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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.

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Opposes wasteful spending on wars to reduce taxpayer burden.

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.

- Your US Representative represents the interests of your district in the US House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. Texas currently has 36 US Representatives.
- US Representatives can author, sponsor, debate, and vote on bills that become national law.
- Representatives may serve on congressional committees. Committees focus on certain policy areas, such as transportation, education, or labor. They may also run for higher positions within their party, such as the Speaker of the House or Majority/Minority Leader.
- Representatives are elected to two-year terms. To hold this office, a candidate must be a legal resident of Texas for at least seven years before their election. US Representatives are paid a salary of $174,000/year.