# Suleman Lalani

Suleman Lalani is a Democratic member of the Texas House for district 76.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Texas House, district 76
- Serving since: 2023-01-10
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/51927936-c6fc-453b-8afd-5f0b53de7d46

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/51927936-c6fc-453b-8afd-5f0b53de7d46 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Lalani sits at −0.35 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 87% of State House Democrats.

## What Lalani says (TX 2025–26 session)

707 classified statements: 707 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Lalani | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.1% | 2.5% | 313 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 4.8% | 10.4% | 490 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 50.5% | 39.2% | 222 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.0% | 2.9% | 373 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 25.3% | 14.4% | 140 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.9% | 1.0% | 219 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 31% (State House Democrats 15%); Education 23% (State House Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 15% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 7.8% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Science, Technology, Communications 7.3% (State House Democrats 2.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.35 (standard error 0.02), from 745 donors and 273 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 87% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,700 roll calls. Attendance 90.9% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 86% (85%). 120 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · passage · HB 1 Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB1/
- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · passage · SB 1 Relating to campground and youth camp safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB1/
- 2025-09-03 · voted not voting · passage · HB 8 Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB8/
- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · adopt the conference committee report on SB 5. · SB 5 Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB5/
- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · passage · HB 8 Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB8/
- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · concur in the senate amendments to HB 20. · HB 20 Relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations and theft during declared disasters, including establishing a designation… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB20/
- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · passage · SB 1 Relating to campground and youth camp safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB1/
- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · concur in the senate amendments to HB 1. · HB 1 Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB1/
- 2025-09-02 · voted nay · passage · SB 54 Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB54/
- 2025-09-02 · voted nay · passage · HB 18 Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of certain political expenditures by a member of the legislature… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB18/

## Legislation (TX 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 118 bills: 113 reached committee, 67 passed one chamber, 29 passed both, 28 became law. Cosponsored 82. 56.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 48 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 171: Commemorating the 2025 Global Encounters Festival and commending the members of the Ismaili Muslim community in House District 76 and throughout Texas for… (in committee, 2025-09-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR171/
- HR 82: Commemorating the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-02) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR82/
- HR 73: Commemorating the 2025 Global Encounters Festival. (in committee, 2025-08-26) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR73/
- HB 119: Relating to emergency preparedness and contingency operations plans, inspections, and enforcement for senior retirement communities. (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB119/
- HB 149: Relating to the governor's review of purchases by political subdivisions of public safety radio communication systems. (passed one chamber, 2025-08-27) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB149/
- HB 129: Relating to the distribution of hookahs; creating a criminal offense. (introduced, 2025-08-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB129/
- HB 123: Relating to emergency preparedness and safety requirements for youth camps. (in committee, 2025-08-22) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB123/
- HB 48: Relating to the creation of a working group to study alert notification systems. (passed one chamber, 2025-08-27) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB48/
- HB 286: Relating to emergency preparedness and contingency operations plans, inspections, and enforcement for senior retirement communities. (introduced, 2025-08-06) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB286/
- HB 238: Relating to the distribution of hookahs; creating a criminal offense. (introduced, 2025-07-31) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB238/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $173.0K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 94% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/doctorlalani/status/2114763097575719041
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/doctorlalani/status/2114826851541487769
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/doctorlalani/status/2114341210592563214
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/doctorlalani/status/2114035007945609405
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/doctorlalani/status/2112909639800979541
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/doctorlalani/status/2112570385967223012
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/doctorlalani/status/2110721136312869266
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/doctorlalani/status/2110407307318194278
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/doctorlalani/status/2110053783761768873
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/doctorlalani/status/2109512469487956129

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=76
- Campaign site: https://www.drlalanifortexas.com
- X: https://x.com/doctorlalani
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LalaniTX/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drlalanifortx/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGh61tpznN5J8rCQ5bUAv6Q
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suleman-lalani-895a6739/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/51927936-c6fc-453b-8afd-5f0b53de7d46