Adam Bauman spent years on an elite Border Patrol tactical team before running a dog-training business that detects illegal drugs.
Bauman is a U.S. Navy veteran who served as a Special Warfare Combatant Crewman before a career with U.S. Border Patrol, including time on its tactical team (BORTAC). He now runs a canine drug-detection business in El Paso. He won the 2026 Republican runoff for TX-16 with 69% of the vote after declining most interview requests and campaigning mainly through social media videos.
Bauman’s take on Texas values
Bauman's campaign site calls for reducing insurance premiums 'without the federal government subsidizing these costs,' opposing the kind of federal healthcare assistance described here. [adambaumanforcongress.com]