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 CD3’s New Representative, Yassamin Ansari, Describes Her First Week in Congress

January 19, 2025January 11, 2025 by David Gordon

Arizona Congressional District Three House Representative Yassamin Ansari has come to Washington D.C., and it has been a nonstop rollercoaster Between fully assembling her legislative staff, getting the computers up and running in her congressional office, getting acclimated to the Washington scene, making her first-floor speech on the House floor condemning the inclusion of anti-immigrant … Read more

Honestly, Judge Merchan Wimped Out

January 11, 2025 by David Gordon

Donald Trump made history again for all the wrong reasons yesterday. Appearing virtually in a New York Courtroom, he received his sentence for the 34 convictions he received last spring for the business fraud committed when he sent hush money to Stormy Daniels while he was a Presidential Candidate in 2016. Mr. Trump will be … Read more

“You Don’t Know What You Got Until it’s Gone:” Bidenomics Finishes With 48 Straight Months of Job Growth

January 12, 2025January 10, 2025 by David Gordon

This is for all the low information and historically illiterate voters who felt a failed and convicted President who presided over, thanks in part to his mismanagement of the Coronavirus, a net job loss (2.7 million) in his first term is better for the economy than the current White House occupant or his Vice President. … Read more

Sundareshan and De Los Santos Call for Legislative Action to Combat Climate Change

January 8, 2025 by David Gordon

Appearing at the State Capitol Rose Garden earlier today (January 8, 2025,) with the leader of the Grand Canyon Chapter of the Sierra Club, Senate Democratic Leader Priya Sundareshan and Oscar De Los Santos called on the Republican Majority in the Arizona State Legislature to acknowledge the seriousness of climate change and to finally consider … Read more

Phoenix Will Get 150 EV Charging Stations

January 10, 2025January 8, 2025 by David Gordon

The Biden/Harris Administration announced today that the City of Phoenix will receive a $15 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program, to increase the number of Electric Vehicle (EV)Charging Stations to 150 across the nation’s fifth largest city. According to a press release from Arizona Senator Mark Kelly, 26 … Read more