Granger is not the only lawmaker who has been reported to suffer from memory issues. Numerous 2022 reports said that staffers for Sen. Dianne Feinstein, at the time in her late eighties, were attempting to hide the senator’s declining memory. Publicly, Feinstein struggled to remember names of her colleagues and often forgot recent interactions.

Kay Granger has not cast any votes in Washington since July as her prolonged absence sparked concern among constituents.

Kay Granger, the current congresswoman representing Tarrant County in Texas, now lives full-time at an assisted living facility