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.

Good and Ugly Government at the State Capitol

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The last two days at the Arizona Capitol have shown the great possibilities for the Grand Canyon State when both Republicans and Democrats work together for the betterment of the people. Unfortunately, it has also displayed how ugly it can be when fringe legislation to discriminate against people passes one of the legislative chambers. Jake’s … Read more

Arizona Democratic Congressional Candidates speak on the Coronavirus

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The reaction of the Trump Administration to the Coronavirus has received both praise and condemnation. The scientists and specialists (who Trump routinely dismissed as deep state hacks up until last week) who are working in the Administration to disseminate accurate information on the virus to the states, send out appropriate testing materials, and work on … Read more

Is Joe Biden the 2020 Political Phoenix

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All Arizonans should know the story of the Phoenix: a bird that died on a funeral pyre but rose reanimated from its ashes to vibrantly fly again. Is Joe Biden the 2020 Political Phoenix? Just one week ago, he was declared virtually politically dead by many pundits after faring poorly in Iowa, New Hampshire, and … Read more

(UPDATED) And Then there Were Five Democratic Presidential Candidates; It is important to Unite

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With the withdrawals of Tom Steyer on Saturday, Pete Buttigieg on Sunday, and Amy Klobuchar today (Monday,) the Democratic Primary Race has shrunk to five candidates. Actually, four because Tulsi Gabbard has largely been a nonfactor for several months. The race for the Democratic Nomination now pits two more liberal progressive candidates (Elizabeth Warren and … Read more