Larry Bodine

Larry Bodine, a journalist and attorney, is the former Chair of LD18 Democrats, a Board member of Democrats of Greater Tucson for 5 years (3 years as President) and has been an elected Precinct Committeeman since 2006 in Arizona and Illinois. He was a Delegate to the 2024 and 2020 Democratic National Conventions.   ✍He began writing for the Blog for Arizona in June 2017. ✍His 44-year career includes reporting for the New York Daily News, which was then the largest-circulation US newspaper, at a time when he won 7 awards for investigative journalism.   ✍Larry is an attorney and is a member in good standing of the Wisconsin State Bar. ** SCROLL DOWN TO SEE MY ARTICLES BELOW **

Republicans’ Arizona Ground Game Goes Missing

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I canvassed recently for the Democratic Party and noticed something unusual. On a voter’s door, I found a homemade photocopy of a typed-up Republican candidate list left by the local GOP precinct committee person. In contrast, the Democratic team sent me out with glossy, full-color campaign literature printed on heavy stock paper. I was working … Read more

Vote NO on AZ Supreme Court Justices Bolick and King

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Arizona voters should reject partisan zealots Clint Bolick and Kathryn King from continuing on the Arizona Supreme Court. They voted to restore the 1864 total abortion ban on April 9, 2024, horrifying Arizonans. The ruling was so repellent that the state legislature took only 15 days to repeal the Bolick/King abortion ban. They are unfit … Read more

Save our Schools Endorses “Students First” Team for Catalina Foothills School Board

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Save Our Schools Arizona announced: “We are thrilled to endorse Jacquelyn Davoli, Tom Logue, & Eileen Jackson for Catalina Foothills School District School Board! These #PublicSchoolProud candidates are running to ensure that all Catalina Foothills students have access to an excellent education. #Vote4PublicEd.” The community has had two great opportunities to hear from CFSD Governing … Read more

Trump Biopic ‘The Apprentice’ Opens in Tucson Movie Theaters

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“The Apprentice,” a new film biography about the sleazy origins of Donald Trump, has opened in Tucson despite Trump’s attempts to block anyone from seeing it. Trump’s re-election campaign has attacked the project, calling it “pure malicious defamation” and “election interference by Hollywood elites,” and sent the producers a cease-and-desist letter. The movie premiered at the Cannes Film … Read more

Republican Claims about Lower Utility Costs Shows they Actually Awarded Rate Hikes 

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Arizonans are discovering that Republicans are responsible for rate hikes at the Arizona Corporation Commission after they were caught lying that utility bills are “among the lowest in the country.” KVOA Tucson: Arizona regulators tout second place energy cost ranking, but federal data says otherwise Channel 12 News: “According to federal data…, Arizona households paid the 12th … Read more