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 Reaction to President Biden’s State of the Union

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Many of Arizonas leading Democrats offered their views of President Biden’s State of the Union Address on February 7, 2023. Please see the various posts from before and after the address. Always great to see Arizonans receiving national attention for their hard work and innovation. #SOTU2023 https://t.co/y6tffPav0q — Governor Katie Hobbs (@GovernorHobbs) February 8, 2023 … Read more

Eureka: Arizona Schools Can Spend the Money Promised to Them

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A day after the Arizona House of Representatives passed HCR2001,  a measure to suspend the Aggregate Expenditure Limit (AEL,) the State Senate followed their example in a 23 to 7 vote today (February 8, 2023.) All 14 Democrats and Nine Republicans voted to give educators, children, and family peace of mind about schooling for the … Read more

Another State of the Union, Another Home Run for President Joe Biden

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Saying “Let’s finish the job” and America is about “possibilities,” President Joe Biden hit another homerun delivering a passionate, magnanimous, optimistic, enthusiastic, and combative State of the Union address to Congress and the Amerian People this evening (February 7, 2023.) If there was any doubt that Joe Biden lacked the energy and competence to continue … Read more

Half Way There: The Arizona House Passes a Suspension of the AEL

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The Arizona State House of Representatives, in a 46 to 14 vote, secured a suspension of the Aggregate Expenditure Limit (AEL) for this year by passing Republican David Cooks HCR2001. The AEL is the archaic 1980s legal mechanism, that if allowed to be applied in March, would deny traditional public schools the right to spend … Read more