completion, resulted in the charges being dropped. Bauman stated he would continue his re-election campaign, and apologized to voters for his indiscretions. Bauman was defeated by Democrat Roy Dyson on November 4, 1980. Dyson was not considered a serious contender for the seat before the charges were filed against Bauman. In 1982, Bauman again ran for the nomination for the House seat he had lost, but withdrew from the race before primary election day. Post-congressional activities Bauman was co-founder and legal counsel for the Sovereign Society, a group dedicated to promoting offshore banking and investment, that funneled clients to the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca to help them avoid paying taxes to the United States government. "Our [the Sovereign Society] philosophy is not promoted by tax evasion but tax avoidance," Bauman said in an interview. "We serve as a conduit for people who want certain things offshore." Bauman is the author of numerous books on offshore and tax haven issues. He also wrote an autobiography, The Gentleman from Maryland: The Conscience of a Gay Conservative, which was published in 1986. See also List of LGBT members of the United States Congress List of federal political scandals in the United States List of federal political sex scandals in the United States References External links 1937 births Catholics from Maryland Walsh School of Foreign Service alumni Gay politicians Georgetown University Law Center alumni LGBT members of the United States Congress LGBT people from Pennsylvania LGBT Roman Catholics LGBT state legislators in Maryland Living people Republican Party Maryland state senators People from Easton, Maryland People from Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland LGBT conservatism in the United States