Gabrielle GIFFORDS, Congress, AZ (1970)

GIFFORDS, Gabrielle, a Representative from Arizona; born in Tucson, Pima County, Ariz., June 8, 1970; graduated from University High School, Tucson, Ariz., 1988; B.A., Scripps College, Claremont, Calif., 1993; M.R.P., Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., 1996; William Fulbright Scholarship, Chihuahua, Mexico, 1996; businesswoman; analyst; member of the Arizona state house of representatives, 2001-2003; member of the Arizona state senate, 2003-2005; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Tenth Congress and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2007-present).

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present