which he has considered to be racist and poorly drawn. In 2008, a group calling itself American Citizens United set up a petition to recall Gordon from office. The group faltered and did not submit any signatures. Additionally, President George W. Bush appointed Gordon to serve on the Honorary Delegation to accompany him to Jerusalem for the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the State of Israel in May 2008. See also List of mayors of Phoenix, Arizona Timeline of Phoenix, Arizona, 2000s-2010s References External links Phil Gordon for Mayor official website Phil Gordon official MySpace.com page CityMayors profile 1951 births American people of Lithuanian-Jewish descent Arizona city council members Arizona Democrats Jewish mayors of places in the United States Jewish American people in Arizona politics Living people Mayors of Phoenix, Arizona Politicians from Chicago Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law alumni University of Arizona alumni 21st-century American Jews