Robert Edward Badham (June 9, 1929 – October 21, 2005) was an American politician from

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. He served as a

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member of the

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from the

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-based 40th district from 1977 to 1989.

Biography

Born in

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, California, Badham graduated from

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in 1947, and earned his

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from Stanford University in 1951. During the

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, he served active duty in the

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. After returning home, he became an executive in his family's Hoffman Hardware Company in Los Angeles. Badham entered politics in 1962 when he was elected to the California State Assembly where he would serve for fourteen years. As an assemblyman, he co-authored legislation to create personalized license plates and fought to protect

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s along the

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coast. In addition, he was a delegate to the California State Republican conventions during his tenure in the state legislature and was a delegate to the Republican National Conventions from 1964 to 1984. In 1976, Badham entered a crowded Republican primary for the U.S. House of Representatives in California's 40th congressional district and won with 32% of the vote, besting eight other candidates including former congressman John G. Schmitz and incumbent Andrew J. Hinshaw. He easily won the general election in November, and was reelected five more times in the heavily Republican district which included Irvine and his home of

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. In Congress, he served as a ranking member on the

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and was representative to the

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. After retiring from Congress, Badham remained active, serving on the California Board of Accountancy, as vice chairman of the Newport Beach Civil Service Board, and helping to raise money for

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. He died on October 21, 2005 after suffering a heart attack at Balboa Island post office. He was buried at

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.Riverside National Cemetery
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Archival collections

Guide to the Robert E. Badham Papers.
Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. *
Join California Robert E. Badham

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Biography

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