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. **
Mayoral candidates Regina Romero, Randi Dorman, and Steve Farley © Kathleen Dreier Photography

At Mayoral Forum, Tucson Candidates Oppose Sanctuary City Initiative

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At the recent mayoral candidate forum, Democrats Regina Romero, Randi Dorman, and Steve Farley all opposed the proposed Tucson Sanctuary City initiative because it would turn asylum seekers and refugees into targets for right-wing attacks. The forum at the UofA, sponsored by the Pima County Young Democrats and the University of Arizona Democrats, was packed … Read more

Dustin Williams School Superintendant launches campaign against teen vaping

Vaping Menace Reaches into Tucson Grade Schools

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Pima County School Superintendent Dustin Williams said that the menace of nicotine vaping has now reached into the city’s grade schools. “They look exactly like flash drives,” he said. “The cartridges have the equivalent of an entire pack of cigarettes. So kids are walking around buying these, and selling them to friends at school. Vaping … Read more

Climate Lobby Seeks AZ Dems’ Endorsement of Carbon Dividend Act

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The Citizen’s Climate Lobby (CCL) has called on the Arizona Democratic Party to endorse H.R. 763, the bi-partisan Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act. The lobby is a non-profit, nonpartisan, grassroots advocacy organization that addresses climate change. Democrats will consider the idea at their statewide meeting on April 13, 2019, at Rincon High School, 421 … Read more

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