 Following a clash between the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) and cyclists participating in a Critical Mass bike ride in August 2007, Gordon arranged for a meeting in City Hall between police officials and the riders.During the lead up to the 2008 Republican National Convention in Saint Paul, Gordon was a member of the city council's Free Speech Committee.In the 2011 book "Globalization and the Demolition of Society", Gordon was criticized for his vote giving the MPD legal authority to break up groups of people that are 25 or larger.