Fort Worth Congresswoman Kay Granger tests positive for COVID after arriving in D.C.
Fort Worth U.S. Rep. Kay Granger, the top Republican on the House Appropriations Committee, tested positive for the coronavirus.
Granger, 77, was tested when she arrived in Washington, D.C., for the beginning of the 117th Congress, according to a statement Monday from Sarah Flaim, spokesperson for Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee.
She is asymptomatic and “feeling great!’ Flaim said in the statement. Granger is under the care of her doctor and quarantining.
Granger participated in House floor votes on Sunday, including the Speaker election, before she learned of the positive test result, The Hill reported.
The longtime congresswoman and former Fort Worth mayor received the first round of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in December. A second dose is needed for recipients to be considered fully vaccinated.
It was not immediately clear how she contracted the virus.
This is at least the second time Granger has been exposed to COVID-19. In July she quarantined after sitting next to U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Tyler, on a flight leaving Texas. Gohmert, who often was seen walking around the U.S. Capitol without a mask, had tested positive for the virus.
This story was originally published January 4, 2021 at 1:32 PM.
