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Gabby Giffords
Sign in to saveAlso known as Gabrielle Dee Giffords, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Gabrielle Giffords
American politician and gun control activist (born 1970)
Key facts
- Preceded by
- Jim Kolbe
- Succeeded by
- Ron Barber
- Born
- Gabrielle Dee Giffords , ( 1970-06-08 ) June 8, 1970 (age 55) , Tucson, Arizona , U.S.
- Party
- Democratic
- Spouse
- Mark Kelly ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2007 )
- Relatives
- Gwyneth Paltrow (second cousin), Jake Paltrow (second cousin)
- Education
- Scripps College ( BA ), Cornell University ( MRP )
- Awards
- Presidential Medal of Freedom (2022)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Tucson
- Spouse
- Mark Kelly
- Position held
- member of the United States House of Representatives
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Judaism
- Field of work
- gun control
- Official website
- giffords.house.gov
- Image
- Gabrielle Giffords working at desk crop.jpg
- Work location
- Phoenix
- Residence
- Tucson
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- Commons category
- Gabrielle Giffords
- date of birth
- 1970-06-08
- name in native language
- Gabrielle Giffords
- birth name
- Gabrielle Dee Giffords
- writing language
- English language
- social media followers
- 388658
- partner in business or sport
- Mark Kelly
- P10632
- Gabby Giffords
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Encyclopedic overview
Gabrielle Dee Giffords (born June 8, 1970) is an American retired politician and gun violence prevention advocate. She served as a member of the United States House of Representatives representing Arizona's 8th congressional district from January 2007 until January 2012, when she resigned due to a severe brain injury suffered during an assassination attempt. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the third woman in Arizona's history to be elected to the U.S. Congress.
Born and raised in Tucson, Arizona, Giffords graduated from Scripps College and Cornell University. After initially moving to New York City, where she worked in regional economic development for Price Waterhouse, she returned to Arizona to work as the CEO of El Campo Tire Warehouses, a family business started by her grandfather. She served in the Arizona House of Representatives from 2001 until 2003 and the Arizona Senate from 2003 until 2005 when she was elected to the U.S. House.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gabby Giffords” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.