State of Texas
State Representative, District 76
Suleman Lalani
Democratic Incumbent- On ballot as
- SULEMAN LALANI
- Current role
- State Representative, Texas House District 76 (elected 2022; in office since January 10, 2023; second term); primary care physician
- Background
- Internship and residency, Brookdale Hospital Medical Center in New York (per campaign)
- Geriatric medicine fellowship, Baylor College of Medicine (per campaign)
- Board certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, and Hospice and Palliative Medicine
- Physician in the Sugar Land and greater Houston area for nearly 30 years
- Came to the United States in the early 1990s
- Has held leadership roles with the Alzheimer's Association, Aga Khan Foundation USA and the Exchange Club of Fort Bend
- Experience
- First South Asian and first Muslim member of the Texas Legislature (per official biography)
- Vice Chair, House Committee on Land & Resource Management
- Member, Higher Education Committee
- Founding member and co-chair, AAPI Caucus
- Founder and chair, Texas Interfaith Legislators Caucus
- Ran for the Texas House (2020); lost
- Top priorities
- In a Community Impact Q&A: "improving healthcare access remains my priority, especially expanding Medicaid"
- Education: "repealing Abbott's private school voucher scam remains a top priority"
- Insurance: "I will refile my bills to weaken insurance companies' grip on patient care."
- Cost of living: "expanding Medicaid coverage for Texans, lowering prescription drug prices, and forcing insurance companies to lower costs"
- Tidbits
- Abortion: No public statement found
- Border and immigration: No public statement found
- Guns: No public statement found
- Public schools and vouchers: In a Community Impact Q&A: "My top priority is repealing Gov. Abbott's private school voucher scam"
- Property taxes: No public statement found
Claims and the record- 2025 quorum-break fine: Fined $8,354.25 by the House Administration Committee (April 2026) for the August 2025 quorum break. The Texas Supreme Court denied the attorney general's petition to remove him (May 2026). No response found.
- Endorsements
- Texas AFL-CIO
- Texas AFT
- Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
- Texas State Teachers Association
- TEXPAC (Texas Medical Association PAC)
- Campaign website
- drlalanifortexas.com
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