A Republican Congresswoman, who had been off the radar for six months, has finally been located. Rep. Kay Granger, representing Texas’s 12th Congressional District since 1997, vanished from public view around July this year. Her last known action in Congress was voting against an amendment to reduce the salary of a Deputy Assistant Administrator for Pesticide Programs to $1.
Curiosity piqued, a reporter from the Dallas Express set out to uncover Granger’s whereabouts. Carlos Turcios began his investigation by reaching out to her offices, only to be met with voicemails stating they were unavailable but grateful for the call. Determined, he visited her constituency office but found it deserted and lifeless.
JUST IN: “Missing” Congresswoman Kay Granger (R-TX) who hasn’t been seen for 6 months, was found living in a dementia care facility.
She’s been in office since 1997. She’s 81 years old.
TERM LIMITS. pic.twitter.com/fw2aJUCM1m
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) December 21, 2024
Just when things seemed at a standstill, Turcios received a tip-off from a local resident that Granger was residing in an assisted living facility specializing in memory care. According to his report:
“We then received a tip from a Granger constituent who shared that the Congresswoman has been residing at a local memory care and assisted living home for some time after having been found wandering lost and confused in her former Cultural District/West 7th neighborhood.”
81-year-old Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX), who hasn’t been seen for 6 months, found living in a dementia care facility.
Being a politician shouldn’t be a lifelong career. It should be something one reluctantly does for the betterment of society.
It’s time Congress gets term limits. pic.twitter.com/46jqalSCHT
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) December 22, 2024
The Dallas Express team visited the facility to confirm if Granger was there and inquire about her stance on the spending bill. Upon arrival, two employees confirmed her residency but did not allow an interview regarding the current spending debate or how she planned to vote. Taylor Manziel, Assistant Executive Director of the senior living facility, affirmed to The Dallas Express that “This is her home.”
It remains unclear why neither Granger’s relatives nor staff disclosed her condition publicly. State Republican Executive Committeeman Rolando Garcia expressed disappointment over how events unfolded, calling it “a sad and humiliating way to end her political career.”
Granger had already announced she would retire at the end of this Congress session. Starting January, Craig Goldman—formerly part of the Texas House of Representatives—will take over as representative for Texas’s 12th Congressional District.