He's a Sugar Land doctor who spent nearly 30 years treating patients before becoming one of the first two Muslim members ever elected to the Texas Legislature.
Dr. Suleman Lalani immigrated to the U.S. in the early 1990s and built a decades-long medical practice in internal medicine, geriatrics, and hospice care in the Sugar Land and Houston area. He was first elected to the Texas House in 2022 and is now the only practicing general-practice physician in the Legislature, focusing on healthcare access, maternal health, and mental health. He's running for a third term representing House District 76 in Fort Bend County.
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Lalani’s take on Texas values
He called the 2025 mid-decade redistricting push a 'manufactured crisis' designed to 'steal minority representation,' and joined Democrats' walkout to fight the new maps. [PoliticsDoneRight interview]