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Recognized by CQ’s Roll Call as one of the 25 Most Influential Women in Congress, Kay Granger represented Texas’s 12th congressional district from 1997-2025. Kay has broken many barriers over her lifetime, including becoming the first female mayor of Fort Worth, the first Republican woman elected to represent Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives, and the first Republican woman to chair the House Committee on Appropriations. Maggie’s List endorsed her for reelection many times during her tenure in Congress.