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.