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. **

Donald Dementia Trump has Logorrhea

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“Putin has so little respect for Obama that he’s starting to throw around the nuclear word. You heard that. Nuclear. He’s starting to talk nuclear weapons today,” said Trump. The audience at the rally in Virginia went silent. It was at least the third time Trump confused Obama with Biden. It was just one example … 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

Democrat Vanessa Bechtol to Oust Election Denier Republican on Pima Supervisors. Help Put Her on the Ballot!

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Democrats in Pima County have the best chance in eight years of capturing an additional Supervisor seat this year and ousting a Republican election denier and anti-vaxxer. Democrat Vanessa Bechtol is running for Supervisor in District 4, which includes Tucson’s east side, Vail, and Green Valley. The district leans Republican, with 36% of voters registered … Read more

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