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Biographical

Family:

Press Releases

Education

• Texas Wesleyan University - BS (1965)

• Eastern Hills High School (Fort Worth, Texas) - Diploma (1961)

Office History

Election Results

• 2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

  12th Congressional District of Texas
  Norvell Kay Granger (Kay), 63.72%

  Republican
  Lisa Renea Welch, 33.04%

  Democrat
  Trey Holcomb, 3.25%

  Libertarian

• 2019 (Nov. 6, 2018 election)

  12th Congressional District of Texas
  Norvell Kay Granger (Kay), 64.00%

  Republican
  Vanessa Michelle Adia, 34.00%

  Democrat
  Jacob Leddy, 2.00%

  Libertarian

• 2017 (Nov. 8, 2016 election)

  12th Congressional District of Texas
  Norvell Kay Granger (Kay), 69.40%

  Republican
  William Micah Bradshaw (Bill), 26.85%

  Democrat
  Ed Colliver, 3.75%

  Libertarian

• 2015 (Nov. 4, 2014 election)

  12th Congressional District of Texas
  Norvell Kay Granger (Kay), 71.31%

  Republican
  Mark Greene, 26.31%

  Democrat
  Ed Colliver, 2.39%

  Libertarian

• 2013 (Nov. 6, 2012 election)

  12th Congressional District of Texas
  Norvell Kay Granger (Kay), 70.91%

  Republican
  Dave Robinson, 26.68%

  Democrat
  Matthew Solodow, 2.42%

  Libertarian

• 2011 (Nov. 2, 2010 election)

  12th Congressional District of Texas
  Norvell Kay Granger (Kay), 71.86%

  Republican
  Tracey Smith, 25.13%

  Democrat
  Matthew Solodow, 3.01%

  Libertarian

• 2009 (Nov. 4, 2008 election)

  12th Congressional District of Texas
  Norvell Kay Granger (Kay), 67.59%

  Republican
  Tracey Smith, 30.60%

  Democrat
  Shiloh Sidney Shambaugh, 1.80%

  Libertarian

• 2007 (Nov. 7, 2006 election)

  12th Congressional District of Texas
  Norvell Kay Granger (Kay), 66.95%

  Republican
  John R Morris, 31.09%

  Democrat
  Gardner Osborne, 1.97%

  Libertarian

• 2005 (Nov. 2, 2004 election)

  12th Congressional District of Texas
  Norvell Kay Granger (Kay), 72.32%

  Republican
  Felix Alvarado, 27.68%

  Democrat

• 2003 (Nov. 5, 2002 election)

  12th Congressional District of Texas
  Norvell Kay Granger (Kay), 91.87%

  Republican
  Edward A Hanson, 8.13%

  Libertarian

• 2001 (Nov. 7, 2000 election)

  12th Congressional District of Texas
  Norvell Kay Granger (Kay), 62.66%

  Republican
  Mark Greene, 35.98%

  Democrat
  Ricky L Clay, 1.36%

  Libertarian

• 1999 (Nov. 3, 1998 election)

  12th Congressional District of Texas
  Norvell Kay Granger (Kay), 61.94%

  Republican
  Tom Hall, 36.28%

  Democrat
  Paul Barthel, 1.78%

  Libertarian

• 1997 (Nov. 5, 1996 election)

  12th Congressional District of Texas
  Norvell Kay Granger (Kay), 57.78%

  Republican
  Hugh Parmer, 41.04%

  Democrat
  Heather Proffer, 1.17%

  Natural Law

Associated Organizations

• Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation

• Texas Wesleyan University

  Trustee

• Boy Scouts of America

• Kay Granger Campaign Fund (Texas)

• Common Sense Common Solutions

Awards

• Congressional Champion Award (YMCA of the USA) (July 2023)

• Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (July 2022)

• Statesmanship Award (Former Members of Congress) (June 2022)

• Major Frank Tejeda Congressional Leadership Award (Marine Corps Reserve Association) (Sept. 2021)

• Democracy Award for Innovation and Modernization (Congressional Management Foundation) (Oct. 2020)

• Harry S. Truman Award (National Guard Association of the United States) (Aug. 2020)

• Hero Award (American Trucking Associations Inc.) (Jan. 2020)

