“Then-Texas Rep. Kay Granger was living in an assisted-living facility and struggling with dementia, having missed months of votes before a local outlet reported her absence.”
Attributed to Washington Examiner (reporting past 2024 disclosures)
The article references 2024 reporting that former Rep. Kay Granger, once a top member of Congress and appropriations chairwoman, had been residing in an assisted-living facility and was struggling with dementia, which coincided with months of missed votes.
What the proof shows
Reporting and official records confirm that Rep. Kay Granger stopped casting House floor votes after July 24, 2024 and that a local outlet (the Dallas Express) reported she was living in an assisted‑living / memory‑care facility. Granger’s family and her office, however, said she was residing at Tradition Senior Living in Fort Worth (the independent‑living portion of the campus) and that she had been “having some dementia issues,” a distinction the initial local report did not make. The Washington Examiner statement is therefore broadly grounded in contemporaneous reporting and vote records, but omits the family’s clarification about the type of residence and frames dementia as unequivocal rather than reflecting the family’s phrasing and the reporting dispute.
Corrected version
A local outlet reported that then‑Rep. Kay Granger was living in an assisted‑living/memory‑care facility after missing months of House votes; Granger’s son told reporters she was living at Tradition Senior Living (the independent‑living side) and that she had been “having some dementia issues,” and official House records show her last recorded floor vote was July 24, 2024.
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References and proof
Every link was reachable when published. Each proof point states how that source bears on the claim.
EXCLUSIVE: Where Is Congresswoman Kay Granger? ↗
Dallas ExpressThe Dallas Express ... received a tip ... that the Congresswoman has been residing at a local memory care and assisted living home ... two employees confirmed that Granger was indeed living at the facility. "This is her home," the assistant executive director said.
Roll Call 390 | Bill Number: H. R. 8998 (Jul 24, 2024) ↗
Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of RepresentativesJul 24, 2024 ... All votes ... Granger (Republican Texas) No
Retiring U.S. Rep. Kay Granger experiencing 'dementia issues,' per family ↗
The Dallas Morning NewsGranger’s family told The Dallas Morning News ... she had been 'having some dementia issues' and is living in a Fort Worth assisted living facility; her son said she is not in a memory care facility but in independent living on the same property (Tradition Senior Living).
Retiring Texas congresswoman, who has missed votes since July, experiencing 'dementia issues,' son says ↗
CNNGranger has been experiencing 'dementia issues' in recent months and is living in an independent living facility, her son Brandon Granger told the Dallas Morning News. Granger last voted on the House floor on July 24, 2024.
Absent US congresswoman has been dealing with ‘dementia issues’, family says ↗
The GuardianA reporter with the Dallas Express ... received a tip that Granger had moved into an assisted living center specializing in memory care; Granger’s son later told the Dallas Morning News she had been 'having some dementia issues' and moved into independent senior living with a memory care community on the same property.
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