Mathew Gordon 2026

As a native of Southeastern San Diego, Mathew has a wealth of experience working in & for disadvantaged communities throughout San Diego County. Mathew served in the 4th Council District under the first Black Female ever elected to the San Diego City Council, Council President Myrtle Cole as an adviser & served as VP of the Urban League San Diego County Young Professionals helping to provide necessary resources & tools to under-served communities of color countywide. In Council District 4, Mathew helped develop a homeless outreach program, established a Council Policy on a citywide Honorary Street Naming program, worked with minority owned contractors & the Workforce Partnership to provide jobs to youth & young adults, & has developed a community oriented policing plan to reform the Policies of the SDPD. 

Mathew served in California's 78th Assembly District under then Majority Whip Todd Gloria as an advisor and as Director of the Office of Boards & Commissions for current Mayor Todd Gloria as a part of his Senior Staff. Mathew also served as Assemblymember Dr. LaShae Sharp-Collins' as District Director in California's 79th assembly district where he worked to establish and build the office through policy helping to introduce the "Working for Families" legislative package.As a former at-risk youth having experienced many challenges such as poverty & homelessness, Mathew devotes his time volunteering mentoring with non-profit organizations that cater to under-served youth such as Reality Changers, National Conflict Resolution Center, Paving Great Futures & The Blue Heart Foundation through personal, professional & academic development ensuring youth in San Diego have a future.

Mathew has been nationally recognized by national organizations such as the National Urban League as one of the first individuals to receive the inaugural “Heroes in the Movement” honor & received the highest community service honor in the U.S., the “President’s Call to Service” Award from the nation’s 44th President of the United States Barack H. Obama. In 2017, Mathew was elected as the first National Membership Chair to the National Urban League Young Professionals serving over 10K Black millenials across 36 states serving over 3 million Black Americans. In addition, Mathew's has traveled overseas & met with the government of South Africa to speak out against the Libyan slave trade.