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 Democratic Candidates in Competitive Districts Are Raking in the Campaign Bucks

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In a sign that Democratic candidates and the issues they support are carrying weight with voters this year, Democratic legislators in competitive battleground districts are doing very well in campaign donations. LD2 Representative Judy Schwiebert’s campaign hauled in $81,000 for her State Senate run. 97 percent of those donations came from Arizona residents. LD4 State … Read more

Like Truman in 1948, President Biden Needs to Campaign Against the Do Nothing Trump MAGA Republicans if They Abandon Immigration Reform

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There is no shortage of Trump-Maga Republican Hypocrisy or Chutzphah. After spending three years whining, hyping, and demagoguing the increase in migrants coming legally and illegally to the United States, they want to abandon the most conservative immigration reform legislation (with bipartisan and Biden/Harris Administration support) since perhaps the anti-immigrant hysteria era following the first … Read more

New Children’s Action Alliance Leader January Contreras discusses Her Legislative Priorities for 2024

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Former Biden/Harris Assistant Secretary for the Administration for Children and Families at the Department of Health and Human Services, Attorney, Public Interest Advocate, and 2018 Democratic Arizona Attorney General Nominee, January Contreras is having a “wonderful” time as the new head of the Arizona Children’s Action Alliance (CAA.)  A 35-year-old bipartisan organization dedicated to the … Read more

(UPDATED) On the Anniversary of Roe V Wade Arizona Democratic Leaders Speak Out on the Need to Protect Reproductive Freedom and Women’s Health Care

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On the Fifty-First Anniversary of the historic Roe v Wade Supreme Court decision that gave women the right to reproductive freedom and have the final say over their health, Arizona Democratic Leaders spoke out on the need to formalize at the ballot this November the need to protect the right to choose in the Grand … Read more