Texas Rep. Kay Granger is in quarantine after colleague tested positive for COVID
U.S. Rep. Kay Granger is self-quarantining after sitting next to a fellow member of Congress who has tested positive for coronavirus.
This comes after she recently sat next to U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert, a Tyler Republican often seen walking around the U.S. Capitol without a mask, who has tested positive for COVID-19.
Granger, R-Fort Worth, sat next to him on an airplane flight leaving Texas on Sunday night.
“At the direction of the attending physician, and out of an abundance of caution, she is self-quarantining,” Michelle Koepp, her spokeswoman, said in a one paragraph written statement.
Wednesday was the first day of quarantine for Granger, 77, who has served in the Texas House since 1997 and is seeking re-election in November. She is in Washington, D.C.
Granger represents the 12th Congressional District, which includes the western part of Tarrant County, all of Parker County and the eastern part of Wise County.
Gohmert, 66, had been scheduled to fly to West Texas Wednesday with President Donald Trump. He tested positive for coronavirus when he was being screened at the White House, news reports show.
He was the 10th member of Congress to test positive for the coronavirus. He told his Capitol Hill staff of his diagnosis after leaving the White House, ABC News reported.
This story was originally published July 29, 2020 at 3:18 PM.