• Policymaker Leader Award (Goodwill Industries International Inc.) (April 25, 2019)

• Distinguished Community Health Champion (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2019)

• Thomas Jefferson Award (International Foodservice Distributors Association) (April 2018)

• Distinguished Community Health Advocate Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2018)

• Conservative Achievement Award (American Conservative Union) (May 2017)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (March 2017)

• Distinguished Public Service Award (U.S. Department of the Navy) (Jan. 2017)

• Distinguished Community Health Champion Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2017)

• Bob Bolen Champion of Free Enterprise Lifetime Achievement Award (Texas Association of Business) (June 2016)

• Law Sone Medal (Texas Wesleyan University) (Feb. 2016)

• Malaria Vision Award (Malaria No More) (Dec. 2015)

• Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (July 2015)

• Manufacturing Legislative Excellence Award (National Association of Manufacturers) (Oct. 2014)

• Guardian of Small Business (National Federation of Independent Business Inc.) (Sept. 2014)

Activities and Interests

• Hobbies: painting
  

Official Signature

Contact Information

• Email, member official contact form

Office Addresses:

Main Office:

Address:	2308 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-4312
Phone:	202-225-5071
Fax:	202-225-5683

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Privately Financed Travel

16 trips taken between 2000 - 2014 costing $96,817

See map of trips

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Congressional Staff

Committees

• House Appropriations Committee, Chair Emeritus

Caucuses

• Americans Abroad Caucus
• Congressional Anti-Terrorism Caucus, Chair
• Congressional Apprenticeship Caucus
• Congressional Army Aviation Caucus
• Congressional Arts Caucus
• Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues
• Congressional Caucus of Former Local Elected Officials, Co-Chair
• Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth
• Congressional Caucus on India and Indian-Americans
• Congressional Caucus on U.S.-Turkey Relations and Turkish Americans
• Congressional Central America Caucus
• Congressional Children's Health Care Caucus
• Congressional Coalition for Autism Research and Education
• Congressional Coalition on Adoption
• Congressional Community Health Centers Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Cystic Fibrosis Caucus
• Congressional Diabetes Caucus
• Congressional Disaster Relief Caucus, Chair
• Congressional Dyslexia Caucus
• Congressional Fire Services Caucus
• Congressional Friends of Jordan Caucus
• Congressional German-American Caucus
• Congressional Golf Caucus
• Congressional Heart and Stroke Coalition
• Congressional Hellenic Caucus
• Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus
• Congressional Human Trafficking Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Independent Colleges Caucus
• Congressional Internet Caucus
• Congressional Iraqi Women's Caucus, Chair
• Congressional Joint Strike Fighter Caucus
• Congressional Military Family Caucus
• Congressional National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus
• Congressional Navy and Marine Corps Caucus
• Congressional New Americans Caucus
• Congressional NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus
• Congressional Oceans Caucus
• Congressional Pakistan Caucus
• Congressional Public Health Caucus
• Congressional Slovak Caucus
• Congressional Smart Contracting Caucus
• Congressional Special Operations Forces Caucus
• Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus
• Congressional Study Group on Public Health, Co-Chair
• Congressional Taiwan Caucus
• Congressional Task Force on Responsible Fatherhood
• Congressional UK Caucus
• Congressional Western Caucus
• Congressional Wine Caucus
• Congressional Zoo and Aquarium Caucus
• Historic Preservation Caucus
• Honorary Congressional Girl Scout Troop Caucus
• House Aerospace Caucus
• House Baltic Caucus
• House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism, Co-Chair
• House General Aviation Caucus
• House Hunger Caucus
• House Impact Aid Coalition
• House Republican Advisory Team on Cuba
• House Republican Conference
• House Republican Study Committee
• International Conservation Caucus
• Republican Women's Policy Committee
• TEX-21 Congressional Caucus
• Texas Ag Task Force
• Texas Shale Oil and Gas Caucus
• United Service Organizations Congressional Caucus
• U.S.-Japan Congressional Caucus
• Working Group for a Working Congress, Co-Chair

Caught Our Eye

• A GOP rep had the worst staff turnover of 2020. But historically, Democrats are still worse

