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Kay Granger, a trailblazing Texas Republican who was Fort Worth’s first female mayor and spent 14 terms in Congress, rose to become the first woman from her party to chair the House Appropriations Committee, and died at 83.
Kay Granger, the first Republican woman from Texas elected to the U.S. House and longtime chair of the House Appropriations Committee, dies at 83 after a career spanning Fort Worth mayoral leadership to national budget influence.
Former Rep. Kay Granger, a trailblazer who became Fort Worth's first female mayor, the first Texas Republican woman in the U.S. House, and longtime chair of the House Appropriations Committee, died at 83; colleagues praised her barrier-breaking career, and she retired in January 2025 due to health issues and absences.
U.S. Rep. Kay Granger, R-Fort Worth, will step down early as chair of the influential House Appropriations Committee, a powerful position held by a Texan in Congress, after serving as the top Republican on the committee since 2019. Granger, the longest-serving Republican in the Texas delegation, plans to remain on the committee as Chair Emeritus and return to her career as an educator. Her departure comes amid frustrations with the committee's focus on divisive cultural issues, and she aims to provide advice and counsel to her colleagues.
House Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger, the first female Republican House member from Texas, has announced that she will retire from Congress instead of seeking reelection in 2024. Granger, who has served since 1996 and became the top Republican on the Appropriations Committee in 2018, stated that it is time for the next generation of leaders in her district to step forward. Her retirement will open up a race for the top Republican position on the House Appropriations Committee, with Rules Chairman Tom Cole seen as the early favorite. Granger's legacy includes her support for military spending and her leadership on the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee.
Republican U.S. Representative Kay Granger of Fort Worth, who has served in Congress for nearly three decades, announced that she will not seek reelection. Granger, who chairs the House Appropriations Committee, has had a barrier-breaking career as the first Republican woman from Texas to go to the U.S. House and the first female mayor of Fort Worth. Her district, which is drawn to favor Republicans, will likely remain in GOP control. Granger's decision opens the door for a new representative to step up and continue her work.