David Gordon

Living in Arizona since his family moved to Tempe from New York in 1982, David Gordon has three degrees from Arizona State University and the University of Phoenix in History, Political Science, and Secondary School Administration. A highly qualified Social Studies instructor and Certified School Principal, Mr. Gordon owned his own charter school, Grand Canyon College Preparatory Academy from 1997-2016. The school served students in grades 6-12 in the East Valley of Maricopa County. Many of the graduates of GCP earned college credit for free while still attending high school, some completing the first year of college before graduating. Among the speakers at the school's graduations were noted figures in Arizona Politics like Harry Mitchell, David Schweikert, Juan Mendes, Andrew Sherwood, and John Huppenthal. Mr. Gordon also participated in the revisions of the Arizona History and Social Studies standards. In January 2017, Mr. Gordon started the political blog Twenty-First Century Progressive Bull Moose. It has a global following and routinely comments on the political events of the day. Mr. Gordon also helps administer the Facebook page Living Blue in Arizona. He is also a science fiction writer and has just completed two series. The first one, Jigsaw: Beginnings, Warheads, and Full Circle. All are available on Amazon. The second Jigsaw Series: History's Forgotten: Parts One, Two, and Three are also out on Amazon. The seventh book, Jigsaw: Powder Keg should be released in November 2023. Mr. Gordon is very happy to be asked to join the Blog for Arizona team and hopes to spread the progressive word to make Arizona a better place for everyone.

Arizona Legislative Democrats Warn That Consumers Will Be Hurt and Pollution Will Increase if HB2679 Passes

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HB2679, a Republican sponsored bill that would, according to critics, including those in the legislature and former Arizona Corporation Commission members, reward corporate utility interests and profits over consumer protection and provide a financial lifeline for unclean coal industries in the Grand Canyon State is on its way to the State Senate for consideration. The … Read more

Attorney General Kris Mayes and Other State AGs Sue To Save the Domestic Peace Corps Program, Americorps

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Americorps, the Clinton/Gore Era National Service Program, was envisioned as a domestic version of the international Peace Corps to help vulnerable populations in the United States. When I had my charter school, we required students to participate in service learning projects around the community. Some of the projects dealt with cleaning up elderly people’s homes, … Read more

Governor Katie Hobbs Celebrates Thousands of Good-Paying Construction Apprenticeship Jobs

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Fresh off signing a bipartisan agreement and legislative victory to fund the Division that will assist children with disabilities, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs celebrated the creation of 3,000 construction job apprenticeships and announced the recipients of the second round of BuilditAZ Initiative Grants, totalling one million dollars from the Office of Economic Opportunity, that will … Read more