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. **

LAST CHANCE to Sign Petitions — Come to Petition Palooza on Saturday

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We are now just 20 days away from delivering our petitions to the Secretary of State, which means here in Southern Arizona, we have 11 more days to finish collecting signatures and get them notarized and submitted. This gives us time to process the petitions that are returned and get them up to Phoenix on September 21 where they will be … Read more

Covid Kills Off Prominent Anti-Vaxxers and their Misinformation

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Many well-known anti-vaxxers have died recently from Covid-19, leaving behind the prominent conservative platforms where they spewed anti-science misinformation. They include right-wing radio announcers, government officials, religious zealots, protest leaders, and policemen. Covid didn’t care what they believed. The virus brought them miserable and avoidable deaths after they campaigned against the vaccine. By killing prominent … Read more

Support New Districts for Democratic Justices of the Peace

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JUSTICE of the PEACE Redistricting Please email the Board of Supervisors before Sept. 7th! The Pima County Supervisors will vote on Justice of the Peace redistricting Sept. 7 (or 21). They will vote for 1 of 3 maps. Option 1 is the only Democratic map. We oppose Option 2 & 3 which are Republican maps. Please … Read more

Pima Board of Health Votes to End Anonymous Sales at Gun Show

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The Pima County Board of Health has voted to require that only Federally Firearms Licensed vendors can sell weapons at gun shows at the Pima Fairgrounds. This will end sales by unlicensed gun dealers who sell guns anonymously without a background check and without keeping records. “Background checks are the only way to identify and … Read more

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