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.

We are in 2019. Why is it not like 2001 yet?

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In the movie 2001 A Space Odyessy, which came out a little over 15 months before Apollo 11 landed on the Moon with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, several assumptions were made about a space-age Earth society that would exist in 2001. Among those assumptions were: Space Planes would take passengers to an International Space … Read more

Arizona House Democratic Candidates speak out against Mr. Trump’s racist comments and his Enablers

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As of 7:03 p.m. Arizona time on July 18. 2019, all of the Democratic members of the Arizona House Delegation have spoken out or voted against (in a Congressional Resolution) Mr. Trump’s continued vile racist attacks against four young congresswomen (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley, and Rashida Tlaib.) The 2016 Popular Vote Loser even … Read more

Kate Gallego describes her first 100 days as Mayor of Phoenix

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It has been a little over 100 days since Kate Gallego, after defeating Daniel Valenzuela in a run-off election, took the oath to serve as the Mayor of the fifth-largest city in the country. In that time, Mayor Gallego has worked tirelessly to advance a forward agenda for Phoenix while presiding over a growing city … Read more

We should hear more from the Governors at the next Presidential Debates.

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Once upon a time being a Governor was considered the ideal career to have before running for President. That is not taking anything away from the skilled legislators that are running for the nomination. There are historical examples there as well (Lyndon Johnson is the best example) of effective legislators accomplishing great measures for the … Read more

The Math is not on McSally and Schweikert’s side.

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Last month (June 2019) Congressional District Six Representative David Schweikert commented that the Mathematical odds on his reelection prospects are on his side. That may be wishful thinking on his part. The release of the second quarter campaign contributions reports from the candidates running for office show that the math, as of now, is not … Read more