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A Republican congresswoman from Texas who seemingly vanished from public view has been discovered residing in a memory care facility, according to a local news investigation.
Representative Kay Granger, who has represented Texas’s 12th Congressional District since 1997, had not been seen in public since July when she cast her final vote opposing a measure to reduce a pesticide administrator’s salary to $1.
An investigation by Carlos Turcios of The Dallas Express revealed the truth about the congresswoman’s whereabouts after months of speculation. Initial attempts to contact Granger through her office proved fruitless, with calls going straight to voicemail.
Republican Congresswoman, Kay Granger, who has been “missing” for the past six months has finally been found…
She served Texas’s 12th Congressional District since 1997.
However, she suddenly disappeared from the public eye around July this year, when she cast her final vote… pic.twitter.com/Gv4gk75AT3
— MJTruthUltra (@MJTruthUltra) December 21, 2024
“I am sorry we are unable to answer your phone right now,” Granger said. “We are really glad you called us. Please leave your name, phone number and a brief message and someone in our office will call you back as soon as possible.”
After visiting her constituency office and finding it deserted, Turcios received information from a local resident that led him to an assisted living facility specializing in memory care.
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.
The Dallas Express team visited the facility to confirm whether Granger was residing there and to inquire about how she planned to vote on the spending bill. Upon arrival, two employees confirmed that Granger is indeed living at the facility.
However, we were not permitted to conduct an interview regarding the current spending debate in the House of Representatives and how or if Ms. Granger planned to vote.
The facility’s Assistant Executive Director, Taylor Manziel, confirmed to reporters that “This is her home.”
The revelation has sparked criticism from within Republican circles, with State Republican Executive Committeeman Rolando Garcia lamenting that this was a “sad and humiliating way to end her political career.”
🚨BREAKING: A Director for the senior living facility told us that “This is her home.” Congresswoman Granger has not been voting since July. Why have the public/constituents been left in the dark about the nature of her absence? Does CD12 have no representation?@DallasExpress pic.twitter.com/0MByEFsUHe
— Carlos Turcios (@Carlos__Turcios) December 20, 2024
The timing of Granger’s condition has raised questions about her fitness during her 2022 re-election campaign, particularly given her current inability to participate in crucial congressional votes.
Granger had previously announced her retirement from Congress, with Republican Craig Goldman, a former Texas House of Representatives member, set to assume her seat in January.
