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.

Eureka: Progress at the Arizona State House to Help Disabled Children

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After weeks of partisan divisiveness, Democrats and Republicans in the Arizona State House banded together to pass, in a large bipartisan 48 to 11 vote, HB2945: supplemental funding for the Division of Developmental Disabilities. This vote will, as Appropriations Chairperson David Livingston said, “Help save lives.” The final House Bill included compromises that both sides … Read more

American Duce and Felon in Chief Donald Trump Says Due Process and Trials Before Deportations Would Be Too Long

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Speaking with the voice of lots of personal court experience from the last four years, American Duce and Felon in Chief Donald Trump told White House reporters yesterday (April 22, 2025,) that judges “can’t say no” to deporting illegal immigrants because trials are “going to take two years.” Saying there are “thousands of people that … Read more

Posting from El Salvador on Kilmar Abrego Garcia and Others Wrongfully Deported: Arizona Representative Yassamin Ansari

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Keeping her word, Arizona Congressional District Three House Representative Yassamin Ansari joined other House Democrats (Maxine Dexter, Robert Garcia, and Maxwell Frost) and in flying to El Salvador to check in on the status of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man who with many others, was wrongly deported to an El Salvadoran prison last month. This … Read more