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Paul Gosar

December 08, 2023

Paul Anthony Gosar (/ˈɡoʊsɑːr/ GOH-sar; born November 27, 1958) is an American far-right[3] politician and dentist who has represented Arizona's 9th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2023 and represented Arizona's 4th congressional district from 2013 to 2023. A Republican, he was elected in 2010 to represent the neighboring 1st congressional district until redistricting. Gosar's support of conspiracy theories,[4][5] his extreme opposition to abortion and contraception,[6][7] his alleged connections to Holocaust deniers, and his alleged ties to far-right militant groups such as the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, have sparked controversy.[8] Since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Gosar has defended Vladimir Putin[9] and has promoted Russian propaganda.[10]

Paul Gosar
Official portrait, 2016
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Arizona
Assumed office
January 3, 2011
Preceded byAnn Kirkpatrick
Constituency
9th district (2023–present)
Personal details
Born
Paul Anthony Gosar[1]

(1958-11-27) November 27, 1958 (age 65)
Rock Springs, Wyoming, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Maude Connor
​
(m. 1988)​
[2]
Children3
RelativesPete Gosar (brother)
EducationCreighton University (BS, DDS)
WebsiteHouse website
Paul Gosar's voice
Paul Gosar speaks in support of H.R.2630, the La Paz County Land Conveyance Act
Recorded July 23, 2018

Gosar opposes the Affordable Care Act,[11] abortion,[12] gun control,[13] and immigration.[14] He has been a strong ally of former president Donald Trump,[15][16] and voted to overturn the results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

Gosar was censured by the U.S. House of Representatives and stripped of his committee assignments in November 2021; it was the first House censure since 2010 and only the 24th in U.S. history.[17] The censure came after Gosar posted a video on social media depicting himself as an anime character attacking other characters with the superimposed faces of Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez[18] and President Joe Biden.[19][20] In January 2023, after Republicans won control of the U.S. House in the November 2022 elections, they restored Gosar to all of his committee assignments.[21]

Early life and education

Gosar was born in Rock Springs, Wyoming, on November 27, 1958.[22][23] He is the eldest of seven sons and three daughters.[24][25] His paternal grandparents were Slovenian and his maternal grandparents were Basque immigrants from Banca, on the Franco-Spanish border.[26] Gosar was raised in Pinedale, Wyoming, and graduated from Pinedale High School in 1977.[27] His parents have been described as devoted Republicans who attended the national conventions for former presidents Richard M. Nixon and Gerald Ford. Gosar's brother Pete is a former chairman of the Wyoming Democratic Party and was a candidate for governor of Wyoming in 2010[28][29] and 2014.[30]

In 1981, Gosar received his B.S. degree from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. In 1985, he earned his D.D.S. from the Boyne School of Dentistry at Creighton.[31]

Early career

From 1989 to 2010, Gosar had a dentistry practice in Flagstaff, Arizona.[31] In 2001, Gosar was the Arizona Dental Association's (AzDA) "Dentist of the Year". He was inducted into the AzDA Hall of Fame and served as its president from 2004 to 2005. Gosar was also president of the Northern Arizona Dental Society and vice-chair of the AzDA council on governmental affairs.[32][33]

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

2010

See also: 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona § District 1

In 2009, Gosar, who had never run for elected office before, announced that he would challenge Democratic incumbent Ann Kirkpatrick in the 1st district in the 2010 elections. He was identified as a Tea Party candidate by The New York Times because the Arizona Tea Party featured him on its website.[34]

Gosar won the Republican primary. He was endorsed by former Alaska governor Sarah Palin and three Arizona county sheriffs: Maricopa County's Joe Arpaio, Coconino County's Joe Richards, and Pinal County's Paul Babeu.[35] Kirkpatrick challenged him to five debates across the district.[36][37] Gosar initially agreed to one debate but later withdrew. He released a statement explaining that his decision to withdraw from the debate was based on the long drive to and from the television station, KAET in Phoenix, which had organized the debate,[38] but a producer at KAET said that Gosar's staff had told the station that the candidate could not participate in the debate because he would be attending a fundraiser instead.[39]

Gosar defeated Kirkpatrick in the November 2010 general election, taking 49.7% of the vote.

