Larry Bodine

Larry is an articulate and insightful commentator whose views are shaped by a combination of journalism, entrepreneurship, law practice, and leadership.‎ ★★ Sign up for my occasional newsletter at Bit.ly/LBNow. ★★ ✍ He is an experienced leader, having served as Chair of the LD18 Democrats, and President of the Democrats of Greater Tucson, a teacher at the UA Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, and Video Manager for Iskashitaa Refugee Network, ‎ ✍ A common-sense business leader, he operated a successful marketing consultancy for 20 years. He is skilled in fundraising, artificial intelligence, and online communications.‎ ✍He considers multiple viewpoints before forming an opinion. His ethos is the Boy Scout Law.‎ ✍ Larry is a lifelong writer, having worked as a seven-time award-winning journalist for the New York Daily News and as the author of 600 articles for the Blog for Arizona.‎ ✍He is a graduate of Amherst College and Seton Hall Law School and has also attended the University of Munich in Germany.‎ ✍He is not all work and no play. Larry enjoys singing and playing the guitar, hiking Tucson's beautiful trails, going on outings with his Portuguese Water Dog, weight training, and meeting his many friends for breakfast.‎ ‎▼ Scroll down to see my articles below. ▼

TheDGT.org Endorses Soto, Volk, and Lyon in Battleground LD17 State Legislative Races

April 13, 2026April 13, 2026 by Larry Bodine

Democrats of Greater Tucson (TheDGT.org), the largest Democratic club in Pima County and a state‑registered political action committee, today announced its endorsement of Edgar Soto for Arizona Senate and Kevin Volk and Holly Lyon for Arizona House in Legislative District 17 – a key battleground district that will help decide control of the Arizona Legislature … Read more

Top Dem Jamie Raskin Wants Trump to Take a Cognitive Test

April 12, 2026April 11, 2026 by Larry Bodine

Rep. Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, is urging President Donald Trump’s White House physician to conduct and publicly release a comprehensive cognitive and neuropsychological exam of the president, citing what he calls alarming signs of mental decline amid the ongoing Iran war and recent threats of mass destruction on social … Read more

Jo Mendoza says the Unauthorized Iran War is “Insane” – and a Republican Spy is Outed.

April 11, 2026 by Larry Bodine

Jo Mendoza – the Democratic candidate running for Congress in CD6 – blasted Trump and his stooge, Juan Ciscomani, for the illegal war in Iran. Speaking at the April 11 meeting of the Tanque Verde Valley Democrats, she said, “The Administration lies about the war in Iran, makes extreme statements and uses rhetoric that is … Read more

Alma Hernandez of LD20 Calls Out ESA Fraud While Bills Get Held Hostage

April 10, 2026 by Larry Bodine

State Rep. Alma Hernandez (D-LD20) appeared at Democrats of Greater Tucson this week not as a newcomer, but as one of the longest‑serving Dems at the Capitol – a term‑limited House member now running for the LD20 Senate seat at age 32 after eight bruising years in the minority. In the July 21 Democratic Primary, … Read more

TACO: U.S. and Iran in Ceasefire, Avoiding Deaths of American Troops in the Strait of Hormuz

April 7, 2026April 7, 2026 by Larry Bodine

Trump Always Chickens Out (TACO), and he accepted a two-week ceasefire with Iran. This delays Trump’s “plan” to attack civilians, bridges, desalination plants and energy targets, which would not reopen the Strait of Hormuz. That will require the deaths of many American soldiers, sailors and Guardsmen. Calls for President Trump’s removal from office reached a … Read more

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