Kay Granger, first Republican woman from Texas to serve in the House, has died at age 83

Granger was the first woman elected mayor of Fort Worth, Texas, and the first Republican woman to chair one of the most powerful committees in Congress, the House Appropriations Committee.

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

DALLAS (AP) — Kay Granger, the first Republican woman from Texas to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and who served for nearly three decades, died Sunday at the age of 83, her son J.D. Granger said. House Speaker Mike Johnson said in a post on X that throughout her career, Granger “broke…

Kay Granger, first Republican woman from Texas to serve in the House, has died at age 83  CNN

House Speaker Mike Johnson said in a post on X that throughout her career, Granger “broke barriers for women in public service

Kay Granger, First Republican Woman From Texas To Serve In The House, Has Died At Age 83  HuffPost

NEW YORK, Aug 2 - Kay Granger, a Texas Republican who was the first woman from her party to chair the U.S. House of Representatives' powerful Appropriations Committee, has died, her son J.D. Granger confirmed to Reuters on Sunday. She was 83.

Kay Granger, first Republican woman from Texas to serve in the House, has died at age 83  Toronto Star

Kay Granger, the first Republican woman from Texas to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and who served for nearly three decades, has died

Kay Granger, first Republican woman from Texas to serve in the House, has died at age 83  apnews.com