2012

See also: 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona § District 4

Gosar initially planned to seek reelection in the 1st district, which had been made less favorable to Republicans as a result of redistricting,[40] but with Kirkpatrick priming for a rematch, he changed his mind and announced in January 2012 that he would run in the newly created 4th district. The 4th had absorbed much of the western portion of the old 1st district and was heavily Republican. Gosar rented an apartment in Prescott, the largest city in the 4th, which he claims as his official residence.[41] While members of the House are only constitutionally required to live in the state they represent, Gosar claimed he would eventually buy a home in the 4th. Despite this, he still claims his home in Flagstaff as his primary residence; he has long received tax breaks on his Flagstaff home due to this status. While he is registered to vote in Yavapai County, home to Prescott, his wife is registered to vote in Coconino County, home to Flagstaff.[42]

Gosar initially faced a tough primary fight against Babeu, but Babeu pulled out in May 2012 owing to allegations of abuse of power.[43] Gosar defeated former state senator Ron Gould and businessman Rick Murphy in the Republican primary, all but assuring him a second term in Congress. In the November general election, he defeated Democratic challenger Johnnie Robinson with 67% of the vote.[44]

2014

See also: 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona § District 4

Gosar easily won reelection, winning 70% of the vote against Democratic nominee Mikel Weisser in the 2014 midterm elections.[45]

2016

See also: 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona § District 4

Gosar faced Weisser again in 2016. Weisser attempted to use Gosar's support of then-nominee Donald Trump and the recent Access Hollywood tape against him in campaign ads.[46] Gosar was reelected with 71% of the vote.[47]

2018

See also: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona § District 4
 
Gosar speaking at the 2018 Arizona Manufacturing Summit in Phoenix, Arizona

In September 2018, six of Gosar's nine siblings spoke out against their brother and endorsed his Democratic opponent, David Brill, in a series of television campaign ads that drew national and international coverage.[48][49] In the first ad, sisters Grace and Jennifer, both identified as health care providers, told viewers that their brother did not care about people in rural Arizona. In another ad, called "A family defends its honor," brother David Gosar, a lawyer, declared, "We've got to stand up for our good name. This is not who we are." Paul Gosar responded to the ads on Twitter, describing his siblings as "disgruntled Hillary supporters" who "put political ideology before family".[50]

Gosar defeated Brill in the November 2018 general election with 68.2% of the vote.

2020

See also: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona § District 4

Gosar was reelected with 69.7% of the vote over Democratic nominee Delina DiSanto. Six of his nine siblings—Grace, Jennifer, Joan, Gaston, David and Tim—endorsed his opponent, as they had in 2018.[51]

2022

See also: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona § District 9

In 2021, Gosar announced that he would run for reelection in Arizona's 9th congressional district after redistricting.[52]

Actions

In January 2016, Gosar wrote and proposed legislation to strip Bill Cosby of his Presidential Medal of Freedom after Cosby admitted to drugging women. His proposal received the support of Angela Rose and her nonprofit organization, with which Gosar consulted when writing the bill; President Barack Obama stated he would "take a look" at the proposal, but it did not pass.[53][54]

On January 6, 2020, with the caption "The world is a better place without these guys in power", Gosar tweeted a doctored photograph showing Obama meeting Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. The encounter never happened; the picture was a photoshopped version of one showing Obama meeting former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh. The photojournalist Daniel Medina pointed out that Rouhani was still in power and condemned Gosar's attempt to spread disinformation.[55][56] The photoshopped image was also featured in a 2015 TV ad for Senator Ron Johnson.[57] To widespread criticism, Gosar said, "No one said this wasn't photoshopped."[58]

On December 9, 2020, Gosar co-sponsored Democratic U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard's Break Up Big Tech Act of 2020, aiming to remove Section 230 legal immunity for computer service providers who act as publishers and censor their users.[59]

In June 2021, fliers were circulated online for a fundraiser featuring Gosar and white nationalist Nick Fuentes; while at first appearing to defend the event, Gosar ultimately denied that he had planned to attend it.[60][61][62]

Attendance of America First Political Action Conference

On February 26, 2021, Gosar delivered the keynote speech at the America First Political Action Conference hosted by white nationalist and antisemite Nick Fuentes, who had previously supported the 2021 United States Capitol attack, defended racial segregation, and denied aspects of the Holocaust.[62][61] Gosar was joined at the event by former Representative Steve King of Iowa, who was taken off his congressional committee seats after defending white nationalism in 2019.[63] Gosar later distanced himself from Fuentes, telling a panel at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) that racism and violence are unacceptable, criticizing "white racism" and saying, "there's no room for violence.".[64][65] Nevertheless, he defended his presence at the conference, saying, "There is a group of young people that are becoming part of the election process, and becoming a bigger force. So why not take that energy and listen to what they've got to say?... You don't accomplish anything by isolating and refusing to speak to some audiences."[65] Liz Cheney criticized Gosar's attendance at the event, saying, "This is not the kind of an organization or an event that other members of Congress should be participating in".[66]

CNN also reported that, before CPAC, Gosar and a dozen other Republican House members skipped votes and enlisted others to vote for them in order to attend the event, which was held at the same time as their absences. They cited the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic as the reason for their absences.[67] In response, the Campaign for Accountability, an ethics watchdog group, filed a complaint with the House Committee on Ethics and requested an investigation into Gosar and the other lawmakers.[68]

