Kay Granger, first Texas Republican woman elected to House, dies aged 83
Representative who did not seek re-election in 2024 died of Alzheimer’s disease, her son said
TL;DR
- Kay Granger, a Republican congresswoman from Texas, died at 83 from Alzheimer's disease.
- She was the first Republican woman elected to the US House from Texas and the first Republican woman to chair the House Appropriations Committee.
- Granger served as mayor of Fort Worth before her election to Congress in 1996, winning 14 successive elections.
- Her office disclosed her "dementia issues" in late 2024 after a reporter investigated her prolonged absence from Washington.
- She initially criticized Donald Trump but later endorsed him for re-election in 2020.