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During his tenure at
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After serving as chief of staff to a former
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Born to Sidney and Judy Gordon, he is the oldest of three children and the grandson of a
Lithuanian Jewish immigrant. In 1960, the Gordon family moved to Phoenix, where Phil attended Madison Meadows Elementary and Middle School and
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Landiscor Aerial Photography Company, as well serving on the Madison School Board.
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Gordon has also been a staunch backer of a $ 1.1 billion multi-modal transportation system which was approved by 65 percent of
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