AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Kay Granger, trailblazing Texas Republican and Appropriations chair, dead at 83
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