Education
He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English from San Diego State University.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English from San Diego State University.
He was a strong advocate for the use of local cartoons, and typically drew three cartoons about California subjects per week. In 1988-1989 Babin worked at The Denver Post in an interim capacity. Afterwards, he served as the editorial cartoonist of the Albany Times Union, before taking a position as a political cartoonist for The Sacramento Bee in 1999.
His innovative cartoons include "Caleeforneeya," a recurring satire of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Babin was the recipient of the 2003 Berryman Award, and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize the same year. In 2009 Babin served as president of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists.
Babin died from complications of cancer.
