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Gabrielle Giffords
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| U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D) | ||
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| Leadership: | No leadership position | |
| Committees: | House Committee on Armed Services, House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and House Committee on Science and Technology | |
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2010 candidates for AZ-08 | ||
| Confirmed: | Gabrielle Giffords, Jesse Kelly | |
| Considering: | None so far | |
| Rumored: | None so far | |
| Potential: | Tim Bee | |
| Dropped-out: | None so far | |
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Gabrielle Giffords, a Democrat, has represented the Eighth Congressional District of Arizona in the U.S. House of Representatives, since 2007.
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Record and controversies
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Iraq War
Environmental record
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Biography
Giffords was born in Tuscon, Arizona in 1970. Giffords graduated from University High School (Tucson). She received a B.A. in Sociology and Latin American History from Scripps College, in Claremont, California, in 1993, and a Masters of Regional Planning from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York in 1996. Giffords was a Fulbright Scholar and a fellow at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. She later operated her own business and investment capital firm in the Tuscon area. [1]
Giffords began her career as a legislator in the Arizona House of Representatives, where she served from 2000 to 2002. Giffords was elected to the Arizona Senate in the fall of 2002 and is the youngest woman ever elected to this body. She took office in January of 2003 and was re-elected in 2004. She resigned from the Arizona Senate on December 1, 2005, in preparation for her congressional campaign.
Giffords is married to astronaut Mark E. Kelly, a veteran of two shuttle missions. Kelly was the pilot for space shuttle mission STS-121 in 2006. STS-121 included the first shuttle launch on the Fourth of July. Giffords participated in a NASA tradition when she selected "Beautiful Day," by U2 as one of the wake-up calls for the shuttle crew.
Giffords is an avid reader and was featured on NPR's Weekend Edition on July 9 2006. She discussed books she was currently reading. These included: First Man, a biography of astronaut Neil Armstrong and The Heartless Stone, a book that exposes unsavory aspects of the diamond industry.
After Hurricane Katrina struck in the late summer of 2005, Giffords spent time as a volunteer in Houston, Texas, helping those displaced by the storm. She wrote about her experience in the Tucson Citizen. [2]
2006 election
Giffords announced her intention to run for Congress on January 24, 2006. The launch was attended by hundreds of people including leading Tucson residents and politicians. Giffords’ campaign was endorsed by many prominent Democrats, such as former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) and former Clinton Labor Secretary Robert Reich. The top American political action committee, Emily's List, endorsed Giffords as well [3]. On September 12, 2006, Giffords won her party's nomination in the Democratic primary. The Republican primary winner was Randy Graf, a conservative who is backed by the Club for Growth.[4]
Giffords defeated Graf in the election to take control of the seat formerly held by Rep. Jim Kolbe, who retired.
2008 elections
 | This information was gathered by volunteer researchers as part of the Superdelegate Transparency Project on the superdelegates for the 2008 Democratic presidential primary. For more info see the Arizona superdelegate tracker or visit the STP homepage. |
Before Hillary Clinton conceded the race, Gabrielle Giffords, as a superdelegate, had not endorsed a candidate for President.
- See other superdelegates who endorsed Obama, endorsed Clinton, were undeclared or had pledged to support the primary winner (state or national).
- For more information and sources, see the state page for this superdelegate linked to in the blue box above.
Money in politics
This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.
| Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle | |
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| Donor | Amount (US Dollars) |
| University of Arizona | $ 40,968 |
| Pederson Group | $ 36,800 |
| EMILY's List | $ 28,700 |
| Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte | $ 20,850 |
| Lewis & Roca | $ 16,614 |
| Apollo Group | $ 13,000 |
| UnitedHealth Group | $ 12,800 |
| Raytheon Co | $ 12,500 |
| Fennemore Craig PC | $ 12,050 |
| Ua | $ 11,750 |
| Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site. Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates. | |
| Links to more campaign contribution information for Gabrielle Giffords from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site. |
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| Fundraising profile: | 2008 election cycle | Career totals |
| Top contributors by organization/corporation: | 2008 election cycle | Career totals |
| Top contributors by industry: | 2008 election cycle | Career totals |
- Revolving door profile for Gabrielle Giffords from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
- 2006 privately funded travel profile for Gabrielle Giffords from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
- Personal finance profile for Gabrielle Giffords from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
Committees and Affiliations
- House Committee on Armed Services
- Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces
- Subcommittee on Readiness
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs
- Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere
- House Committee on Science and Technology
- Subcommittee on Environment and Energy
More Background Data
Contact
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Articles and resources
Resources
- Giffords for Congress, official campaign site.
Local blogs and discussion sites
- AZ Congress Watch
- Man Eegee - Latino Politico
- Daniel's News and Views
- Rum, Romanism, and Rebellion
- Western Democrat
- Blog for Arizona
Articles
- Jerry Skurnik, " Congressional Elections - Good for the Jews (and the Buddhists)," Room Eight, November 8, 2006.
Semantic data
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| Current Office: U.S. House of Representatives | |||
| Title: Rep | First name: Gabrielle | Middle name: | Last name: Giffords |
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| Party: D | State: AZ | District:
08 District short: 8 | Currently in office? True |
| Gender: F | |||
| Phone: 202-225-2542 | Fax: 202-225-0378 | Website: http://giffords.house.gov/contact/mailing-list/ | Webform email: http://giffords.house.gov/contact/mailing-list/ Email address: |
| DC office: 502 Cannon House Office Building | |||
| Bioguide ID: G000554 | Votesmart ID: 28507 | FEC ID: H6AZ08038 | Govtrack ID: 412188 |
| CRP ID: N00027829 | Eventful ID: P0-001-000016728-9 | Old Sunlight ID: | Twitter ID: Rep_Giffords |
| OpenCongress Wiki URL: http://www.opencongress.org/wiki/Gabrielle_Giffords | YouTubeID: giffords2 | Senate class: | |
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| Current Office: U.S. House of Representatives | |||
| 111th Congress | |||
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House Committee on Armed Services, House Committee on Armed Services/Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces, House Committee on Armed Services/Subcommittee on Readiness, House Committee on Foreign Affairs, House Committee on Foreign Affairs/Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, House Committee on Science and Technology, House Committee on Science and Technology/Subcommittee on Energy and Environment | |||
| Congressional Career | |||
| First Elected to Current Office: November 7, 2006 | First Took Current Office: January 4, 2007 | Next Election: November 2, 2010 | Term Ends: |
| Freshman Member? Yes | Previous Political Work? Arizona Senate, Arizona House, Switched from Republican to Democratic party | Other Party Membership: | |
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Latitude: 32°14′34.267″N
Longitude: 110°53′36.805″W
Latitude: 31°33′51.336″N
Longitude: 110°14′49.583″W
