Gabrielle Giffords
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Gabrielle Dee "Gabby" Giffords (born June 8, 1970) is an American politician. A Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

 member of the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
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, she has represented since 2007. She is the third woman in Arizona's history to be elected to the U.S. Congress. Giffords is currently serving her third term in the United States House of Representatives, having been re-elected in the 2010 midterm elections. Considered a "Blue Dog" Democrat, her stances on health care reform
Health care reform
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 and illegal immigration
Illegal immigration
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 were sources of attention for those opposed to her candidacy and have made her a recipient of criticism from various conservative groups.
 
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