Rep. Kay Granger confirms she has “unforeseen health challenges” but denies report she is in Memory Care
Texas Republican Rep. Kay Granger’s congressional office denied she was in a memory care facility after The Washington Post published a report. dallas express Saying she hadn’t been to Washington in months, she was found at Tradition-Clearfork in Fort Worth, which provides assisted living and memory care in addition to independent living for seniors.
Tradition-Clearfork declined to comment Sunday, but Granger’s son confirmed to The Dallas Morning News that she was a resident. However, he said she was in the independent living area, not the facility’s memory care area.
He also acknowledged that his mother “had some dementia issues later in the year.”
The news was first reported by the conservative outlet The Dallas Express.
Granger, who has represented the 12th Congressional District since 1997, announced in late 2023 that she would not run for re-election and abruptly resigned as chair of the powerful House Appropriations Committee in late March. In July, she cast her final vote in Congress.
She will be succeeded by Craig Goldman when the new Congress is sworn in on January 3, 2025.
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On Sunday, her office released a statement saying “Kay Granger is not at the memory care center” and released a statement from the congresswoman, who said, “As many of my family, friends and colleagues know , I’ve been going through some difficulties.” Unforeseen health challenges have arisen over the past year. “
She said that since early September, her “health challenges have escalated, making frequent trips to Washington difficult and unpredictable.”
Granger, 81, acknowledged that she returned to Washington in November for some meetings, to thank her staff and to oversee the closure of her congressional office.
At the time, the House Appropriations Committee paid tribute to her and unveiled her portrait in a ceremony on November 19. However, although the House of Representatives voted that day, she did not participate.
Rep. Tony Gonzalez, another Republican in the Texas delegation, told “Sunday, “Face the Nation” host Margaret Brennan He was unaware of Granger’s health status before Dallas released its latest report.
“I think there’s no doubt that a lot of us knew that she was getting older, as did a lot of the members. And the sad thing is, you know, some of those members waited until it got too far,” Gonzalez said. The congressman told Brennan he wasn’t sure how well House leaders understood the situation.
“I’m not really sure what the leadership knows or doesn’t know,” he continued. “I think this … goes back to the root of the matter. Congress should do its job, and if you can’t do your job, maybe you shouldn’t be there.”
