Background
Mansfield, Gordon Hall was born on September 15, 1941 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States.
Mansfield, Gordon Hall was born on September 15, 1941 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States.
Bachelor, Villanova University, 1964. Juris Doctor, University Miami, 1973.
Staff attorney Marion County Legal Aid, 1975—1978. Private law practice Ocala, Florida, 1979—1981. Associate legislation director Paralyzed Veterans America, Washington, 1981—1983, national advocacy director, 1983—1986, associate executive director government relations, 1986—1989, executive director, 1993—2001.
Assistant secretary for fair housing & equal opportunity United States Department Housing & Urban Development (Housing and Urban Development), 1989—1993. Assistant secretary for congress & legislation affairs United States Department Veterans Affairs, 2001—2004, deputy secretary, 2004—2009, acting secretary, 2007. Board directors Wounded Warrior Project, since 2009.
Served in 101st Airborne Division United States Army, 1964-1968, Vietnam.
Married Linda Mansfield. 2 children.