Gabrielle Giffords
Democrat
AZ
Representative, 8th District
Last year in office: 2012
Gabrielle Giffords is a former Democratic U.S. Representative for Arizona's 8th Congressional District. Giffords first took office in Congress in 2007 and left office in 2012.
Gabrielle Giffords: Voting Record & Political Positions
Gabrielle Giffords's Voting Record at a Glance
- Legislative effectiveness: sponsored 57 bills and sponsored or cosponsored 753, 39 of which were enacted into law.
Top Issues Gabrielle Giffords Votes On
- Taxation
- Defense Spending
- Climate Change
- Health Insurance
- Immigration
- Infrastructure
How Gabrielle Giffords Voted on Recent Bills
- Not Voting on “Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding any final measure to extend the payroll tax holiday, extend Federally funded unemployment insurance benefits, or prevent decreases in reimbursement for physicians who provide care to Medicare beneficiaries.” (2011-12-20) — Passed
- Not Voting on “To reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns and party conventions and by terminating the Election Assistance Commission.” (2011-12-01) — Failed
- Not Voting on “Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.” (2011-11-18) — Failed
- Not Voting on “To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the calculation of modified adjusted gross income for purposes of determining eligibility for certain healthcare-related programs.” (2011-10-27) — Passed
- Not Voting on “Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011, Part IV” (2011-07-20) — Failed
- Not Voting on “Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021.” (2011-04-15) — Failed