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. **

Crumbling Heritage Foundation Loses a Prominent Catholic Leader

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The Diocese of Tucson announced that prominent Catholic scholar, Professor Robert P. George, resigned from the reviled Heritage Foundation’s board of trustees. He cited the Heritage’s president’s support of Tucker Carlson for promoting a white supremacist.​ The Heritage Foundation is the author of Project 2025, carried out by Trump to destroy democracy. George, a Princeton … Read more

Deadly Private Prison Operator wants to Open an ICE Facility in Marana

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Citizens in Southern Arizona must stop the deadly, disreputable Management & Training Corporation (MTC) from building a deathtrap ICE facility in Marana at 12610 W. Silverbell Rd. – just two miles away from residents’ homes. Make your voice heard at an upcoming forum to learn about and discuss a planned ICE detention center in Marana, Pima … Read more

Poll: Human Roach Andy Biggs is Neck and Neck with Governor Katie Hobbs

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In a likely 2026 matchup between Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs and MAGA Cockroach Andy Biggs, 44% support Hobbs and 43% Biggs, according to a Nov. 14 poll by Emerson College. Congressman Andy Biggs, who sought a presidential pardon for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, is the runaway leader in the Republican primary. After … Read more

AZ Rep. Mathis Battles GOP Over Water and Utility Scam in Polarized Legislature

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Despite MAGA opposition, AZ Rep. Chris Mathis (D-LD18) delivered for public school students, protected Medicaid, and helped lower child care costs in 2025. Now he is seeking a third term. Since 2021, Mathis has confronted Republican resistance in the Arizona legislature, spotlighting a contentious year marked by fierce battles over water policy and electric utility … Read more

Put a Student — Tre’Davon Rhodes — on the TUSD School Board

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Following an Arizona tradition of electing students to school boards, Tre’Davon Rhodes announced he is running for the Tucson Unified School District board. “I am running for the TUSD Governing Board to ensure that, like me, all students have the resources and opportunities they need to be successful,” Rhodes said in his launch statement. “I … Read more

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