▁taught ▁a ▁class ▁on ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Constitution , ▁using ▁his ▁experiences ▁on ▁the ▁campaign ▁trail ▁to ▁develop ▁his ▁less on ▁plan . ▁▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁U . S . ▁Cong r essional ▁campaign ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Bad nar ik ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁run ▁for ▁the ▁U . S . ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁election . ▁He ▁ran ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁Cong r essional ▁District ▁of ▁Texas , ▁which ▁is ▁currently ▁represented ▁by ▁Republican ▁Michael ▁McC a ul . ▁ ▁He ▁raised ▁nearly ▁$ 4 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁his ▁campaign ▁and ▁received ▁the ▁Libert arian ▁Party ▁of ▁Texas ▁nom ination ▁for ▁its ▁ 1 0 th ▁district ▁Cong r essional ▁candidate . ▁ ▁He ▁received ▁ 7 , 6 0 3 ▁votes , ▁or ▁four ▁percent , ▁in ▁the ▁November ▁election , ▁losing ▁to ▁Republican ▁inc umb ent ▁Michael ▁T . ▁McC a ul , ▁who ▁received ▁ 5 5 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁vote , ▁and ▁Dem ocrat ▁Ted ▁An k rum , ▁who ▁got ▁ 4 0 ▁percent . ▁ ▁A ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁letter ▁from ▁his ▁campaign ▁manager , ▁Alan ▁H acker , ▁states ▁that ▁Bad nar ik ▁has ▁" ret ired ▁from ▁political ▁candid acy " ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁working ▁as ▁an ▁account ▁representative ▁for ▁a ▁political ▁and ▁novel ty ▁b um per ▁st icker ▁mail - order ▁business . ▁ ▁Rec ent