Discussion over congressional term and age limits has been revived following Lindsey Graham, Kay Granger deaths and Mitch McConnell ongoing health crisis.
Kay Granger, the first Republican woman Texas ever sent to Congress and the first woman to chair the powerful House Appropriations Committee, died Sunday at 83, closing a career that spanned nearly three decades of public service. Her son, J.D. Granger, announced her death. No cause was disclosed, though her congressional office had cited worsening […] The post Kay Granger, trailblazing Texas Republican and Appropriations chair, dead at 83 appeared first on American Almanac .
Kay Granger, the first Republican woman Texas ever sent to Congress and the first woman to chair the powerful House Appropriations Committee, died Sunday at 83, closing a career that spanned nearly three decades of public service. Her son, J.D. Granger, announced her death. No cause was disclosed, though her congressional office had cited worsening "health challenges" in a December 2024 statement, noting that travel to Washington had become "both difficult and unpredictable" since early September of that year. The Associated Press reported that Granger had not cast a vote in Washington after July 2024 and did not seek reelection. Granger served Texas's 12th Congressional District for 14 consecutive terms, 28 years, beginning in January…Open
‘She was a dear friend’
Kay Granger, the first Republican woman from Texas elected to Congress and a former Fort Worth mayor who rose to lead one of the most powerful committees on Capitol Hill, has died at 83, closing a three-decade career that began in a single mother's home office. Granger's son, J.D. Granger, announced her death on Sunday. […] The post Kay Granger, trailblazing Texas Republican who chaired House Appropriations, dead at 83 appeared first on American Almanac .
Kay Granger, the first Republican woman from Texas elected to Congress and a former Fort Worth mayor who rose to lead one of the most powerful committees on Capitol Hill, has died at 83, closing a three-decade career that began in a single mother's home office. Granger's son, J.D. Granger, announced her death on Sunday. No cause of death was given. Her congressional office had disclosed in December 2024 that she faced unspecified "health challenges," and that frequent travel to Washington had become "both difficult and unpredictable" since early September of that year. She had not cast a vote in the House after July 2024. Breitbart reported that Granger had been placed in an assisted living facility for dementia patients nearly two…Open
She was the first Republican woman from the state to be elected to Congress. It caused a stir in 2024 when she was discovered to be residing in a senior living facility while still in office.
The trailblazing Republican served as the first female mayor of Fort Worth and spent 28 years in Congress, rising to lead the Appropriations Committee.
Granger was a trailblazer, becoming the first female mayor of Fort Worth in 1991, a role she held until 1995.
She served almost 3 decades in the House
Americans have every right to be skeptical
The nation’s capital was rattled following the weeks-long disappearance of Republican Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell and his apparent reappearance alongside the sudden death of Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham. In both instances, online rumors and conspiracy theories took hold, with thousands of Americans wondering exactly what happened to their elected officials. But as Americans searched for answers, Washington insiders continued to write them off as conspiracy theorists, a prime example of the disconnect between the political establishment and the rest of the country. Political pundits across the spectrum used these flashpoints to argue for term limits, age limits, a “25th Amendment” for Congress, or a slew of other…Open