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 Representative Yassamin Ansari Speaks Out Against Voter Suppression and For Helping People Pay Their Air Conditioning Bills

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With Arizona’s other Congressional Democrats, House CD Three Representative Yassamin Ansari has not been shy about criticizing MAGA/Project 2025 Republican Extremism or pushing for policies that, unlike the Musk/Trump/Vance/Kennedy Jr. Central Committee, will actually help lower and middle-class Americans. After passage of the voter suppression measure under the Orwellian-named SAVE Act, Representative Ansari spoke on … Read more

Kelly and Gallego Sponsor Increases to the Child and Earned Income Tax Credits

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All of the United States Democratic Senators, including Arizona’s Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego, have sponsored proposals to expand the Child and Earned Income Tax Credit Programs that would benefit 300,000 Arizonans. It should be noted that the Harris/Walz Campaign supported similar measures during the 2024 Campaign. According to a press release from Senator Kelly’s … Read more

On Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth’s Summer Reading List for the Navy: Mein Kampf

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No surprise here. While Donald Trump and his band of MAGA apostates are busy going after schools that promote Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policies, revising websites to take out contributions from non white influencers of American History (including attempts to erase Jackie Robinson and Harriet Tubman before public backlash caused a retreat) and taking away … Read more