The Giffords for Congress campaign today turned in a record-breaking number of petition signatures, qualifying Gabrielle Giffords for the ballot in November’s election. The 13,194 signatures demonstrate the strength of Congresswoman Giffords support, as well as pointing up one of the strongest grassroots volunteer networks in Arizona.

“Voters from across Southern Arizona are enthusiastic about Gabrielle’s work for our district and they are standing up to support her in overwhelming numbers,” said Giffords for Congress campaign chair Michael McNulty. “She has a record of challenging ‘politics as usual’ in Washington and standing up for what is best for Southern Arizona. District 8 has chosen its representatives based on who they felt would provide the strongest leadership and best service for Southern Arizona, and they are saying clearly that Gabrielle is that leader.”

Here are some numbers:

Volunteers collected signatures from each of the four counties, five legislative districts and 351 precincts that comprise the 9,000 square miles of District 8.

For the third cycle in a row, Giffords set a record for the number of petition signatures collected by a congressional candidate in Arizona. The campaign collected 7,026 signatures in 2006 and 11,724 in 2008. And this year, 13,194.

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