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 Democratic Party Chair Robert Branscomb Presents This Week’s Episode of “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly”

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New Arizona Democratic Party Chair Robert Branscomb presented the latest Arizona Democratic Party and Arizona Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (ADLCC) episode of “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” at the State Legislature. In his remarks, the Chairperson said: “The Good. This week, Governor Hobbs, veto, Bill, HB, 2703, the bill that was shortened early … Read more

Red Alert: Trump/Hegseth Launch Friday Night Purge of Top Military and JAG Officials at the Pentagon

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Through sheer incompetence and MAGA zealotry, this country is headed toward dark and dangerous times. Fresh off the heals of firing (and then rehiring) the people responsible for overseeing the nation’s nuclear weapon stockpile, the Musk/Trump/Vance/Hegseth Administration conducted a Friday night purge of the country’s leading military leaders and JAG officials. Four-Star Airforce General Charles … Read more

Nauseating: Arizona Legislative Republicans Vote Against Disabled Children While Protecting Welfare for the Wealthy

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Almost three weeks after Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee signaled that they were willing to throw funding ($122 million) to assist disabled children and their caregivers under the fiscal bus, they did just that, voting to deny supplemental funding, sponsored by State Representative Nancy Gutierrez to help these vulnerable Arizonans overlooking the fact that … Read more

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes Joins Multi State Lawsuit to Protect American Consumers

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been on the Republican hit list since it was formed in 2011. The reason. It regulates banks, lenders, and credit card companies. It saves people money. Thanks to its investigatorial oversight of financial institutions and uncovering of improprieties, $20 billion has been returned to the American Consumer. Of course, … Read more

Trump Administration Moves to Mothball Division Entrusted with Cybersecurity of American Elections

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Wonder why they would want to do this? On February 10, The Musk/Trump/Vance Administration have put the 17 staffers at the National Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) entrusted with ensuring election security on leave. On February 14, with virtually no notice, they fired another 130 members of the division on its weekend purge of … Read more