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Kay Granger, first GOP woman from Texas to win House seat, dies at 83

Washington Post Politics Monday 03 August 2026, 02:48 UTC By Anusha Mathur 1 min read
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Kay Granger, a trailblazing Texas Republican who served as the first female mayor of Fort Worth and went on to spend 14 terms in Congress, rising to become the first woman from her party to chair the powerful House Appropriations Committee, has died. Democracy Dies in Darkness Kay Granger, first GOP woman from Texas to win House seat, dies at 83 The pathbreaking Republican served as the first female mayor of Fort Worth and spent 28 years in Congress, rising to lead the Appropriations Committee.

Kay Granger, a trailblazing Texas Republican who served as the first female mayor of Fort Worth and went on to spend 14 terms in Congress, rising to become the first woman from her party to chair the powerful House Appropriations Committee, has died. She was 83. Democracy Dies in Darkness Kay Granger, first GOP woman from Texas to win House seat, dies at 83 The pathbreaking Republican served as the first female mayor of Fort Worth and spent 28 years in Congress, rising to lead the Appropriations Committee.
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