The \u2018mayor\u2019 of Congress is retiring. What Kay Granger meant for Fort Worth<\/a><\/p>\nHere are key takeaways:<\/p>\n
Granger, 81, served 14 terms representing parts of Fort Worth, western Tarrant County and Parker County after winning the seat previously held by Rep. Pete Geren in 1996. She was 81 at the time of her retirement announcement.She made history as the first Republican woman to chair the House Appropriations Committee and the first Republican woman to represent Texas in Washington. Before Congress, she served on the Fort Worth City Council and as the city\u2019s first woman mayor from 1991 to 1995.Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker, who once worked as Granger\u2019s campaign manager, described her former boss as an operator with a \u201csubstance over style\u201d approach. Rep. Marc Veasey, a Fort Worth Democrat, said Granger \u201cnever really stopped wearing the role of mayor when she came to Washington D.C.\u201dGranger championed Fort Worth\u2019s defense industry, including Lockheed Martin\u2019s F-35 program, and fought to keep open what is now Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth. Fort Worth Chamber President and CEO Steve Montgomery said the Panther Island development and flood control project may not have existed without her leadership.On Dec. 22, Granger disclosed she had been navigating unforeseen health challenges. Her son Brandon Granger told The Dallas Morning News she had been \u201chaving some dementia issues late in the year.\u201d Outgoing state Rep. Craig Goldman, a Fort Worth Republican, was elected in November to succeed her.<\/p>\n
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