Larry Bodine

Larry is an intelligent, articulate, and insightful commentator whose views are shaped by a combination of journalism, entrepreneurship, law practice, and leadership.‎ ✍ 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. **

Vote for Pro-Solar Democrats for the Arizona Corporate Commission

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UPDATE 9/4/24 Editor, MDB: I have added the recent debate between the Dem and MAGA slates of candidates. This article appeared in the LD17 Newsletter published by our friends in LD17 Democrats. Have you ever seen a picture of our planet from space? What about the Grand Canyon from your airplane window? We live in … Read more

Vote YES for Prop 139 for Reproductive Freedom. Vote NO on Everything Else!

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On October 9, voters will receive unwieldy three-page ballots littered with propositions from the Republican Legislature. Those 11 propositions are intentionally designed to confuse and complicate the ballot. Only one is a citizen initiative supported by 823,685 voter signatures: Prop 139, the Arizona Abortion Access Act. Prop. 139 establishes a constitutional right to a safe … Read more

Catalina Foothills Students First Candidates Will Skip Bogus Political Stunt on Oct. 5

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CFSD Students First is announcing that candidates Jacquelyn Davoli, Tom Logue, and Eileen Jackson will not attend an upcoming event advertised as a CFSD Governing Board candidate debate. The event, which is scheduled for October 5, 2024, at Catalina Foothills Church, is being organized by an unidentified party and moderated by partisan media personalities.  The … Read more

200+ Former Bush, McCain and Romney Staffers Endorse Harris

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An open letter warned that a second Donald Trump presidency “will hurt real, everyday people and weaken our sacred institutions.” 238 Republicans who worked for President George W. Bush, Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) or the late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) have endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, warning in a letter that a second Trump presidency “will hurt real, … Read more

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