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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Robert Paul "Bobby" Waddell, Sr.
| name=Robert Paul "Bobby" Waddell, Sr.
| office=[[Louisiana]] State Representative for District 4 (Caddo Parish)]]
| office=[[Louisiana]] State Representative<br> for District 4 (Caddo Parish)
| party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned [[Republican Party|Republican]]
| party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned [[Republican Party|Republican]]
| term_start=1980
| term_start=1980
Paul Kenneth and Billie McKinney Waddell}}
Paul Kenneth and Billie McKinney Waddell}}
'''Robert Paul Waddell, Sr.''', known as '''Robert P. "Bobby" Waddell''' (born May 19, 1948), has been since 1991 a [[judge]] of the 1st Judicial District Court based in his native [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]]. He holds the Section 3, Division A. His current term expires on December 31, 2020.<ref name=elected officials>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/electedofficials
'''Robert Paul Waddell, Sr.''', known as '''Robert P. "Bobby" Waddell''' (born May 19, 1948), has been since 1991 a [[judge]] of the 1st Judicial District Court based in his native [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]]. He holds the Section 3, Division A. His current term expires on December 31, 2020.<ref name=electedofficials>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/electedofficials
|title=Louisiana Elected Officials|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=June 22, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ksla.com/Global/story.asp?S=8658270|title=Outright Winners - Will not be on the October 4 ballot because they had no opposition during qualifying|publisher=KSLA-TV|date=July 13, 2008|accessdate=May 4, 2010}}</ref>
|title=Louisiana Elected Officials|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=June 22, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ksla.com/Global/story.asp?S=8658270|title=Outright Winners - Will not be on the October 4 ballot because they had no opposition during qualifying|publisher=KSLA-TV|date=July 13, 2008|accessdate=May 4, 2010}}</ref>
From 1980 to 1990, Waddell was a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] state representative for Caddo Parish. He ran unopposed in 1983. In 1987, Waddell's only opponent, former state Senator [[C. Kaqy Carter, Jr.]], died of a heart attack]in his car after he had attended a campaign forum.<ref>"C. Kay Carter dies," ''[[Minden Press-Herald]],'' September 1, 1987, p. 1.</ref>
From 1980 to 1990, Waddell was a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] state representative for Caddo Parish. He ran unopposed in 1983. In 1987, Waddell's only opponent, former state Senator [[C. Kaqy Carter, Jr.]], died of a heart attack]in his car after he had attended a campaign forum.<ref>"C. Kay Carter dies," ''[[Minden Press-Herald]],'' September 1, 1987, p. 1.</ref>
Waddell has been active in fundraising for the museum of the former Mansfield Female College in Mansfield in De Soto Parish. In 1930, the female college merged into [[Methodist]]-affiliated Centenary College in Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1106&dat=20051208&id=Y4s-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=NvYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2466,2534358|title="Mansfield Female College: Gala draws 128 to college museum fund drive"|date=December 8, 2005|publisher=''The Winn Parish Enterprise'' through google.com|accessdate=May 5, 2010}}</ref>
Waddell has been active in fundraising for the museum of the former Mansfield Female College in Mansfield in De Soto Parish. In 1930, the female college merged into [[Methodist]]-affiliated Centenary College in Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1106&dat=20051208&id=Y4s-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=NvYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2466,2534358|title="Mansfield Female College: Gala draws 128 to college museum fund drive"|date=December 8, 2005|publisher=''The Winn Parish Enterprise'' through google.com|accessdate=May 5, 2010}}</ref>
Waddell is the younger of two children of the late Billie McKinney, the first wife of Paul Kenneth Waddell (1916-2000) , a native of [[California]] who moved to Shreveport as a young boy and earned his livelihood as a postal inspector.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23283865/paul-kenneth-waddell|title=Paul Kenneth Waddell|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=June 22, 2020}}</ref> He graduated in 1970 from [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]]. He and his wife, the former Sharon Roxanne Raines (born February 21, 1956), have three children, Robert Waddell, Jr., Sharon Elizabeth Waddell, and Erin Leigh Waddell.<ref>People Search & Background Check</ref>
Waddell is the younger of two children of the late Billie McKinney, the first wife of Paul Kenneth Waddell (1916-2000) , a native of [[California]] who moved to Shreveport as a young boy and earned his livelihood as a postal inspector.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23283865/paul-kenneth-waddell|title=Paul Kenneth Waddell|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=June 22, 2020}}</ref> He graduated in 1970 from [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]]. He and his wife, the former Sharon Roxanne Raines (born February 21, 1956), have three children, Robert Waddell, Jr., Sharon Elizabeth Waddell, and Erin Leigh Waddell.<ref>People Search & Background Check</ref>