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. **

Governor Hobbs Vetoes More than 53 Bad Republican Bills

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“Our GOP-led Legislature wasted no time this session introducing a seemingly endless number of outstandingly bad bills,” said AZ Rep. Chris Mathis (D-LD18). “Luckily, we have Democrats in the House and Senate working day-in and day-out to fight the Phoenix Republicans and block many of these efforts.” “And, since taking office in January, Governor Katie Hobbs … Read more

Trump is Doomed by Convictions

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The headlines say it all: Half of Americans think Trump should end campaign after conviction A plurality of Americans, 50%, think former President Donald Trump’s guilty verdict on all 34 counts in his business fraud trial was correct, a new ABC News/Ipsos poll finds, and almost as many, 49%, think he should end his 2024 … Read more

Tucson Rep. Chris Mathis: “VOTE NO” on Illegal Republican ‘Secure the Border’ Initiative

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By Chris Mathis, AZ Representative (D-LD18) This is a dark week for Arizona.  The Arizona GOP has once again shown its true colors with House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) 2060 – a ballot referral bill that’s unconstitutional in multiple ways, 100% politically motivated, deeply harmful to our immigrant communities, and has now officially passed the House on a … Read more

Hundreds of Democrats Pack the Opening of New Tucson Headquarters

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Jammed in shoulder to shoulder at the opening of the new state Democratic office in Tucson, more than 200 enthusiastic Democrats turned out for candidates Kirsten Engel for the U.S. House and Ruben Gallego for the U.S. Senate. The unexpected size of the crowd overwhelmed the air conditioning and ceiling fans and demonstrated the passion … Read more

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