Former Congresswoman Kay Granger passed away on Sunday after transitioning to an assisted living facility.
She was 83 years old.
Granger represented Texas’s 12th congressional district for 28 years and served on the House Appropriations Committee.
Full statement from Speaker Johnson:
Kay Granger devoted her life to serving her Fort Worth, Texas community — as a teacher and businesswoman, on the Fort Worth Zoning Commission and City Council, as Mayor, and in Congress for nearly three decades, where she also served as Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee.
Throughout her career, she broke barriers for women in public service. She was the first woman to serve as Mayor of Fort...
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