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. **

Democrats: Send Comments to the Independent Redistricting Commission before their Oct. 12 Meeting

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From the LD10 Democrats: It is critical that Democrats speak up now because it appears that Independent Redistricting Commission deliberations are being dominated by Republican Commissioner David Mehl and that Chair Erika Neuberg is deferring to him. The IRC has posted the next version of the grid maps (see below) and as described in the … Read more

Bodine and Williams on the Issues that will Drive Change in Arizona

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 Podcaster Ron Williams and writer Larry Bodine agreed that the issues that will drive change in Arizona are public school funding, voter suppression, and a fair tax system where the rich pay their fair share. “We have to get the message across to those independents and disaffected Republicans,” said Williams, who is the host … Read more

(Updated) GOP Turns Redistricting Hearing into a MAGA Pep Rally

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Republicans in red shirts turned the Independent Redistricting Commission satellite meeting at the Tucson Convention Center into a raucous pep rally. The IRC was holding a tele-hearing on its new grid maps on September 29. An estimated 30 Democratic speakers attended vs the “red shirt” clown show of 26 speakers (most of whom just read … Read more

Map Reveals 25 Statewide Hate Groups In Arizona

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Arizona is home to 25 statewide hate groups, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, which pioneered the use of lawsuits to take down America’s most notorious hate groups, including the Klan. SPLC investigative researchers are identifying white supremacists who have infiltrated our governing bodies, like the U.S. State Department official we exposed a few … Read more

Democrats Include Arizona in $30 Million Plan to Hold Senate in 2022

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The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee announced the Defend the Majority program, an unprecedented $30 million early investment in field programs ahead of the 2022 midterms. The investment includes Arizona and eight other Senate battleground states to build the organizing infrastructure for Senate Democrats’ campaigns. This is the largest investment in on-the-ground field organizing ever made … Read more

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