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==Political life==
==Political life==
In 2007, he defeated the [[Republican Party|Republican]] candidate, Raymond "La La" Lalonde, a former Democratic member of the Louisiana House. In the low-turnout [[general election]] held on November 17, 2007, Badon polled 3,914 (52 percent) to Lalonde's 3,662 (48 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 17, 2007.</ref> Badon attributed crossover Republican voters who helped to secure his Democratic victory. He vowed to end corrupt practices in Louisiana state government: "I have not sold my vote to any special [[interest group]]. When I get to [[Baton Rouge]], I don't owe anyone any favors," he told the ''Lafayette Daily Advertise.r''<ref>''Lafayette Daily Advertiser,'' November 18, 2007.</ref>
In 2007, he defeated the [[Republican Party|Republican]] candidate, Raymond "La La" Lalonde, a former Democratic member of the Louisiana House. In the low-turnout [[general election]] held on November 17, 2007, Badon polled 3,914 (52 percent) to Lalonde's 3,662 (48 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 17, 2007.</ref> Badon attributed crossover Republican voters who helped to secure his Democratic victory. He vowed to end corrupt practices in Louisiana state government: "I have not sold my vote to any special [[interest group]]. When I get to [[Baton Rouge]], I don't owe anyone any favors," he told the ''Lafayette Daily Advertiser.''<ref>''Lafayette Daily Advertiser,'' November 18, 2007.</ref>
In the October 20 nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] Lalonde had led Badon, 4,352 (30 percent) to 4,028 (27 percent). Two other primary candidates, both Democrats, held a combined and critical 43 percent of the vote. Incumbent Clara Baudoin was term-limited and hence ineligible to seek a fourth term.<ref name=election>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 20, 2007.</ref>
In the October 20 nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] Lalonde had led Badon, 4,352 (30 percent) to 4,028 (27 percent). Two other primary candidates, both Democrats, held a combined and critical 43 percent of the vote. Incumbent Clara Baudoin was term-limited and hence ineligible to seek a fourth term.<ref name=election>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 20, 2007.</ref>