U.S. House Representative Kay Granger, a Fort Worth Republican, will not seek reelection to Congress. She is Appropriations chairwoman.
Rep. Kay Granger announces the arrival of new cargo aircraft, F-35 fighter jets and an airborne medical team Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, at NAS JRB Fort Worth.The high-ranking Fort Worth Republican made the announcement Wednesday morning amid speculation that she’d soon retire from Congressional District 12. She’ll leave behind a position where she hasShe’ll also leave her mark as a trailblazer for women in local and federal politics.
“Kay has been a great friend of mine for over 40 years,” said U.S. Rep. Roger Williams, a Willow Park Republican. “It has been a pleasure to work with her in the House where together we have accomplished important conservative wins for Texas and our country. She is one of the great public servants of our nation, state, and the Fort Worth community.”
Granger previosuly worked as a high school journalism and English teacher and was a small business owner. north of downtown Fort Worth. It was first proposed in 2001 as a way to buttress the levee system built in the 1960s to protect Fort Worth from dangerous river flooding. Granger’s term ends in 2024, opening up what could be a long list of potential contenders for her seat. Candidate filing begins Nov. 11 in Texas and runs through Dec. 11.Whoever succeeds Granger in Congress must be focused on results and not rhetoric to continue her legacy of promoting Tarrant County’s economic development and quality of life, said Ramirez, a Tarrant County commissioner. He was focused on the commissioners court but didn’t rule out a run.
“As Congresswoman Kay Granger announces that she will not seek another term, today is an opportunity to reflect back on the many positive contributions she has made to Fort Worth, our state and our nation,” Goldman said in a statement. He noted she was the first Republican woman to chair the House Appropriations, adding “In that role, she has been an effective, consistent advocate for a strong national defense, including the F-35 ‘Lightning’ aircraft built right here in Fort Worth.
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