Kay Granger

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U.S. Representative

Kay Granger (R)

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TX-12

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Positions
Leadership: No leadership position
Committees: House Committee on Appropriations
(subcommittees and past assignments)
Next election: Nov. 6, 2012

Primary challenge: Yes

Incumbent running: Yes

2012 candidates for TX-12

Confirmed: Bill McCune, Dave Robinson, Bill Lawrence, Kay Granger
Possible: Tracey Smith
Out: None so far
(more info & editing for TX-12)
On the Web
Official website


Kay Granger, a Republican, has represented the Twelfth Congressional District of Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1997.


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Record and controversies

Congressional scorecards

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Organization 2007 Scorecard
Score - Agree ratio 		2008 Scorecard
Score - Agree ratio
American Civil Liberties Union not avail. not avail.
American Conservative Union 92 - 23/25 not avail.
AFSCME not avail. not avail.
Americans for Democratic Action 10 - 2/20 5 - 1/20
Club for Growth not avail. not avail.
Drum Major Institute not avail. not avail.
Family Research Council not avail. not avail.
Information Technology Industry Council not avail. not avail.
League of Conservation Voters not avail. not avail.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People not avail. not avail.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce 79 - 15/20 not avail.


Iraq War

For more information see the chart of U.S. House of Representatives votes on the Iraq War.

Granger voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 that started the Iraq War.[1]

Environmental record

For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal

Oil Voting Record

Kay Granger has voted in favor for big oil companies on 80% of important oil-related bills. These bills include Iraq War Funding, Climate Change Studies, Clean Energy, and Ending Oil Subsidies. See below for oil money in politics.[citation needed]

Bio

Granger was born January 18, 1943 in Greenville, Texas. She graduated from Texas Wesleyan University. She was elected to the Fort Worth city council in 1989 and she was elected Mayor of Fort Worth in 1991. Her achievements as mayor included a drop in violent crime. After the retirement of Congressman Pete Geren in 1996, both the Democratic and Republican parties worked to recruit Granger. Eventually, Granger declared that she was a Republican and ran as such. She won the seat by a narrow margin, but was reelected in 1998 by a large margin. Granger hasn't had a serious challenge to her seat yet, and ran unopposed in 2002.

Congressional career

Granger is considered a moderate/liberal Republican.

2006 elections

In 2006, the Democrats nominated John R. Morris to face Granger in her November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [1] Granger retained her seat.

Following the elections, Granger was selected as the vice-chair of the House Republican Conference for the 110th Congress.

Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle
DonorAmount (US Dollars)
Lockheed Martin$ 33,200
Bass Brothers Enterprises$ 17,500
Northrop Grumman$ 16,500
Berkshire Hathaway$ 10,250
Hill Development Corp$ 10,000
Q Funding$ 10,000
Textron Inc$ 8,000
Alliant Techsystems$ 7,000
Av-Dec$ 7,000
Granbury Care Center$ 6,500
Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site.
Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from
the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.
Links to more campaign contribution information for Kay Granger
from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile: 2008 election cycle Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation: 2008 election cycle Career totals
Top contributors by industry: 2008 election cycle Career totals

Oil Contributions

Kay Granger has received $106,150 in oil contributions during the 110th congress while representing district 12. $35,000 of those dollars were from industry PACS. In total, Granger has accepted $363,279 from oil companies since 2000. See above for oil voting record.[citation needed]

Committees and Affiliations

Committees

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

  • House Committee on Appropriations
    • Subcommittee on Energy and Water
    • Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans’ Affairs
    • Subcommittee on Military Construction-Veterans Affairs

Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)

Coalitions and Cacuses

More Background Data

Wikipedia also has an article on Kay Granger. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.

Contact

DC office
  • 320 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515
    Ph: 202-225-5071 Fax: 202-225-5683
    Webform email
District offices
  • 1701 River Run Road, Suite 407, Fort Worth, TX 76107
    Ph: 817-338-0909 Fax: (none entered)
  • 715 Jones Street Suite 200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
    Ph: 817-870-5000 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
Campaign office
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Articles and resources

References

  1. ↑ Roll call vote, Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.

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