term limits for members of Congress.
- Supports amending the U.S. Constitution to guarantee the right to vote, prohibit discrimination based on sex, and to abolish the Electoral College.
- Opposes gerrymandering, the practice of drawing voting districts in a way that gives one political party or candidate an advantage over others.
- Supports ranked-choice voting, where voters rank multiple candidates by order of preference, and proportional representation, where seats are award based on the proportion of votes won by a party.

Supports providing support to end veteran homelessness and provide monthly benefits payments to veterans with a decade of service.

- Supports providing support to end veteran homelessness and provide monthly benefits payments to veterans with a decade of service.

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