Larry Bodine

Larry Bodine, a journalist and attorney, is the Chair of LD18 Democrats, was President of Greater Tucson, and has been an elected Precinct Committeeman since 2006 in Arizona and Illinois. He was a Delegate to the 2020 Democratic National Convention.   ✍He began writing for the Blog for Arizona in June 2017 — See https://blogforarizona.net/author/larry-bodine  ✍His 44-year career includes reporting for the New York Daily News, which was then the largest-circulation US newspaper, at a time when he won 7 awards for investigative journalism.   ✍Larry is an attorney and is a member in good standing of the Wisconsin State Bar.

AZ Democratic Chair: How We’ll Win in 2024

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Following are the remarks by Arizona Democratic Party Chair Yolanda Bejarano, speaking at the LD18 Democrats‘ meeting on March 26, 2024. I think we can all agree that the future of our state and our country is in jeopardy. We’re seeing election denialism, extremism, and discrimination being normalized by the Republican Party on a daily … Read more

Voucher Scam Bleeds AZ Schools Until Democrats Flip the Legislature

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The wildly unpopular, fraud-ridden, and expensive school voucher scam will continue to bleed nearly a Billion dollars from public schools in 2024 so long as Republicans dictate the state legislature. “It really comes down to flipping the legislature if we want to make any kind of progress with the vouchers,” said Abbie Hlavacek, Tucson Coordinator … Read more

UPDATED 3/22: Flip the Legislature! Sign E-Qual to put Stacey Seaman on the Ballot in LD16. See Tracey’s Interview with Mike Bryan!

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Stacey Seaman of Casa Grande announced she is running as a Democrat for the state Senate seat in Legislative District 16, a key battleground district in Arizona. Here’s our TheDGT.org/BlogForArizona interview with Stacey! “With only one week until the deadline to file Stacey’s signatures, we are in a time crunch. It’s incredibly important that we … Read more

Pima Supervisors Enact Gun Safety Law to Curb Firearm Straw Purchases

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Democrats on the Pima County Board of Supervisors enacted a gun safety law designed to curb straw purchases by convicted felons and domestic abusers. All four Democratic supervisors voted for the ordinance on March 5, 2024. As usual, Republican Steve Christy voted against the public health and safety measure. Democrat Vanessa Bechtol is running to … Read more