Gabby Giffords ’93 her continued involvement in public policy and gun violence prevention in the Huffington Post. On August 1, 2011鈥攁 decade ago鈥擥iffords, then a Democratic representative from Arizona, returned to the House floor to cast her first vote after being shot at a constituent event the previous January. Since then, she has founded Giffords, an organization that works toward gun violence prevention. “Public service has always motivated me. I had to return for that vote on the House floor 10 years ago because I didn鈥檛 want to let my colleagues and my constituents down,” Giffords said. “Today, the public service I鈥檓 engaged in takes a different form鈥旾 may no longer be in elected office, but my desire to serve is as strong as ever.”