The political beltway over the weekend was upended by a bombshell report that Texas Rep. Kay Granger had been absent from the public eye for nearly six months, only to be discovered at an independent living facility.

The retiring representative, whose last House vote was in July, is suffering from dementia and her son says she moved to a senior living facility.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Longtime Republican U.S. Rep. Kay Granger of Texas is having “unforeseen health challenges” that have worsened in the final months of her more than two decades in Congress, a statement from her office said Monday.