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Lea Simmons
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Republican Party
Candidate, Texas House of Representatives District 76
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Next election
March 3, 2026
Education
High school
John Foster Dulles High School
Graduate
Ogle School, 2014
Personal
Birthplace
Richmond, TX
Religion
Baptist
Profession
Community outreach
Contact
Campaign website
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Lea Simmons (Republican Party) is running for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 76. She is on the ballot in the Republican primary on March 3, 2026.[source]

Biography

Lea Simmons was born in Richmond, Texas. She earned a high school diploma from John Foster Dulles High School and a degree from the Ogle School in 2014. Her career experience includes working in community outreach.[1]

Elections

2026

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 76

Incumbent Suleman Lalani (D) and Marie Baptiste (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 76 on March 3, 2026.

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 76

Christian Amuta (R), Linda Howell (R), and Lea Simmons (R) are running in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 76 on March 3, 2026.

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2024

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 76

Incumbent Suleman Lalani defeated Lea Simmons in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 76 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
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Suleman Lalani (D)
 
56.5
 
39,770
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43.5
 
30,615

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Total votes: 70,385
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 76

Lea Simmons defeated Summara Kanwal in the Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 76 on May 28, 2024.

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67.2
 
641
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32.8
 
313

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Total votes: 954
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 76

Incumbent Suleman Lalani defeated Vanesia Johnson in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 76 on March 5, 2024.

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Suleman Lalani
 
63.5
 
6,494
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Vanesia Johnson
 
36.5
 
3,738

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Total votes: 10,232
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 76

Summara Kanwal and Lea Simmons advanced to a runoff. They defeated Dayo David in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 76 on March 5, 2024.

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35.6
 
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35.5
 
2,761
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28.9
 
2,244

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 7,776
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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Pledges

Simmons signed the following pledges.

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Campaign themes

2026

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2024

Candidate Connection

Lea Simmons completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Simmons' responses.

