Elaine Gordon

During the constitutional revision session for the state in 1968, she was legislative assistant to George Firestone.

She was elected to the Florida House of Representatives for North Miami-Dade County in 1972.

[1] After her divorce, Gordon was unable to get a credit card in her name since she was a woman.

[4] After leaving politics, she served as assistant vice-president at Florida International University.

[1] In 1999, Florida International University established the Elaine Gordon Scholarship in her honor.