Ballotpedia, Lea Simmons

Lea lives in Sugar Land, Texas. She graduated from John Foster Dulles High School

Community Impact, Q&A: Meet the Republican primary candidates running to represent State House District 76

Lea has worked as a Republican precinct chair.

Lea C.S. Simmons's campaign for state representative is her first run for public office.

As of September 7, 2024, Lea C.S. Simmons’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Economy

Supports addressing human and drug trafficking.

Prioritizes providing police officers and firefighters with equal pay.

- Supports addressing human and drug trafficking.
- Prioritizes providing police officers and firefighters with equal pay.

Public Safety

Supports introducing a debit health insurance card system to help "cover medical debts by covering payment installments through self-funding monthly medical payments without interest rates."

- Supports introducing a debit health insurance card system to help "cover medical debts by covering payment installments through self-funding monthly medical payments without interest rates."

Healthcare

Wants to allocate funding towards hiring more teachers and security.

- Wants to allocate funding towards hiring more teachers and security.

Education

Supports the use of solar and wind energy.

- Supports the use of solar and wind energy.

Energy & the Environment

- Supports addressing election integrity.

Voting & Elections

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Lea C.S. Simmons

Official Bio

Suleman was born in Pakistan and moved to the US to begin his medical career. He lives in Fort Bend with his wife Zakia and their 3 children.

Suleman is a practicing medical doctor specializing in geriatric medicine and hospice care. He has been the chairman for the Regional Committee of the Aga Khan Foundation USA for four years.

Suleman Lalani is a state representative. He was elected in 2022 and is serving his first term. Suleman was the first Muslim and South Asian state representative in District 76's history.

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As of September 7, 2024, Suleman Lalani’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Believes Texas's status as "the least insured state in the Nation" highlights the need for improved healthcare access and expertise in policy-making.

Advocates for improved healthcare access and expertise in policy-making.

As a Texas House Representative, co-sponsored SB 532 to expand mental health services on Texas campuses.

As a legislator, co-sponsored Senate Bill (SB) 532 to expand mental health services on Texas campuses.

As a House Representative, co-sponsored HB 12, which expanded Medicaid for new mothers from six months to twelve months.

As a legislator, co-sponsored House Bill (HB) 12, which expanded Medicaid for new mothers from six months to twelve months.

- Advocates for improved healthcare access and expertise in policy-making.
- As a legislator, co-sponsored Senate Bill (SB) 532 to expand mental health services on Texas campuses.
- As a legislator, co-sponsored House Bill (HB) 12, which expanded Medicaid for new mothers from six months to twelve months.

Supports protecting public schools in economically disadvantaged communities.

Advocates for public schools in economically disadvantaged communities.

- Advocates for public schools in economically disadvantaged communities.
- Opposes school vouchers.

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Suleman Lalani

- Your state representative represents the interests of your local district in the Texas House of Representatives. The State House of Representatives, along with the State Senate, makes up your state lawmaking body: the Texas State Legislature
- Your state representative can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws. 
- There are 150 members of the Texas House of Representatives, each representing a single district. Representatives must be at least 21 years old and reside in the state for at least two years before their election. 
- State representatives are elected to two-year terms during even-numbered years. There are no term limits. 
- State representatives make $7,200 annually in addition to a $221 payment per day during legislative sessions and mileage reimbursements.

Texas State Representative, District 76

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