Eighth Congressional District: Fiscal Conservatism

Left Hemisphere Dept: Last November, Giffords narrowly defeated Tea Party candidate Jesse Kelly. Office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords/Associated Press Gabrielle Giffords, known for her centrist stance, has been called a rising political star with a rare ability to appeal across entrenched party lines, according to CBC. Giffords represents Arizona's Eighth Congressional District, a southern region of the state that includes the border with Mexico. A self-described "blue dog" democrat who favours fiscal conservatism, Giffords has actively defended gun rights and called for immigration reform and tighter border security. She also supported the divisive health-care reform bill a move that angered some of her constituents. In March 2010, Giffords's office windows were shattered by gunfire and a 22-year-old Tucson man was charged with one count of attempted assassination of a member of Congress, two counts of killing an employee of the federal government and two counts of attempting to kill a federal employee, two days after six people were killed in an attack at a political gathering outside a Tucson shopping mall. Congresswoman Gabrielle Griffiths was critically injured when she was shot in the head at close range. / / Wounded: Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords The 40-year-old congresswoman was shot Saturday at a public constituents meeting in Tucson, Ariz. A bullet went through the left hemisphere of her brain. As reported in the news.
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