Phil Gordon (politician)

Phil Gordon
Phil Gordon
58th Mayor of Phoenix
	In office; January 2, 2004 – January 3, 2012
Preceded by	Skip Rimsza
Succeeded by	Greg Stanton
Personal details
Born	18 April 1951 (aged 74); Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	University of Arizona; Arizona State University

Phil Gordon (born April 18, 1951) is an American politician. He served as the 51st mayor of Phoenix, Arizona from 2004 to 2012. Gordon is a member of the Democratic Party.

The former city councilman was elected mayor in the non-partisan mayoral race on September 9, 2003, garnering 72 percent of the vote, and re-elected on September 11, 2007, with 77 percent of the vote.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

[1] SUMMARY OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL ELECTION SEPTEMBER 9, 2003 Archived April 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

[2] Phoenix Business Journal, September 2007

[3] Gordon sweeps mayor's race, sales tax increase passes - Topix

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Phil Gordon


58th Mayor of Phoenix
In office January 2, 2004 – January 3, 2012
Preceded by	Skip Rimsza
Succeeded by	Greg Stanton

Personal details
Born	18 April 1951 (aged 74) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	University of Arizona Arizona State University