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. **

AZ Senator Victoria Steele Has a Breakthrough Case of Covid

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State Senator Victoria Steele (D-LD9) announced on Facebook that she has a breakthrough case of Covid. She is an advocate of the Equal Rights Amendment, protecting victims of sexual violence, and investigating the epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. “I never asked Santa for this,” she quipped. “It was Christmas morning, and … Read more

Here’s What Senator Mark Kelly Got Done in 2021

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US Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona, who seldom appears in local news sources, just reported his actions for 2021. In one year, Kelly: Helped to shape and negotiate the bipartisan infrastructure bill Led the Senate passage of investments to boost domestic microchip manufacturing Negotiated a deal to lower the cost of prescription drugs. Hear it … Read more

AZ Dems: New Voting Districts are Rigged

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Charlie Fisher, Executive Director of the Arizona Democratic Party, and Liz Luna, Executive Director of the Arizona Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee released the following statement: “Twenty-one years ago Arizona voters passed Proposition 106, creating our Independent Redistricting Commission. We were one of the first states to take the job of drawing political boundaries out of … Read more

White House is Irate over Senator Manchin’s Flip Flops

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Statement from Press Secretary Jen Psaki: Senator Manchin’s comments this morning on FOX are at odds with his discussions this week with the President, with White House staff, and with his own public utterances. Weeks ago, Senator Manchin committed to the President, at his home in Wilmington, to support the Build Back Better framework that … Read more

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