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My name is Lea C.S. Simmons. I live in Fort Bend County. I was born in the city of Richmond, Texas at a historical hospital that used to be named Polly Ryon Memorial Hospital. My family Texas roots go back to the days of the Imperial Sugar Refinery where my grandparents met during the time that they worked there. I currently live in Sugar Land, Texas, where there are diverse communities, to this day. I have worked for my community as a volunteer, as a Precinct Chair helping Republican Candidates, and as a volunteer for my church. To me, being a normal person matters more than being a doctor or a lawyer. People want to know that someone is there that genuinely cares about them. I may not have a degree, but I have a servant's heart to help others to see the world as one unified place of dwelling, where people coincide together, but with different beliefs and backgrounds. I grew up around many different cultures, religions, and people. I want to represent my community as a resident. I want to represent Fort Bend County as a citizen. Most of all, I want to represent House District 76 with a positive message.
  • Family, Justice, Freedom
  • Concern for Fort Bend County
  • Putting Texas Citizens First
I am passionate about social justice, human rights, healthcare, education for children that will help them have a better chance of a better lifestyle and future, for years to come. I feel the need to listen to the elderly, to the Veterans, show empathy towards the homeless, and I strongly believe that the family is important to the success of a happy home. I want to reach out to the local government, to the municipalities, to the judicial branch, to the schoolteachers and to the students. I am concerned about freedom of speech, religion, and protecting life.
I look up to my parents because they are always trying to help a person in need or volunteer at church. I would like to follow my belated grandmother's example because she was what I wanted to be when I grow up, a strong, courageous, God-fearing woman.
The film that I would recommend to someone who wants to understand my political philosophy is The Alamo.
The characteristics that are important to be an effective elected official is listening to people when they have a concern and thinking things through before making any decisions. Principles are important also because the citizens of Texas see when a person cares about being dignified and honest. It shows in the action and behavior of an individual. People want policies to be acted upon and followed through.
The qualities that I possess as an individual running for office are that I am a listener, and I am a very patient person when dealing with problem solving. I want to succeed for the people in my district.
The core responsibilities for someone elected to this office are to spend money wisely and to be honest how it is spent.
The legacy that I would like to leave is a safer Texas. I will start with my community because that is where my heart is.
I was in High School, and I met well-known Congressman that came to visit the High School students, and he spoke to us about the responsibilities of being a politician. I was a teenager, fourteen or fifteen.
My very first job was as a volunteer librarian in Junior High School. it was during the time I was showing interest in reading books and educating myself.
My favorite book is the Bible because it has taught me a lot of valuable lessons in my life.
If I could be any fictional character, I would be Nancy Drew, the original character from the classical series of books.
God Bless the U.S.A. plays a lot in my mind because it is so patriotic.
I have struggled with not having the chance to get to know every single person in my district. It has and always will be my home. I have had a long journey running my race. It is now up to the citizens to decide my future.
I believe the ideal relationship between the governor and state legislature is to not attack one another, which creates lack of diplomacy. No one wants to put Texans in danger of having to pick and choose sides before coming to a conclusion who the better choice is. At the end of the day, legislation needs to get taken care of. Working together, again is needed to soften anger and become a tool of work getting done. The citizens of Texas deserve answers to their questions. The governor has executive amnesty when legislatures don't agree with something. I hope to work with our governor and state legislation to be a friend to ease the current situation of division.
My state's greatest challenges over the next decade will be to continue dealing with the border, which has not been solved yet as far as safety is concerned. Human trafficking and drugs are ongoing situations that Texans wish would decrease sooner than later. We will have to continue working with the border patrol and local police, Texas Rangers and Sheriffs to make Texas Safe Again.
I will use myself as an example. I grew up thinking that politicians had to go to college and have a lot of money to run for office. Experience is what people need or require to getting somewhere in life. I have had it said to me once that I need to get my head examined for running without experience. Putting into perspective, my opinion of politics, in a positive frame of mind as follows is my best answer. It is one of those things that comes as a learning experience, it gets better when you actually care to help others and that thought never goes away. I will make it simple; I love helping people.
Yes and no, I believe this time around, I will give a complex answer. The problem with taking sides in politics is that it can affect future policies and work ethics on both sides of the aisle. It also depends on the policy and the talking points of the issues at hand. Legal versus social issues creates havick and discontentment. On the other side of policy as we discussed earlier, diplomacy is the best policy. Social issues and climate issues have intertwined at the state level, it has affected Congressional issues, as well. To not complicate the matters, when the question was based on building relationships with other legislators, people are too eager to judge the motives on both sides. The great people of the State of Texas just want justice and equal rights. Let's give them that.
I am not sure until here lately of any particular legislator past or present, but one person that I think is an intelligent person is Nikki Haley. I have met her, and she is a kind, but strong individual. I consider myself of a similar way as trying to become a better listener with compassion for others but with dignified strength.
At first, I never thought about running for the Texas House seat in my district, until I saw that no Republican was winning last year, in the new district redrawn, in 2020 to 2021. I was always helping other Candidates to try to make it so that they could win the new open seat. I was saddened when no one had won, but I kept going by continuously helping others and helping my community. Educating myself since Junior High has paid off. I am now running, and I thought it would be just me, but my determination created the path for two more people to run against me. I was already a Precinct Chair for my community and carefully thought it through, so I decided to run for Texas House District 76 as a Republican Candidate. I have spoken on behalf of my community and about other issues. My current interest is to basically focus on making it past the March 5, 2024, Primary.
The most memorable story that I have heard from the community is the love for the Imperial Sugar Refinery. So many stories have been told about the people that used to work there. My grandparents worked and met there. They created and built a home right behind the Sugar Mill. To this day, my family and I still live there.
Why did the chicken go to Washington? To get an office in the West Wing.
if in any case there is need for it, then emergency powers are necessary. It has happened and sometimes it doesn't work out well because the citizens feel left out of the decision-making process.
I believe that compromise is the definition of working together to find common ground. Everything in life requires listening and learning. We are not born knowing everything, but if we listen to one another, we just might get more things done. I truly want to be a listener and a learner in my political Campaign and in life. I hope to get many policies done and continue to work with diplomacy and courage in the near future.
The first bill that I would introduce, would be to protect election integrity, if I am elected. It has been a strong topic of discussion in my district.
I am still working on the list of endorsements. I am filling out applications and waiting on confirmed endorsements from Texas Values and other reliable endorsements for my Campaign.
The committees that interest me are the Calendar Committee and any other that is available to be in. Currently I am a former Precinct Chair in my community. I was involved in the Outreach and Events Committee. Similar Committees I will also consider being in.

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Lea Simmons campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024Texas House of Representatives District 76Lost general$970 $2,910
Grand total$970 $2,910
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