About Me
In November 2006, she was elected to the Republican House leadership for the 110th Congress, serving as vice chair of the Republican Conference. Granger is the Congresswoman for the 12th District of Texas and is the highest-ranking Republican woman in the House of Representatives. In that role, she acts as a spokesperson for the party.
Granger sits on the Appropriations Committee and serves on the Defense, Homeland Security and Military Construction/Veterans Affairs Appropriations Subcommittees. Granger co-chairs the Anti-Terrorism Caucus and serves as a deputy whip. Today, she is considered one of the House of Representatives’ leading defense experts.
Before coming to Congress, Granger served as Mayor of Fort Worth for five years and a member of the City Council for two years.