Mark Robert Gordon leads with most endorsements in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District
Momentum builds for voting rights attorney Mark Robert Gordon as more Arizona leaders rally behind his campaign to defeat David Schweikert
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Just one month into his campaign, Mark Robert Gordon has earned more endorsements than any other Democratic Candidate in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District. Gordon’s list of endorsements has now grown to 37 Arizona leaders, positioning him as the candidate Arizona Democrats trust to defeat David Schweikert.
Gordon’s campaign also reported more than $100,000 raised in the campaign’s first 48 hours. As grassroots support grows, leaders across Arizona are uniting behind Gordon’s campaign to flip Arizona’s 1st Congressional District.
“Arizona leaders are backing our campaign because they know I am the candidate who will defeat David Schweikert,” said Gordon. “We’ve got a wannabe dictator in the White House and his henchman, David Schweikert, in Congress clearing the way for Trump to strip Arizonans of their Constitutional freedoms, Social Security, and health care. Their tax scam irresponsibly handed billions in tax breaks to the elites, and now they’re coming after our paychecks and health care to pay off their debt. Arizonans are ready to elect a leader who will fight for a fair economy, defend our democracy, and put working families first.”
Gordon’s campaign continues building momentum with a growing list of local and state leaders supporting him:
New: Ben Nuvamsa, former Hopi Tribe Chairman
New: Harriet Young, former Arizona Democratic Party Chair
New: Rosanna Gabaldon, Arizona State Senator and Senate Democratic Whip
New: Jack Jackson Jr., former Arizona State Senator
New: Eddie Ableser, former Arizona State Senator
New: Barbara McGuire, former Arizona State Senator
New: Rae Waters, former Arizona State Representative
New: Pat Fleming, former Arizona State Representative
New: Tom Prezelski, former Arizona State Representative
New: Ray Martinez, former Arizona State Representative
New: Henry Wade, City of Maricopa Vice Mayor
New: David Luna, former City of Mesa Vice Mayor
New: Paul Cunningham, Tucson City Council Member
New: Craig Tribken, former Phoenix City Council Member
New: Armando Montero, Tempe Union High School District Governing Board Member
New: Ben Smith, former Mesa Public Schools Governing Board President
New: Julie Cieniawski, former Scottsdale Unified School District Governing Board President
New: Ellen Shamah, former Kyrene Elementary School District Governing Board Member
New: Diane Feldman Schoen, former Madison Elementary School Board President
New: Aaron Jahneke, former Washington Elementary School Board Member
Mitzi Epstein, Arizona State Senator and former Arizona Senate Democratic Leader
Brian Garcia, Arizona State Representative
David Lujan, former Arizona State Senator and former Arizona House Democratic Leader
Patty Contreras, Arizona State Representative and former Arizona Democratic Party Vice Chair
Jackie Thrasher, former Arizona State Representative
Joe Eddie Lopez, former Arizona State Senator and former Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Member
Dr. Linda Thor, Maricopa Community Colleges Governing Board Member
Randolph Stephen Lumm, former Maricopa Community Colleges Board President
Dennis Kavanaugh, former City of Mesa Vice Mayor
Jenn Duff, Mesa City Council Member
Lupe Conchas, Glendale City Council Member and former Arizona Democratic Party Vice Chair
Deborah Cross, Phoenix Union High School Board Member
Signa Oliver, Phoenix Union High School District Governing Board Member
Jacob George, Balsz Elementary School District Governing Board Member
Jeff Fortney, Cave Creek School District Governing Board Member
Matt Jewett, former Creighton Elementary District Board Member
Tim Stringham, former Maricopa County Recorder candidate
Background
Gordon grew up in north central Phoenix, the son of a disabled World War II veteran and a public school teacher. He attended Phoenix public schools and put himself through Princeton, Columbia Law and Harvard by working part-time jobs and earning scholarships.
For more than 30 years, Gordon has worked as a voting rights advocate and attorney, leading voter protection efforts nationwide and founding a voting rights organization dedicated to electing pro-democracy leaders. He has even taken that commitment abroad, delivering humanitarian aid to war-torn Ukraine on three missions.
A small business owner and proud union member for more than three decades, Gordon serves on the Democratic National Committee’s Small Business Council, where he advocates for policies that support workers and small businesses. He also serves on the Arizona AFL-CIO and Maricopa Area Labor Federation boards.
Media Contact:
Erik Montaño
Campaign Manager
erik@electmarkrobertgordon.com
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