Jewish Women on the Map - Arizona's 8th Congressional District represented by Gabrielle Giffords

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Arizona's 8th Congressional District represented by Gabrielle Giffords
1661 N. Swan
Tuscon, AZ
United States

Gabrielle Dee Giffords served the people in Arizona’s 8th Congressional District from 2007 to January, 2012. She is the third woman, and the first Jew, in Arizona’s history to be elected to Congress. Giffords is currently focusing on her recovery from injuries she sustained in a shooting while meeting with constituents on January 8th, 2011.

See also: Jewish Women in Politics

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Arizona's 8th Congressional District represented by Gabrielle Giffords." (Viewed on May 20, 2013) <http://jwa.org/onthemap/arizonas-8th-congressional-district-represented-by-gabrielle-giffords>.