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.

Scottsdale City Councilman Barry Graham Gets Endorsements From MAGA and Know-Nothing, Conservative Groups

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Scottsdale City Councilman Barry Graham counts several strange bedfellows among the list of organizations endorsing him. They are the American Freedom Club and Crimson Saquaro. While it should not be surprising that these right-leaning organizations would support the conservative Graham, perhaps the Scottsdale City Councilman should consider the track record of these entities and see … Read more

Surprise Surprise: No Illegal Aliens on the Maricopa County Voter Rolls

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Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap submitted a voter roll list to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office that he claimed contained the names of 60 illegal immigrants who had voted in at least one election. The office of Rachel Mitchell performed an investigation and concluded that 52 of the 60 people on that list were United … Read more