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| name=Robert Paul "Bobby" Waddell, Sr.​

| name=Robert Paul "Bobby" Waddell, Sr.​

| office=[[Louisiana]] State Representative<br> 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​

| term_end=1990​

| term_end=1990​

| preceded=V. C. Shannon​

| preceded=V. C. Shannon​

| succeeded=[[Tommy Armstrong]]​

| succeeded=[[Tommy Armstrong]]​

| office2=[[Judge]] of the<br>1st Judicial District Court in [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]]​

| office2=[[Judge]] of the<br>1st Judicial District Court<br>

Section 3, District A in [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]]​

| term_start2=January 1991​

| term_start2=January 1991​

| birth_date=May 19, 1948

| birth_date=May 19, 1948

| birth_place=Shreveport, Louisiana​

| birth_place=Shreveport, Louisiana​

| alma_mater=[[Louisiana Tech University]] ([[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]])​

| alma_mater=[[Louisiana Tech University]] ([[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]])​

Law school missing​

Law school missing​

| occupation=[[Attorney]]​; Judge

| occupation=[[Attorney]]​

| spouse=Sharon Raines Waddell​

| spouse=Sharon Raines Waddell​

| children=Robert Waddell, Jr.​

| children=Robert Waddell, Jr.​

Paul Kenneth and Billie McKinney Waddell}}

Paul Kenneth and Billie McKinney Waddell}}

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'''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

'''Robert Paul Waddell, Sr.''', known as '''Robert P. "Bobby" Waddell''' (born May 19, 1948), is a former [[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>

|title=Louisiana Elected Officials|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=June 22, 2020}}</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. Kay 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. Kay Carter, Jr.]], a fellow Democrat, 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 resigned his house seat in 1990 upon his election as a judge. His interim House successor was [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Tommy Armstrong]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=June 22, 2020}}</ref> who had earlier served from 1987 to 1989 as the president of the Caddo Parish Commission, the parish governing board, formerly known as the police jury. Armstrong did not seek the District 4 seat in 1992, as the district lines were changed under the 1990 census so that a Republican had little likelihood of winning the seat. He therefore ran for the Louisiana State Senate and was narrowly defeated by  [[Ron Bean]], a [[Moderate Republican]].<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 16, 1991.</ref>​ While on the bench, Waddell switched his own registration to Republican.<ref name=electedofficials/>

Waddell resigned his house seat in 1990 upon his election as a judge. His interim House successor was [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Tommy Armstrong]],<ref>{{cite web|url=

 

https://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=June 22, 2020}}</ref> who had earlier served from 1987 to 1989 as the president of the Caddo Parish Commission, the parish governing board, formerly known as the police jury. Armstrong did not seek the District 4 seat in 1992, as the district lines were changed under the 1990 census so that a Republican had little likelihood of winning the seat. He therefore ran for the Louisiana State Senate and was narrowly defeated by  [[Ron Bean]], a [[Moderate Republican]].<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 16, 1991.</ref>​ While on the bench, Waddell switched his own registration to Republican.<ref name=electedofficials/>

Waddell has been active in fundraising for the museum of the former Mansfield Female College in Mansfield in DeSoto Parish, south of Shreveport. 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=June 22, 2020}}</ref>​

Waddell has been active in fundraising for the museum of the former Mansfield Female College in Mansfield in DeSoto Parish, south of Shreveport. 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=June 22, 2020}}</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 Garrett, the judge of the 1st Judicial District, Section 3, District K.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/electedofficials|title Elected Officials (Caddo Parish)|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=April 29, 2021}}</ref><ref<People Search & Background Check.</ref>​

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