Gary Bauer

Gary Bauer
Bauer in 1987
Member of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
In office
May 2018 – May 2021
Appointed byDonald Trump
2nd President of the Family Research Council
In office
1988–1999
Preceded byGerald P. Regier[1]
Succeeded byKenneth L. Connor[1]
Assistant to the President for Policy Development
In office
1987–1988
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byJohn A. Svahn[2]
Succeeded byFranmarie Kennedy-Keel[3]
United States Under Secretary of Education
In office
1985–1987
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byGary L. Jones[4]
Succeeded byLinus D. Wright[5]
United States Deputy Under Secretary of Education for Planning and Budget
In office
1982–1985
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byGary L. Jones[6]
Succeeded byBruce M. Carnes[7]
Personal details
Born
Gary Lee Bauer

(1946-05-04) May 4, 1946 (age 78)
Covington, Kentucky, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Alma materGeorgetown College (BA)[8]
Georgetown University (JD)
OccupationPolitician

Gary Lee Bauer (born May 4, 1946)[9] is an American civil servant, activist, and former political candidate. He served in President Ronald Reagan's administration as Under Secretary of Education and Chief Domestic Policy Advisor, and later became president of the Family Research Council and a senior vice president of Focus on the Family, both conservative Christian organizations. Bauer was a candidate in the 2000 Republican Party presidential primaries and participated in five national debates. He is known for his advocacy of religious liberty, support for Israel, and his dedication to electing conservative candidates to Congress.

Currently, Bauer is president of the advocacy organization American Values. In May 2018, President Donald Trump appointed him to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom.[10]

  1. ^ a b "Family Research Council". www.frc.org.
  2. ^ "Appointment of Gary L. Bauer as Assistant to the President for Policy Development | Ronald Reagan Presidential Library - National Archives and Records Administration". www.reaganlibrary.gov.
  3. ^ "Appointment of Franmarie Kennedy-Keel as Deputy Assistant to the President for Policy Development | Ronald Reagan Presidential Library - National Archives and Records Administration". www.reaganlibrary.gov.
  4. ^ "PN226 - Nomination of Gary L. Bauer for Department of Education, 99th Congress (1985-1986)". www.congress.gov. 11 July 1985.
  5. ^ "PN667 - Nomination of Linus D. Wright for Department of Education, 100th Congress (1987-1988)". www.congress.gov. 20 November 1987.
  6. ^ "PN1366 - Nomination of Gary L. Bauer for Department of Education, 97th Congress (1981-1982)". www.congress.gov. 1 October 1982.
  7. ^ "PN667 - Nomination of Bruce M. Carnes for Department of Education, 99th Congress (1985-1986)". www.congress.gov. 16 December 1985.
  8. ^ "Gary Bauer". www.nndb.com.
  9. ^ "OnPolitics: Bauer (R)". The Washington Post. 2000. Retrieved May 4, 2007.
  10. ^ JNS (January 1, 1970). "Trump appoints Gary Bauer of CUFI for US commission on religion freedom". Cleveland Jewish News. Retrieved November 25, 2018.