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byHaley Samsel
Kay Granger on path to re-election without well-funded challenger
If Republicans regain control of the House, Granger is slated to become chair of the powerful House Appropriations Committee. After serving on the zoning commission of Fort Worth, Texas, in 1991 she was elected the city's first female mayor, serving two terms.
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Local candidates aren’t sure it will impact campaigns.
A former teacher and businesswoman, Granger is the first Republican woman to represent Texas in the U.S. House. “Everyone in the district that she represents deserves that she’s open about her health.”
Amid the conversation about her health issues, some leaders in Fort Worth have been thinking about the legacy Granger leaves in the community.
“The fact that this woman, this divorced teacher and insurance agent, was able to get people in Fort Worth to vote for her as mayor, we rocked and rolled at that time,” said Fort Worth Mayor Pro Tem Gyna Bivens.
Granger was the first woman elected mayor of Fort Worth in 1991, and the first-ever female Republican elected to Congress from Texas in 1996.
Supporters said she’s had a lasting impact through her work in the national legislature, including keeping the NAS Joint Reserve military base in Fort Worth.
“There may have been times when people were challenging or questioning, I wonder can Kay deliver, and a few years ago my remarks to people were basic, these words: let Kay be Kay,” said Bivens.
“However, since early September, my health challenges have progressed making frequent travel to Washington both difficult and unpredictable.”
Granger’s absence from Washington due to her health has led figures on both sides of the political aisle to call for term limits for legislators, including calls from California Democrat Ro Khanna, and Trump ally Elon Musk.
“What the public deserves is transparency,” said Rovelo.
byCecilia Lenzen
Democrat Trey Hunt throws name into open race to replace Kay Granger
Texas’ 12th Congressional District is wide open after Kay Granger’s decision to retire after 14 terms.
byJacob Sanchez
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott securely kept Tarrant County in the Republican Party’s win column on Election Night. Abbott won the county by 4 percentage points against Democrat Beto O’Rourke with 51% of the vote, according to unofficial election…
bySeth Bodine
Meet the Republicans and Democrat running to represent Tarrant, Parker counties in Congress
Incumbent Kay Granger will face Ryan Catala and Alysia Rieg in the Republican primary.
Rep.-elect Craig Goldman will succeed retiring Rep. Kay Granger to represent Fort Worth in Congress.
byJacob Sanchez
Who will replace Granger in Congress? Trey Hunt is running unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
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Fort Worth congresswoman Kay Granger’s recent struggle with her health is fueling debate over how long representatives should be able to serve in Washington.
Granger’s family tells our partners at the Dallas Morning News that Granger is dealing with “dementia issues” – and records show Granger hasn’t voted in Congress since July.
While some share concerns about Granger’s transparency regarding her health during her final term, others are thinking of her historic achievements during her political career.
For 27 years, Kay Granger has represented Texas’s District 12 in the U.S.
House of Representatives, an area that includes parts of Tarrant and Parker counties.
Congressional data from C-SPAN showed Granger hasn’t voted in Congress since July and has missed more than 300 votes.
Granger’s son told our partners at the Dallas Morning News that the congresswoman has been “having some dementia issues late in the year.”
He said Granger has been living in an independent senior living facility in Fort Worth, but not in memory care.
“She is being challenged by health-related issues that prevent her from being efficient in Congress,” said Carlos Rovelo, a political science professor.
Granger visited Washington last month to be honored for her work on the House Appropriations Committee and to close her Washington office.
“As many of my family, friends, and colleagues have known, I have been navigating some unforeseen health challenges over the past year,” Granger said in a statement.
“And she pulled off the money every friggin’ time.”
Granger’s term ends January 3 when she officially retires and Republican Craig Goldman takes over the District 12 seat.
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Profession: Businesswoman, Insurance Agent, TeacherHome Town: Fort WorthBirthdate: 01-18-1943Personal Information
BS-Texas Wesleyan UniversityC-1997-2025
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Granger announced she will not run for reelection to Congress. B.S. Texas Wesleyan University, Fort Worth, Tex., 1965; teacher; business owner; member of the Fort Worth, Tex., zoning commission, 1981-1989; member of the Fort Worth, Tex., city council, 1989-1991; mayor of Fort Worth, Tex., 1991-1995; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fifth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1997-present).
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Voters to decide new legislator in Nov.5 election
State Rep. Craig Goldman, R-Fort Worth, and Democrat Trey Hunt are facing off to replace Kay Granger, who is retiring after nearly three decades in office.
byJacob Sanchez
Tarrant congressional candidates predict Harris bid will have little effect on their races
The new candidacy could draw more voters to the polls for races farther down the ballot.