In May 2015, Badon introduced a similar measure to guarantee that individuals seeking employment or housing are "treated equally" regardless of "sexual orientation or sexual choice, age or disability." Badon that said his constitutents support the measure. He also criticized [[Governor]] [[Bobby Jindal]] for support of the religious freedom measure pushed by then state Representative [[Mike Johnson]], a [[Republican Party|Republican]] from Benton in Bossier Parish who was elected [[U.S. Representative]] for Louisiana's 4th congressional district in 2016.<ref>Meg Gatto, "Rep. Austin Badon wants to end discrimination based on sexual orientation," KCBD-TV ([[NBC]] in [[Lubbock]], [[Texas]]), May 11, 2015; material no longer accessible on-line.</ref> | In May 2015, Badon introduced a similar measure to guarantee that individuals seeking employment or housing are "treated equally" regardless of "sexual orientation or sexual choice, age or disability." Badon that said his constitutents support the measure. He also criticized [[Governor]] [[Bobby Jindal]] for support of the religious freedom measure pushed by then state Representative [[Mike Johnson]], a [[Republican Party|Republican]] from Benton in Bossier Parish who was elected [[U.S. Representative]] for Louisiana's 4th congressional district in 2016.<ref>Meg Gatto, "Rep. Austin Badon wants to end discrimination based on sexual orientation," KCBD-TV ([[NBC]] in [[Lubbock]], [[Texas]]), May 11, 2015; material no longer accessible on-line.</ref> |