When voters of Republican Texas Rep. Kay Granger realized she hadn’t voted in six months, local newspapers searched for her. They found her in a nursing home.
Granger’s absence added to the question She asked questions from voting hubs in Tarrant and Parker counties, Texas, about why she didn’t vote during the important ongoing resolution fight.
The Dallas Express visited Granger’s Texas office and found no one there. “The door was locked, the front glass window was covered, no one was inside, and there was no sign that the office remained occupied,” the newspaper said. I wrote.
Employees at the office park said Granger’s staff cleaned out the office and left before Thanksgiving, the newspaper reported.
They then received information that Granger was “found lost and disoriented in her former cultural district/West 7th Ward” and was living in a nursing home.
An employee of the nursing home confirmed to this newspaper, “This is her home.”
🚨BREAKING: The director of the nursing home told us, “This is her home.” Congressman Granger has not voted since July. Why are the public and voters left in the dark about the nature of her absence? Is there no representation in CD12?@DallasExpress pic.twitter.com/0MByEFsUHe
— Carlos Turcios (@Carlos__Turcios) December 20, 2024
Granger, who will retire at the end of this legislative session, did not respond to calls or emails from the Express. She has not voted in Washington since July 24, 2024.
Tarrant County Republican Party Chairman Beau French criticized lawmakers for their absence at such a critical time.
“The lack of CD-12 representation is troubling, to say the least. Kay Granger’s appearance in the midst of pivotal votes on the debt ceiling, disaster relief, farm bill, border issues, etc. is nowhere to be found. The margin in Congress is razor-thin, and the lack of Republican votes to represent CD-12 disenfranchises 2 million people. We deserve better,” French told Express. spoke.
Her absence has renewed debate about age limits for elected officials, with Americans citing numerous examples of civil servants in their 80s.
Democratic California Rep. Ro Khanna called for term limits. “Kay Granger’s long absence reveals the problems with a parliament that values seniority and relationships over merit and ideas. We have a sclerotic gerontocracy,” he said on Sunday morning. I wrote it in X’s post. (Related: Suzanne Downing: The age of fathers has come in an aging society)
“We need term limits. We need to get big money out of politics so a new generation of Americans can run and serve,” Khanna concluded.
Kay Granger’s long absence has highlighted the problem of a Congress that values seniority and relationships over merit and ideas. We have a sclerotic Presbyterianism.
We need term limits. We need to get more money out of politics so a new generation of Americans can run and serve.
— RoKhanna (@RoKhanna) December 22, 2024
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has sparked concern after suffering an alleged fall in early December. The 82-year-old returned to the Capitol with a bandage on his face and a protective guard on his left hand after spraining his wrist.
WASHINGTON DC – DECEMBER 11: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is assisted by staff as he heads to the Senate floor for the vote on December 11, 2024 in Washington, DC. The Kentucky Republican tripped and fell after lunch, spraining his wrist and sustaining minor cuts to his face, according to a statement released by his office. The incident is the latest in a series of high-profile health issues for the 82-year-old senator. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images
His fall is the latest in a series of alarming health concerns for the Kentucky Republican. Twice in 2023, he made headlines for freezing in public during speeches.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi underwent emergency hip surgery after falling during a delegation visit to Luxembourg. (Related article: “She likes to wear high heels. They’re very expensive”: Republican senator reveals the story of Pelosi’s downfall)
Democratic California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who died in office at the age of 90, refused to give up her Senate seat and hand over her power to her daughter in 2023, making her the figurehead of the movement for term limits. It became.
The key moments of Biden’s presidency are also well-documented. A recent Wall Street Journal report revealed that the president barely runs his own government, and that his aides have essentially handled him for the better part of two years.
