Mark Kelly

August 28, 2008 - 2:50pm

Giffords makes it to DNC on last day

DENVER -- U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Tucson) has arrived for the last day of the Democratic National Convention, in time to see Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) accept his nomination for the presidency.

When asked what had caused her absence for the first three days, Giffords told PolitickerAZ.com, "I was working."

"Some of us have re-election fights," she explained, referring to the challenge she faces from Arizona Sen. Pres. Tim Bee (R-Tucson).

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May 20, 2008 - 4:05pm

Giffords makes congressional/astronautical history

If all goes according to plan, the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery on May 31 will mark the first time a member of Congress watches his or her spouse blast into space.

The member is Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-8), and the spouse is her husband Mark Kelly, who will command STS-124 and its delivery of a payload to the International Space Station.

 

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