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on March 22, 2021
  A Republican led the House in the worst staff turnover of 2020. But Democrats still hold the worst records for all-time turnover, according to a LegiStorm staffer salary analysis. read more

• Rep. Kay Granger loses yet another chief of staff

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Dec. 17, 2020
  Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas) has run through five chiefs of staff in a year and a half. read more

• Rep. Granger hires yet another chief of staff

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on July 30, 2020
  Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas) has hired yet another chief of staff - the fifth to serve her office since last summer. read more

• Rep. Granger loses fourth chief in 10 months

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on March 11, 2020
  Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas) has lost another chief of staff - the fourth to leave her office since June. read more

• House GOP veteran heads to Alzheimer's Association

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Nov. 21, 2019
  A short-lived House chief has moved to the Alzheimer's Association. read more

• Rep. Granger hires fourth chief in six months

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Nov. 6, 2019
  Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas) has hired another chief of staff - the fourth to serve her office in six months. read more

• Former chief of staff to Rep. Granger starts a firm

  Posted by on Oct. 15, 2019
  Darin Gardner, who served a three-month stint as Rep. Kay Granger's (R-TX) chief of staff back in 2015, is now starting his own lobbying firm. Gardner had previously worked in Granger's officer from 2002 to 2005 as a legislative assistant and then legislative director. read more

• Raytheon adds House chief of staff

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on June 26, 2019
  After 26 years with the House, Rep. Kay Granger's (R-Texas) chief of staff has headed to Raytheon. read more

• Granger's struggles with staff turnovers continues

  Posted by Steve Shapiro on Oct. 13, 2015
  It must feel like Groundhog Day in the office of Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas). She just brought on a new chief of staff making him the fifth person to hold that title this year. read more

• Granger hires former staffer, longtime lobbyist as chief of staff

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on Aug. 14, 2015
  Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas) has hired back a former legislative director who left her staff in 2005 for government affairs work. read more

• Cornyn loses staffer to Texas industrial company

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on Aug. 5, 2015
  A Dallas-based industrial company has picked up a staffer from a Texas senator for a federal affairs job. read more

• Dozens of congressional staff have become lobbyists this year

  Posted by Katie Barrows on April 21, 2014
  Dozens of former congressional staff have become federal lobbyists in the first quarter of 2014. read more

• Rep. Granger's senior aide heads for a health insurance giant

  Posted by Katie Barrows on Jan. 17, 2014
  A senior aide for a Texas congreswoman has left to become a Washington representative for a health insurance giant. read more

• Posted by Garrett Snedeker on Jan. 29, 2013
  Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas)'s former chief of staff has collected a wide variety of first-time clients with her new lobby shop, the Grossman Group. read more

• Posted by Garrett Snedeker on Sept. 20, 2012
  A former lobbyist with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has joined Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas)'s staff. read more

• Posted by Jock Friedly on Sept. 11, 2012
  Members of Congress were treated to an African safari for a week during the August recess. read more

• One month left for 41 representatives to file financial disclosures

  Posted by Daimon Eklund on July 19, 2012
  The personal financial disclosures of members of Congress continue to trickle in two months after the initial deadline. read more

• More member financial disclosures added

  Posted by Daimon Eklund on June 18, 2012
  LegiStorm today added the financial disclsoures of twelve more House of Representatives members who filed annual financial disclosures since the initial batch was released by the House last week. read more

• 92 members of Congress did not file financial disclosures

  Posted by Daimon Eklund on June 14, 2012
   The filings of 17 senators and 75 representatives were not available when the personal financial dislcosures were released Thursday. read more

• Israel jaunts set record for most costly trips

  Posted by Daimon Eklund on Sept. 12, 2011
  The American Israel Education Foundation has spent a record amount to send members of Congress and their staff to Israel in 2011, even before all the numbers are in. read more

• Nearly 50 members have yet to file financial disclosures

  Posted by LegiStorm on July 19, 2011
  Half of the members of Congress who received extensions to file their personal financial disclosures at the May deadline have since filed, leaving nearly 50 lawmakers who have yet to file. read more

• Many lawmakers granted financial disclosure extensions

  Posted by LegiStorm on June 15, 2011
  Twenty senators and 75 representatives requested an extension of the May deadline and did not have a 2011 personal financial disclosures in today's release. read more