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 Attorney General Kris Mayes on Rising Anti-Semitic Incidents: “Hatred has No Place in Our State”

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While attending an emergency meeting of the Arizona Civil Rights Advisory Board earlier today (November 21, 2023) State Attorney General Kris Mayes condemned recent hate crimes including Anti-Semitic ones, saying “hatred has no place in our state.” In her comments, the Attorney General, after calling for this emergency meeting, relayed that it was necessary to … Read more

The Most Common Weapon in Mass Shootings is the AR-15: Brave AZ Congressional Candidates O’Callaghan and Smith Speak Out

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According to reporting from Forbes Magazine, there have been 565 mass shootings so far in 2023 with a forecast that the year will end with 700 of these senseless, and in many cases, preventable tragedies. A major reason for the astounding loss of life during these events is the ability of mentally unstable or racist/fringe … Read more

Check Out the Latest Biden/Harris and Lincoln Project Ads from the Last Week

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The Biden/Harris Campaign and The Lincoln Project have released more thought-provoking and well-produced ads designed to move voters to support Pro-Democracy and Pro-Labor candidates in 2024. The first one is from the Biden/Harris Campaign where they use Donald ‘I killed Roe v Wade and enabled the January 6 Domestic Terrorists’ Trump’s words in reminding workers … Read more

Hobbs, Gallego, Romero, and Bejarano Celebrate the Second Anniversary of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

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This is Infrastructure Week and unlike the previous Presidential Administration, there are real projects to brag about as Arizona leaders celebrated the second anniversary of the Bipartisan Law signed by President Joe Biden on November 15, 2021. A law that no Arizona Republican in Congress voted for. Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has been crisscrossing the … Read more