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.

Doug Ducey Screws Arizona Counties, Cities, and Towns out of COVID 19 funds in order to Fatten State Coffers

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With the passage of the CARES Act back in March, much-needed aid to counties, cities, and towns was included in the legislation so they could withstand the health and economic fallout from the Coronavirus (COVID 19). Because of population size, the federal government directly funded Phoenix, Tucson, and Mesa.  Maricopa and Pima counties also directly … Read more

In new ad, the Biden campaign calls Trump “Too Weak to Lead”

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The Biden campaign’s latest virtual ad is a damning indictment of Donald Trump. It essentially calls him a coward. The ad, called “Too Weak to Lead.” paints a harsh critique of Mr. Trump’s leadership during the protests following the police murder of George Floyd. The video shows peaceful marchers (some of whom are getting tear-gassed) … Read more

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