Bobby Badon

Bobby Gene Badon
Louisiana State Representative for District 39 (Lafayette, St. Landry, and St. Martin parishes; in 2012, only Lafayette and St. Landry parishes)
In office January 14, 2008 – January 9, 2012
Preceded by	Clara Baudoin
Succeeded by	Stephen Ortego
Personal details
Born	December 1950
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Married
Residence	Carencro Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
Alma mater	Northside High School
Occupation	Businessman

Bobby Gene Badon (born December 1950) is a farmer and businessman from Carencro, Louisiana, who is a former one-term Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 39 (Lafayette, St. Landry, and St. Martin parishes). In 2012, the St. Martin Parish precincts were removed from District 39.

Badon graduated in 1968 from Northside High School in Lafayette. Prior to his legislative tenure, Badon was a two-term member of the Carencro City Council in Lafayette Parish. He is a veteran of the United States Navy. Badon is Roman Catholic.

In 2007, he defeated the Republican candidate, Raymond "La La" Lalonde, a former Democratic member of the Louisiana House. In the low-turnout general election held on November 17, 2007, Badon polled 3,914 (52 percent) to Lalonde's 3,662 (48 percent). Badon attributed crossover Republican voters who helped to secure his Democratic victory. He vowed to end corrupt practices in Louisiana state government: "I have not sold my vote to any special interest group. When I get to Baton Rouge, I don't owe anyone any favors," he told the Lafayette Daily Advertiser.

In the October 20 nonpartisan blanket primary Lalonde had led Badon, 4,352 (30 percent) to 4,028 (27 percent). Two other primary candidates, both Democrats, held a combined and critical 43 percent of the vote. Incumbent Clara Baudoin was term-limited and hence ineligible to seek a fourth term.

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