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By STEPHEN M. LEPORE FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 21:45 EST, 21 December 2024 | UPDATED: 21:45 EST, 21 December 2024

A still sitting Texas Congresswoman has been missing votes in Washington because she's been living in a $4,000-a-month nursing home for the past six months.

Kay Granger, 81, who was set to wind up a nearly 30-year career in the House in January, has been missing from her office for the past six months.

The current longest-serving GOP representative had not been on record voting for or against anything since July.

Carlos Turcios, a reporter for a local outlet, started to do some research by contacting her offices which never once responded to calls, going directly to voicemail.

Granger's constituency office was also a complete ghost town upon a visit, with no signs of anyone working there.

Eventually, one of Granger's constituents suggested to the Dallas Express that the Congresswoman was living in an assisted living facility.

She was reportedly living at a care home that specializes in memory loss after she'd been 'found wandering, lost and confused' in her district.

A visit to the Tradition-Clearfork in Fort Worth resulted in two employees confirming that Granger lives there.

'This is her home,' said Taylor Manziel, the Tradition-Clearfork's Assistant Executive Director.

With a month remaining in her term and important votes still taking place in Washington daily, local officials are furious to discover her absence.

'The lack of representation for CD-12 is troubling to say the least,' said Tarrant County GOP Chair Bo French.

'At a time when extraordinarily important votes are happening, including debt ceiling, disaster relief, farm bills and border issues, Kay Granger is nowhere to be found. The margin in Congress is razor thin and the lack of a Republican vote representing CD-12 disenfranchises 2 million people. We deserve better.'

'The fact that Kay Granger is unable to leave her nursing home to participate in the most important congressional vote of the year suggests she was already in visible decline when she ran for re-election in 2022,' said Rolando Garcia, a Republican Committeeman in the district.

'A sad and humiliating way to end her political career. Sad that nobody cared enough to “take away the keys” before she reached this moment and a sad commentary on the congressional gerontocracy.'

The Congresswoman and her staff presumably continue to take in their taxpayer-funded salaries.

The space in which she's been living for the past half year charges over $4,000-per-month in rent, according to 360 West.

Amenities include a 24-hour concierge, lounges, card rooms, a movie theater, an indoor pool, and group exercise classes.

One resident questioned by Craig Goldman, the fellow Republican elected to replace Granger, isn't being sworn in early. Goldman has yet to comment.

In the Senate, New Jersey Democrat Andy Kim was sworn in one month early to replace the interim substitute for disgraced Bob Menendez.

Until 2024, Granger was the Republican chairwoman of the powerful House Appropriations Committee.

She said in November 2023 that she will not seek reelection in 2024 after nearly three decades in Congress.

Her district, which includes Fort Worth, is heavily Republican, as displayed by Goldman's election.

'It´s time for the next generation to step up and take the mantle and be a strong and fierce representative for the people,' Granger said in a statement.

Her decision ends a barrier-breaking career that included serving as Fort Worth's first female mayor and Texas' first GOP congresswoman.

Granger's district includes a Lockheed Martin plant that builds the F-35 fighter jet, and over the years, she has been a key force in securing more military funding.

Granger was among the Republicans who opposed Rep. Jim Jordan's bid to become House speaker.

She said she will work with new Speaker Mike Johnson 'to advance our conservative agenda' for the remainder of her term.

"We the People..." need to hammer the phones, mail, email, Twitter (I SAID...), any and all means to let them know we are sick and tired of this swamp water flooding this nation, all the wokist, DEI, GDC political shenanigans at every level.

It is not/was not enough to simply show up and vote, then sit on our asses and "wait to see what President DJT does, like it's some reality TV show, sports game, boxing match Hallmark Channel Broke Dick Mounting Cowboy Show.

Tell everyone you know how tired of all the crap that has been foisted upon this Republic, get them spun up to action.

In a month, the voices need to reach crescendo, and rattle the entire structure built by the squatters who have tried to steal our promised land.

Our votes are not enough, they are simply our "RSVP" to show up and collectively speak through our representatives.

If any one "part" of the "machine" is not doing its job, it needs to be shit-canned and replaced with a "quality part".

They start working and speaking for us, or they are gone.

Who is Granger’s chief of staff?

THAT person needs to be hauled before a committee to explain how a Representative could “go missing” for so long and no action or communication be made. Then, who in leadership knew what was going on and why hide it?

The swamp creatures have D and R after their name. I’d like to think that R’s have a little more respect for their constituents… but I guess that belief is naive.

I met Granger once, about 15 years ago. She sat next to me on a flight to DFW… reading every east coast newspaper and tossing the floor. A pleasant person, as I recall.