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 is Bluer but More Needs to be Done

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Overall, Democrats in Arizona did do well in the November 3, 2020 elections. Joe Biden became the first Democrat since Bill Clinton in 1996 to win Arizona in the Presidential Election. For the first time since 1953, Arizona will be represented by two Democratic Senators (Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly.) Anna Tovar will bring an … Read more

President Elect Biden and Vice President Elect Harris discuss the COVID 19 and Economic Crisis and Recovery Efforts

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President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Harris discussed a full range of topics with reporters after an earlier meeting with a group of corporate and union leaders. These included passing the House Heroes Act, the need to access the Administration Vaccine Distribution Plan, a National COVID 19 strategy, what to do for Thanksgiving, and a … Read more

In “Democracy,” the Lincoln Project Calls on Republicans to Put Democracy and America First

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The Lincoln Project is continuing its assault on the Republican Party with the new ad “Democracy.” Commenting that voters in 2020 elected Joe Biden President “with the most votes ever cast for a President in U.S. History,” the narrator pointed out that “most Republican leaders (Mitch McConnell, Kevin McCarthy, Kelly Loeffler, and David Perdue) are refusing … Read more

With COVID 19 Surging Again in Arizona, Some School Districts Start to Go Back to Virtual Learning

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With people getting the Coronavirus increasing again (especially in the rural parts of the Grand Canyon State,) some individual Arizona public schools and districts have decided to resume solely virtual instruction for the next couple of weeks. Paradise Valley Unified will resume virtual online instruction on November 23, 2020. Acqua Fria went back to online … Read more