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. **

Gallego leads Lake and Sinema in AZ Senate race: Poll

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Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) is leading both former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake (R) and Sen. Krysten Sinema (I-Ariz.) in a hypothetical three-way race for Sinema’s Arizona Senate seat, according to a new poll.  A poll from the Democratic-leaning firm Public Policy Polling, which was commissioned by Gallego’s campaign, shows Gallego receiving 41 percent support, … Read more

Governor Hobbs: “I’m the No. 1 target for extremists nationwide.”

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“I’m the No. 1 target for extremists nationwide,” Governor Katie Hobbs said in a letter to supporters. “In 2020, I served as Arizona’s Secretary of State at a time when our democracy faced its biggest test,” she said. “‘Stop the Steal’ mobs gathered outside election offices to try to intimidate county workers. I faced death … Read more

Key Abortion Rights Group Backs Ruben Gallego for US Senate

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A powerful abortion-rights group — Reproductive Freedom for All, formerly known as NARAL Pro-Choice America — today endorsed Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego in the Arizona Senate race.  “Electing him [Gallego] to the U.S. Senate could mean the difference between passing critical abortion and voting rights legislation or seeing it again blocked by extremist Republicans,” said … Read more

Biden: Trump and MAGA Extremists Threaten Democracy

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President Joe Biden warned that Trump and his MAGA lackeys are a dire threat to American Democracy. “There’s something dangerous happening in America now. There’s an extremist movement that does not share the basic beliefs of our democracy. The MAGA movement. It’s an extremist ideology,” Biden said. The White House invited me to hear President … Read more

New Initiative Will Repeal 1946 Anti-Labor ‘Right to Work’ Law

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Arizona Works Together is seeking better wages for Arizona workers by repealing Arizona’s unfair, anti-union laws. To get fair laws for fair pay, voters must repeal the state’s 1946 anti-union ‘right to work’ constitutional amendment. ​”Big business has changed the law to line their pockets for almost 80 years. But enough is enough, and it’s … Read more

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