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.

Kate Gallego and Yassamin Ansari Comment on The City of Phoenix Annual Climate Action Plan Progress Report

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Perhaps the key takeaways from the City of Phoenix’s release last week of its Annual Climate Action Plan Progress Report are: Over the last several years, the Phoenix City Council led by sustainability and clean energy champions Mayor Kate Gallego and council members such as former Vice Mayor and Congressional District Three Democratic Nominee Yassamin … Read more

Watch This: The Lincoln Project Launches Their 2024 “Daisy” Ad

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The 1964 Johnson/Humphrey Campaign made history when they launched their “Daisy” ad that asserted that Republican Nominee Barry Goldwater was too trigger-happy with the country’s nuclear arsenal to be President. Fast forward 60 years and The Lincoln Project has released their own “Daisy ad” featuring a young woman from the grave, imploring her father and … Read more

In her 60 Minutes Interview, Vice President Kamala Harris Rightly Calls Out Trump-Republicans for Not Acting on Immigration Reform

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Unlike Donald Trump, Vice President Kamala Harris has no problem appearing before an interviewer for the CBS news show 60 Minutes. During the event, the Vice President repeated many of the same responses about her economic plans and voter perceptions of her that she had said on both the campaign trails and earlier interviews. The … Read more

Take Down the Signs That Spread Lies About Arizona Candidates

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I was driving in Eastern and Central Mesa a couple of days ago and I noticed some disgusting signs on street corners accusing local Democratic candidates of having support from child molesters and fentanyl traffickers. These signs are totally preposterous and are completely false. The Arizona Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (ADLCC,) aware of these signs, … Read more