Kay Granger, First Texas Republican Congresswoman, Dies at 83
Kay Granger, the first Republican woman from Texas to be elected to the US House of Representatives, has died at the age of 83. She was a trailblazing figure in Texas politics.
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Kay Granger, Pathbreaking Texas Congresswoman, Dies at 83
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.
By Katharine Q. Seelye
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Representative who did not seek re-election in 2024 died of Alzheimer’s disease, her son said Kay Granger, who served in the US House for almost three decades as the first elected Republican woman from Texas, died on Sunday, her family said. She was 83. The cause of death, according to her son JD Granger, was Alzheimer’s disease. Continue reading...
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Kay Granger, first Republican woman from Texas to serve in the House, has died at age 83 CNN
Read full article →Kay Granger, groundbreaking Texas Republican who made House history, dies at 83
House Speaker Mike Johnson said in a post on X that throughout her career, Granger “broke barriers for women in public service
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