[15][16] Of his hometown, Bauer has said, "in the years I grew up there, the town was literally under the control of an organized crime syndicate out of Toledo, Ohio.

While attending law school, he worked as the assistant director of Opposition Research at the Republican National Committee[18] from 1969 to 1973.

He served as a Deputy Under Secretary for Planning and Budget in the United States Department of Education,[18] from 1982 to 1987, and as an advisor on domestic policy from 1987 to 1988.

In 1996, he founded the Campaign for Working Families (CWF), a political action committee dedicated to electing "pro-family, pro-life and pro-free enterprise" candidates to federal and state offices.

He also serves on the executive board of Christians United for Israel, a lobby group headed by John Hagee.

At the end of May 2018, Bauer was appointed by President Trump to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom.

Bauer has been described as a "politically conservative Baptist with strong commitments to preserving the traditional family and the Judeo-Christian values he believes are the foundation of American society.

[25] He points to the Constitution and the Christian view of human life as reasons for not supporting euthanasia, stating that, "all people have immeasurable value because they have been created in the image and likeness of God."

[25] On economic issues, Bauer supports income tax cuts and decreased regulation of small businesses.

Bauer announced his presidential campaign in April 1999, running on a platform built mostly upon social issues such as abortion.

When Bauer took his turn, he tossed his pancake too high and, trying to follow it, fell off the back of the stage, disappearing through a blue curtain.

Gary and Tom were co-hosts on SiriusXM Patriot Channel 125 Bauer and Rose Show for 9 years and their popular show ended April 9, 2017 with Tom Rose taking a position in the White House as assistant and adviser to Vice President Pence.

In November 2009, Bauer signed an ecumenical statement known as the "Manhattan Declaration" calling on evangelical, Catholic and Orthodox Christians not to comply with rules and laws which they claim would compel participation in or blessing of abortion, same-sex marriage and other matters that go against their religious consciences.