Texas Family Defense Committee is delighted to welcome Lance Bauslaugh, a senior vice president with Alliance Defending Freedom, to the Myrtle Wilks Community Center Thursday, June 22, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. The Community Center is at 1498 West I 20, Cisco.
Alliance Defending Freedom, or ADF, is “the world’s largest legal organization committed to protecting religious freedom, free speech, the sanctity of life, parental rights, and God’s design for marriage and family.”ADF has played various roles in 72 Supreme Court victories. Since 2011, ADF has represented parties in 14 victories at the Supreme Court. These victories have been on behalf of pastors, churches, religious organizations, college students, family-owned businesses, pro-life pregnancy centers, and a town council.
Some of these victories include helping to overturn Roe v Wade; protecting Americans from compelled speech with which they disagree in NIFLA v Becerra; exonerating cake artist Jack Phillips of discrimination in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission; and defending religious speech in Reed v. Town of Gilbert.
ADF is currently representing female athletes forced to compete against men and boys identifying as females; protecting a nurse practitioner fired for refusing to violate her conscience; suing the FDA for flouting its own approval process for chemical abortion drugs; representing students against University of Pittsburg’s suppression of conservative speech on campus; and many others.
Lance Bauslaugh joined ADF in 2013. He has focused on fundraising and developing the ministry’s impact and visibility. He develops strategic alliances by cultivating individual and philanthropic partnerships. He also fosters relationships with major ministry friends and potential donors.
Prior to his current role at ADF, Bauslaugh spent more than 15 years in the development industry, cultivating high-value relationships. He has worked as the vice president of philanthropy for ADF; a major gift officer for CRISTA Ministries; vice president of business development for Pursuant; and was the national director of team sales for Sterling Athletics.
A native of Seattle, Washington, Bauslaugh currently resides with his wife, Katie and four children in Dallas, Texas. When relaxing, Lance can be found golfing with his daughters or cheering on the Seattle Seahawks.
