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While he was seeking the Republican presidential nomination in 1976, former [[California]] [[Governor]] [[Ronald W. Reagan]] came to Baton Rouge to campaign for Breaux. In that campaign stop, Reagan likened himself to an "honorary Cajun coonass." Breaux was of [[Cajun]] descent.<ref>"Reagan hits nerve with 'coonass' comment", ''Minden Press-Herald'', May 7, 1976, p. 1.</ref>
While he was seeking the Republican presidential nomination in 1976, former [[California]] [[Governor]] [[Ronald W. Reagan]] came to Baton Rouge to campaign for Breaux. In that campaign stop, Reagan likened himself to an "honorary Cajun coonass." Breaux was of [[Cajun]] descent.<ref>"Reagan hits nerve with 'coonass' comment", ''Minden Press-Herald'', May 7, 1976, p. 1.</ref>
In 2001, a Baker Republican, [[Bobby Simpson]], became mayor-president, but he was unseated after one term in 2004 by the [[African American]] Democrat Kip Holden, a former state representative. Simpson had succeeded a Democrat-turned-Republican [[Tom Ed McHugh]], in office for three terms as mayor-president from 1989 to 2001 and later the executive director of the Louisiana Municipal Association.
In 2001, a Baker Republican, [[Bobby Simpson]], became mayor-president, but he was unseated after one term in 2004 by the [[African American]] Democrat Melvin "Kip" Holden (1952-2025), a former state representative. Simpson had succeeded a Democrat-turned-Republican [[Tom Ed McHugh]], in office for three terms as mayor-president from 1989 to 2001 and later the executive director of the Louisiana Municipal Association.
Breaux hence started the path which made possible the future breakthroughs by the Republicans Litchfield and Simpson.
Breaux hence started the path which made possible the future breakthroughs by the Republicans Litchfield and Simpson.