Arizona's 8th congressional district is a congressional district located in the U.S. state of Arizona. It includes many of the suburbs north and west of Phoenix, in Maricopa County, Arizona. The distr
Gabrielle Giffords official portrait
Ron Barber, official portrait, 112th Congress
Trent Franks, official portrait, 114th Congress
Debbie Lesko, official portrait, 115th Congress
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Gabrielle Dee Giffords 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 congressi
Arizona's 8th congressional district
…successor to what had been the 5th district from 1983 to 2003. Longtime Republican incumbent Jim Kolbe retired in 2007, and was succeeded by Democrat Gabby Giffords, who was shot and severely wounded at a public event on January 8, 2011. Giffords resigned her seat on January 25, 2012. In a special election held on…
Giffords in 2024
Giffords in 2008
Giffords during a press conference following her 2010 election victory
Roadside sign at the scene of the shooting