Austin Badon
Former New Orleans Representative Austin Badon, who’s been appointed by Governor Jeff Landry to serve as Assistant to the Commissioner of the Office of Motor Vehicles, switched political parties and said he’s one the state’s newest Black Republicans. When asked if Landry asked him to join the GOP…
“I’m a big boy, I can make my own decisions and I don’t need any influence from anybody else and he had no influence on me at all,” said Bandon.
But Badon said he did text Landry and let me know that he’d changed parties last week.
The driving factor to why he chose to leave the Democratic Party, Badon said, was the immigration issue at the Texas border.
“This whole migrant situation was basically driving me and it’s something that has been on my mind for many years,” said Badon.
Badon said when he lived in Houston and applied for jobs, he found himself at a loss because so many jobs required employees to be bilingual.
He said the Republican Party has welcomed him with open arms and he even received a call from Congressman Steve Scalise. Badon said when he served in the legislature, he was a conservative Democrat but has chosen to change parties to one he feels better represents his views.
“I just didn’t agree with the philosophy of the Democratic Party anymore and being a conservative, being with the Republican Party is a better alignment,” said Badon.
Being a pro-life Catholic, Badon said was another reason he changed parties.
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