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.

As President, Joe Biden would Restore The United State’s role as the Leader of the Free World

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Over the last six weeks, while everyone has paid attention to the Coronavirus, the Economic downtown, and the protests resulting from the police murder of George Floyd, Donald Trump has continued taking American Foreign Policy to the reactionary, fascist coddling, and isolationist postures of the America First Movement that drew support in parts of the … Read more

Jacqueline Smith believes “Our Students’ success is Our entire Community’s success”

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Professor Jacqueline Smith would be a stellar addition to the Maricopa Community College Governing Board.  An educator with degrees in mathematics, economics, and law, Professor Smith is currently the Vice President at the Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University. She is also a Professor of Practice at the Mary Lou Fulton Teacher’s … Read more

The Mayors of Flagstaff, Phoenix, and Tucson do not Share Governor Ducey’s assessment of the Coronavirus in Arizona

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For those who did not quite understand the crux of Governor Doug Ducey’s defensive Press Conference yesterday where he played Kevin Bacon from Animal House,   please recognize that the Coronavirus (COVID 19) has been on the rise in Arizona, hospitals and other health care facilities are close to reaching full capacity, and if the … Read more

In the Trump Zone, no Democrats allowed, we are not Racists, and you have to sign a Waiver to Get In

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The last 24 hours have shown (like Americans really need more examples) of the Orwellian hypocrisy of the Trump Administration. First, at an event in Dallas to promote healing race relations and law enforcement, the Trump team failed to invite three of the top law enforcement officials in Dallas County. According to reporting from Teresa … Read more

Sarah Lindsay James wants to bring an Educators Perspective to the Tempe Union High School Governing Board

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Sarah Lindsay James is a 21-year veteran music instructor who wants to fight for school stakeholders as a new member of the Tempe Union High School Governing Board. She would like to bring a teachers’ perspective to the Board. If elected, Ms. James will fight for: Equity for all students regardless of demographic or socioeconomic … Read more