Political cartoonist Rex Babin's work appears in The Bee five times weekly. A native of Walnut Creek, Babin previously worked at the Albany Times Union for 10 years. He also spent time at the Orange Coast Daily Pilot and the Denver Post. He is a graduate of San Diego State University.

Babin was the winner of the National Press Foundation's 2001 Berryman Award and was a finalist for the 2003 Pulitzer Prize. Other awards he has received for his cartoons include: recognition from the Fischetti Editorial Cartoon Competition, the Hearst Newspapers Award of Excellence and numerous best-of-state prizes from the Associated Press.

Babin can be reached by e-mail at rbabin@sacbee.com, or by phone at (916) 321-1911.


Babin is also creating animated cartoons in Flash. You can view them here or in the gallery below.

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Wedding day

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Olympic torch relay

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Airport planning

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Arena deal

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Campaign mailers

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Mayoral Forum Sketchbook

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Fuzzy math

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California Vehicle Code

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Holiday

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Wheel of Fortune

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Today's deficit estimate

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Voter I.D.

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Free at last

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Campaign signs

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See animated version here.

Carbon footprint

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Stupor delegates

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Closing the deal

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The neighborhood

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Target

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Caleeforneeya

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Train wreck

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Wanted?

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The Big One

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Bitter

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Chinook trophies

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Mayoral debates

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The clash on Iraq

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S.F. torch run

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Superdelegate

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Welcome to California

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Lawn signs

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Chill out

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Holes

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Cease-fire

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Library drop boxes

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Snipers!

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Revolving door

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Mission accomplished

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Across the divide

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Flyover

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Jaws of victory

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War chest

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Off message

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Disgusting

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Spitzer

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Kevin Johnson

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Candidate McClintock

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See animated version here.

Still going . . .

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Mini-Medvedev

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Spin

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Zap!

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Stagflation

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See animated version here.

Happy cows

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Arm wrestling

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The 2008 Nader

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Caleeforneeya

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Unethical relations

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Stop signs

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Clemens

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American River homes

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