{"id":40173,"date":"2023-11-01T19:52:44","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T19:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prosfunds.com\/politics\/kay-granger-announces-she-will-not-seek-reelection\/"},"modified":"2023-11-01T19:52:45","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T19:52:45","slug":"kay-granger-announces-she-will-not-seek-reelection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prosfunds.com\/?p=40173","title":{"rendered":"Kay Granger announces she will not seek reelection"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clofya6r4000r67p2cdtuf41u@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      House Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger of Texas announced Wednesday she will not seek reelection.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clofybas500043b5w1a1ty00m@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      \u201cAs I announce my decision to not seek re-election, I am encouraged by the next generation of leaders in my district. It\u2019s time for the next generation to step up and take the mantle and be a strong and fierce representative for the people,\u201d Granger said in a statement.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clofybas500053b5wpb7b6cdd@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      Granger said she will serve out the remainder of her term and\u00a0\u201cwork\u00a0with our new Speaker and my colleagues to advance our conservative agenda and finish the job I was elected to do.\u201d\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clofybas500063b5w6zs2f436@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      She was one of the Republicans who notably voted against Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan in his attempt to clinch the House speakership last month, ultimately leading to Jordan\u2019s\u00a0failure to win the speaker\u2019s gavel.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clofybas500073b5wnvv3bftu@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      Granger became chairwoman of the Appropriations Committee in January following Republicans\u2019 success in taking control of the House.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clofybas500083b5ws3h5ohtr@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      Granger, 80, was first elected to the House in 1996 and made history as the first Republican woman to represent Texas in the US House of Representatives.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clofybas500093b5weltomr56@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      Granger also made history throughout her time in Congress as first Republican woman\u00a0to head the House Appropriations Committee and the\u00a0first Republican woman to sit on the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clofybas6000a3b5wbo3gpw5m@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      \u201cAs the first female Mayor of Fort Worth, first Republican United States Congresswoman from Texas, and the first female Republican Appropriations Chair, I have been able to accomplish more in this life than I could have imagined, and I owe it all to my incredible family, staff, friends, and supporters,\u201d she said.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clog1krpz00003b5wq0zjvo2t@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      GOP Rep.\u00a0Ken\u00a0Buck, who also repeatedly voted against Jordan for speaker, joined Granger on Wednesday in announcing that he would not seek another term in Congress. His office\u00a0confirmed to CNN on Wednesday that the Colorado congressman will not run for reelection.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clog1rxhi00043b5worqiilpx@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      Buck\u00a0was one of the eight Republicans to vote to oust former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and has consistently been an outspoken\u00a0critic of his party\u2019s own impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.\n  <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/11\/01\/politics\/kay-granger-not-seeking-reelection\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger of Texas announced Wednesday she will not seek reelection. \u201cAs I announce my decision to not seek re-election, I am encouraged by the next generation of leaders in my district. 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