After practically 5 months with out casting a vote, the case of absentee congresswoman Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas) seems to have been solved.
In an investigation printed on Friday, The Dallas Categorical revealed that it had discovered that the outgoing legislator was dwelling at an assisted dwelling residence in Fort Price, Texas.
The paper made its discovery whereas attempting to trace down Granger, 81, to find out how she was voting on a contentious stop-gap spending invoice which had put factions of the Republican get together at odds with each other.
Granger has represented Texas’ twelfth Congressional District since 1997 and is about to retire from her position on the finish of this time period.
Wanting into the congressional roll name, the outlet discovered that the previous mayor of Fort Price’s final vote in Washington, D.C., was on July 24.
After unsuccessful makes an attempt to contact each Granger’s D.C. and district workplaces by telephone, reporters paid a go to to the congresswoman’s Fort Price headquarters the place they “found the door locked, front door glass window covered, no one inside, and no sign of the office continuing to be occupied.”
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Workers on the workplace complicated then informed The Dallas Categorical that Granger’s group “had packed up and closed the office before Thanksgiving.”
The vacant workplace area led reporters to pursue a tip claiming the congresswoman has been dwelling at an area reminiscence care and assisted dwelling residence for “some time.”
Throughout a go to to Fort Price’s Custom Senior Dwelling, two staff informed reporters she was dwelling there. The residence’s assistant govt director, Taylor Manziel, subsequently confirmed Granger was of their care, telling The Dallas Categorical, “This is her home.”
Following the discharge of the investigation, Granger’s household shed some mild on the congresswoman’s prolonged absence from the Home, telling The Dallas Morning Information she has been “having some dementia issues late in the year.”
Her son, Brandon Granger, disputed claims that his mom had been positioned within the facility’s reminiscence care unit, nevertheless, claiming she was residing within the impartial dwelling part of Custom Senior Dwelling.
“It’s been a hard year,” her son stated.
In a separate assertion from Granger’s workplace, representatives informed The Dallas Morning Information her well being points had made journey to the capital “both difficult and unpredictable.”
“As many of my family, friends, and colleagues have known, I have been navigating some unforeseen health challenges over the past year,” the assertion stated.
HuffPost has reached out to Granger’s workplace for additional remark.
Whereas she missed months of votes within the Home, the outgoing congresswoman was capable of attend an occasion celebrating her tenure on the Home Appropriations Committee in Washington, D.C., in mid-November.
“As my time in Congress comes to an end, I feel fulfilled and depart with optimism that this chamber will continue to serve the best interests of the American people,” she reportedly stated on the time.
