Mark Robert Gordon reports over $100,000 in contributions in first 48 hours since launching campaign for Arizona’s 1st Congressional District

Voting rights attorney launches with grassroots momentum and endorsements from a growing list of state and local elected officials

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Voting rights attorney Mark Robert Gordon, on Thursday, announced his candidacy for Congress in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District. His campaign reports more than $100,000 in individual contributions from over 450 donors, signaling strong grassroots support upon the campaign’s launch.

AZCentral was the first to break the story on Gordon’s launch on July 10. Read the full article here.

“Arizonans are ready to send David Schweikert packing. Sellout Schweikert betrayed Arizona's working families by siding with his powerful friends and handing them billions in tax breaks while cutting Medicaid, slashing support for hospitals and nursing homes, raising our electric bills, and sticking us with a $3 trillion bill.” said Gordon. “We need a strong voice who will stand up to Trump’s attacks on democracy and working families, and thanks to the support our campaign has already received, I’ll be the Democrat who gets the job done.”

Gordon’s campaign has gained early momentum with endorsements from a growing list of local and state elected officials: 

• Mitzi Epstein, Arizona State Senator and former Arizona Senate Democratic Leader

• David Lujan, former Arizona State Senator and former Arizona House Democratic Leader

• Brian Garcia, Arizona State Representative

• Patty Contreras, Arizona State Representative and former Arizona Democratic Party Vice Chair

• Jackie Thrasher, former Arizona State Representative

• Joe Eddie Lopez, former Arizona State Representative and State Senator, and 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 Vice Mayor, City of Mesa

• 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.

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Media Contact:

Erik Montaño

Campaign Manager

erik@electmarkrobertgordon.com

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