DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

Suleman Lalani

Texas State Representative, District 76 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Texas State Representative, District 76Born 1967

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 38; 184 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 6.9%; Chamber median 4.4%
With party: 87%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +32.4; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Land and Resource Management · vice chair
Health Care Affordability Select
Higher Education

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 184 sponsored · 38 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 48 Relating to the creation of a working group to study alert notification systems.
ALERT SYSTEM (S0523) · Failed in the Senate Aug 2025

HB 149 Relating to the governor's review of purchases by political subdivisions of public safety radio…
Governor (I0375) · Failed in the Senate Aug 2025

HB 123 Relating to emergency preparedness and safety requirements for youth camps.
Disaster Preparedness & Relief (I0211) · Failed in committee Aug 2025

HB 119 Relating to emergency preparedness and contingency operations plans, inspections, and enforcement for senior…
Aging (I0015) · Failed in committee Aug 2025

HB 129 Relating to the distribution of hookahs; creating a criminal offense.
Crimes--Miscellaneous (I0200) · Failed in committee Aug 2025

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Lalani sits in the Texas House of Representatives

Lalani is closer to the center than 77% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Salman Bhojani, Ann Johnson, Harold Dutton

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:04 PM ET

With Lalani’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats87%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills96%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Texas House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Lalani’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Lalani	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Sep 2, 2025	HB 18: Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 82–42
Aug 28, 2025	SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex;…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 80–48
Aug 27, 2025	HB 26: Relating to contracting with law enforcement agencies in certain counties.	No	No	Yes	Passed 95–29
Aug 27, 2025	HB 192: Relating to the funding of law enforcement agencies in certain counties.	No	No	Yes	Passed 88–45
Aug 26, 2025	HB 8: Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of…	No	No	Yes	Passed 71–63

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Lalani was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2022202320242025202620272028Texas House of Representatives, District 76

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	Texas House District 76	Won	D+32.4	D+8.7	+23.7
2024	Texas House of Representatives, District 76	Won	D+13.0	—	—
2022	Texas House of Representatives, District 76	Won	D+14.5	—	—