[2] Prior to entering politics, Gordon was the Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority and a provincial civil servant for 25 years.
[3] At the 2016 general election, Gordon stood in the central Winnipeg constituency of Fort Rouge.
[4] In August 2020, Gordon was victim of a racist attack when a bench with her image on it was defaced with graffiti.
In November 2021, Gordon was criticized for offering "thoughts and prayers" to Manitobans who had their surgeries cancelled and placed on a waitlist of over 130,000 postponed procedures.
[12] When confronted by the opposition, Gordon shifted the blame to "health system leaders" in the bureaucracy despite this being under her portfolio, bringing on more outcry over her leadership.