Gary Bauer
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Gary L. Bauer (born May 4, 1946 in Covington, Kentucky) is an American civil servant and conservative politician notable for his ties to several fundamentalist and evangelical Christian groups and campaigns. In 1973, Bauer received a Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University. He served as Ronald Reagan's Under Secretary of Education and Domestic Policy Advisor from 1985 to 1989. In 1999 Bauer resigned his post at the Family Research Council, which he held since 1988, and ran for the Republican Party nomination for President of the United States. He dropped out of the race in February 2000 after doing poorly in the primaries.
The son of a janitor, Bauer now heads the Campaign for Working Families.
On the Issues
On social issues, Bauer is staunchly pro-life, supports a Constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage, and prefers abstinence programs to current sex education programs.
On foreign policy issues, Bauer supports strong ties with Israel, would not trade with China until the country improves its human rights record, and supports military action undertaken to ensure American security.
On economic issues, Bauer supports income tax cuts and decreased regulation of small businesses, though considering his statements to the effect that Corporations should serve the U.S. as well as their shareholders and anti-WTO statements, one might classify Bauer as a conservative economic nationalist, as opposed to a laissez-faire supporter, in the mold of The Wall Street Journal.
Bauer's personal behavior, however, has been the subject of sharp criticism from his employees and political allies. He was accused of adultery by his 2000 presidential campaign staff, who "charged Bauer with ill-advised private meetings with a 27-year-old female campaign aide. In October, campaign manager Charles Jarvis and almost half the campaign staff left Bauer over the charges of impropriety."[1]
Organizations with which Gary Bauer has been involved
- American Values, President
- Campaign for Working Families, Chairman
- Family Research Council, Past President
- New American Century