Elaine Gordon served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1972 to 1994 as a Democrat.
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10 Facts About Elaine Gordon
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Elaine Gordon was elected to the Florida House of Representatives for North Miami-Dade County in 1972.
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Elaine Gordon sponsored the bills which created the Florida Commission on the Status of Women, the 1989 hate crime law and the Patients Bill of Rights.
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Elaine Gordon helped introduce legislation that protected women and children by enforcing child support and protecting against domestic violence.
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Elaine Gordon worked on the unsuccessful ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment in Florida; although the amendment passed in the House of Representatives several times, it was defeated in the Florida Senate.
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Elaine Gordon worked with Beare and Elaine Bloom on WKAT Radio with a feminist radio show titled Women's Powerline.
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Elaine Gordon was a founding member of the National Organization for Women and of the Florida Women's Political Caucus.
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Elaine Gordon was the first recipient of the Humanitarian Award from the United Way of Florida.
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Elaine Gordon was the mother of television producer J Brian Gadinsky.
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