Gary Bauer is a
Republican 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.
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.
