At The Citizen Hotel, political history isn’t just remembered, it’s illustrated. Discover the work of Pulitzer Prize–winning editorial cartoonist Jack Ohman, Rex Babin and Newton Pratt, featured throughout our guestrooms and public spaces.
Rooted in Sacramento’s civic heart, The Citizen Hotel has always embraced conversation, commentary, and character. Our partnership with acclaimed political cartoonists Jack Ohman, Rex Babin and Newton Pratt brings that spirit to life with a raised eyebrow and perfectly timed punchline at a time.
Political cartoons are woven into the fabric of the hotel, offering guests a front‑row seat to artwork that is thoughtful, humorous, and unmistakably human. It’s art that invites a second look, and maybe a second opinion.
Pulitzer Prize–Winning Cartoonist
Jack Ohman has spent more than four decades using sharp wit and expressive brushwork to lampoon power and puncture pretension. At 19, he became the youngest nationally syndicated editorial cartoonist in U.S. history, launching a career that has taken his work to hundreds of newspapers, including The Oregonian, The Sacramento Bee, and the San Francisco Chronicle.
A Pulitzer Prize winner and recipient of the 2026 Herblock Prize, Ohman is widely recognized as one of the leading voices in editorial cartooning. He has also authored ten books, bringing the same insight and humor to the page that have defined his work for decades.
Political Cartoonist
Rex Babin was an award-winning editorial cartoonist whose sharp wit and keen observations captured California life for more than a decade. As political cartoonist for The Sacramento Bee from 1999 to 2012, he tackled the state’s biggest political, environmental, and cultural issues while creating the popular recurring satire Caleeforneeya, featuring Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Babin received the National Press Foundation’s 2001 Berryman Award, was a 2003 Pulitzer Prize finalist, and served as president of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists in 2009.
Political Cartoonist
Pratt’s first job was as an engineer at the State Division of Highways in Sacramento. In 1938, Pratt was employed by the Sacramento Bee as its editorial cartoonist replacing Harold J. Wahl. Pratt was a three-time Pulitzer Prize finalist. When Pratt retired in 1971 and The Sacramento Bee hired Dennis Renault as his successor in 1971, the times had changed but the modus operandi of staff cartoonist remained the same; that of being fiercely independent.
