In Arizona, Republican Senate incumbent Toni Hellon, chair of the K-12 Education Committee, lost her effort to return to Phoenix.In Arizona, Republican Senate incumbent Toni Hellon, chair of the K-12 Education Committee, lost her effort to return to Phoenix. Former state senator Noun 1. state senator - a member of a state senate senator - a member of a senate Gabrielle Giffords Gabrielle Giffords (born June 8, 1970) is a Democratic politician from Tucson, Arizona. She is congresswoman for Arizona's At-large congressional district. Giffords is the youngest woman ever to be elected to the Arizona Senate, where she served from 2003 to 2005. won the Democratic primary in the 8th congressional district Noun 1. congressional district - a territorial division of a state; entitled to elect one member to the United States House of Representatives district, territorial dominion, territory, dominion - a region marked off for administrative or other purposes off in November against the Republican winner, former state Representative Randy Graft, who defeated state Representative Steve Huffman in a close contest to succeed retiring Representative Jim Kolbe. |
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