Rep. Gabrielle Giffords

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 06/08/1970 Birthplace: Tucson, AZ District: represents AZ-08 Political Party: Democratic Education: MA, Regional Planning, Cornell University, 1996 William J. Fulbright Scholar, Chihuahua, Mexico, 1993-1994 BA, Scripps College, 1993. Last elected in 2006 receiving 137,655 (54.0%) votes. Official website
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money Raised $1,917,360 (#61) Spent 20% (#605) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 67% (#109) From PACs 33% (#377) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 19 (#326) Total cost $30,988,000 (#291) Received 19 (#309) Total cost $24,980,000 (#279) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 22% left-wing (#219) Predictable 91% (#333) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 1 times (#477) Avg. length 701 words (#345) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 237 (#509) Introduced 17 (#461) Debated 8 (#240) Enacted 0 (#469) Data from GovTrack.
Interest Group Alignment Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ] Group Agreement American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes) AFL-CIO 90% (10/11 votes) National Association of Realtors 87% (7/8 votes) NAACP 85% (6/7 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 83% (5/6 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 80% (4/5 votes) Public Citizen 75% (6/8 votes) National Association of Home Builders 66% (4/6 votes) National Retail Federation 20% (1/5 votes) US Chamber of Commerce 16% (1/6 votes) U.S. Chamber of Commerce 14% (2/14 votes) More interest groups → Data from Maplight.org , for the 11Xth Congress.
Top Contributors Individuals reporting the same zip code who have donated to a lawmaker's political campaign. Use with caution: based on raw FEC data. 1 Robert A Strauss $8,850 from December 6, 2005 to February 13, 2007 2 William C Lewis $8,800 from February 22, 2006 to June 28, 2007 3 Roberta Pederson $8,800 from September 12, 2006 to July 6, 2007 4 Don Martin $8,800 from December 4, 2005 to March 31, 2007 5 Elinor Hallowell $8,800 from December 8, 2005 to June 6, 2007 More contributors → Source: FEC data from the 1980 to 2000 election cycles.
Top Contributor Employers Campaigns disclose the employers of their contributors; this list aggregates them. Use with caution: this list is based on raw FEC data 1 Self $537,348 2 Na $499,942 3 Ua $32,732 4 University Of Arizona $28,250 5 Pederson Group $27,200 More contributors → Source: FEC data from the 1980 to 2000 election cycles.
Top Lobby Contributors New rules require lobbyists to disclose their giving, and giving by the PACs they control. Use with caution: This data compiled from raw filings 1 Renee Eastman - Salt River Project $5,029 2 Craig A. Purser - National Beer Wholesalers Association $5,000 3 Mr. Hasan R. Solomon - International Association Of Machinists And Aerospace Workers $5,000 4 Mr. John Barnes - Raytheon Company $5,000 5 Craig A. Purser - National Beer Wholesalers Association $5,000 More lobby contributors → Source: Senate Office of Public Records LD-203 disclosure database; data from 2008.
Some campaign finance information from Open Secrets.

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