Rev. Frederick Douglass Haynes III has won the Democratic primary for Texasâ 30th Congressional District, the seat currently held by pro-Israel Rep. Jasmine Crockett, who tonight also lost her Senate primary to James Talarico, CBS News projects.
Haynes is now favored to be the next representative of the heavily Democratic district.
The longtime Dallas pastor leads Friendship-West Baptist Church, one of the regionâs largest Black congregations. He is known in North Texas for his civil rights and social justice advocacy, and on Oct. 8, 2023, he tweeted: âFree Palestine. Free Palestine.â Later that day he shared this sermon on how he views the conflict âŹď¸
Jasmine Crockettâs replacement in the House