2021 censure

In November 2021, Gosar posted a video on social media that parodied the title sequence of the anime series Attack on Titan that had been edited with the faces of himself, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Joe Biden superimposed on the show's characters, depicting Gosar attacking them with swords. In posting the video, Gosar inquired: "Any anime fans out there?"[69][70] Gosar insisted that the video "wasn't a threat and is meant to be 'entertaining'".[71]

Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for the House Ethics Committee and law enforcement to investigate it as a threat.[72] On November 17, 2021, Gosar was censured for the post and removed from committee assignments by a 223-to-207 vote, making him the 24th House member to be censured in American history.[73][74][75] The vote was mainly along party lines; only two Republicans, Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, voted with the Democrats, while "about a dozen Republicans stood beside Gosar in a show of support," according to The Washington Post.[76] (One Republican, David P. Joyce, voted present.[77]) Minutes after being censured, he retweeted the offending video again.[78] The next day, Trump endorsed Gosar for his 2022 reelection bid, while House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy said he would likely give Gosar better committee assignments if Republicans won the House in 2022.[79]

Republicans gained control of the House in the November 2022 elections, and they restored Gosar to all of his committee assignments in January 2023.[80]

2022

In February 2022, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell criticized Gosar for participating in the America First Political Action Conference hosted by white nationalist and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes, saying there was no place in the party for "white supremacists or anti-Semitism".[81]

On May 25, 2022, the day of the Robb Elementary School shooting, Gosar spread racist and transphobic disinformation about the attack, tweeting that the perpetrator was "a transsexual leftist illegal alien named Salvatore Ramos."[82] He shared a 4chan post co-opting photographs of a trans woman who had nothing to do with the attack. He deleted the tweet after about two hours.[83][84] The woman in the post is a transgender artist who posted on Reddit that "It's not me, I don't even live in Texas. They are my pics. People are using [them] to make trans people look like murderers and blaming me for the shooting."[85] In response, The Arizona Republic's Laurie Roberts wrote: "Rep. Paul Gosar has once again shown himself completely unfit for office. The congressman is nothing more than a gossip, and a dangerous one at that."[86]

2023

In an email published on his congressional website in September 2023, Gosar called for the execution of U.S. army general Mark Milley. In the email, Gosar described him as a "quisling" and "sodomy-promoting" and saying that "in a better society [...] General Milley would be hung".[87][88]

Committee assignments

For the 118th Congress:[89]

Caucus memberships

Attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election

"Stop the Steal"

Main article: Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election
 
A November 2020 tweet from Gosar, suggesting that Arizona attorney general Mark Brnovich should investigate false claims of voter fraud following the 2020 U.S. presidential election

Several weeks after the 2020 presidential election, Gosar was one of 27 Republican members of Congress to request that U.S. Attorney General William Barr "appoint a Special Counsel to investigate irregularities in the 2020 election."[97] The Arizona Republican Party produced a video, featuring Gosar and Representative Andy Biggs, falsely claiming that there was widespread voter fraud in the election. Gosar falsely claimed that Arizona's voting machines were faulty, that Wisconsin intentionally paused counting votes to "dump" 100,000 votes into the count for Joe Biden, and that dead people voted in Pennsylvania. He and Biggs also demanded an audit of Maricopa County's vote count.[98] Gosar strongly objected to counting electoral votes for Biden from certain states.

Through November, Gosar participated in Stop the Steal protests, comparing their efforts to the Battle of the Alamo.[99] Later, he tweeted[100] a comparison between the fight for the America First agenda and Teruo Nakamura of the Imperial Japanese Army; Nakamura refused to recognize news of Japan's surrender in World War II for three decades, and remained on the remote island of Morotai alone until his discovery in 1974.[101]

Gosar repeatedly spoke at Stop the Steal events, claiming without basis that then-President-elect Joe Biden was an "illegitimate usurper" and that Trump was the victim of an attempted coup.[102]

Involvement in the 2021 United States Capitol attack

Main article: 2021 United States Capitol attack

In December after the election, right-wing political activist and organizer Ali Alexander said that he, Gosar, Biggs, and Representative Mo Brooks were "planning something big": a "mob" to pressure Congress into rejecting the election results.[103] In a since-deleted video, Alexander said: "We four schemed up of putting maximum pressure on Congress while they were voting."[104] Gosar's office did not respond to media inquiries about this allegation. News outlets noted that Gosar's social media accounts had expressed support for Alexander in the past.[105][106][107]

In the joint session of Congress to formally count the votes of the Electoral College on January 6, 2021, Gosar and Senator Ted Cruz led a challenge to Arizona's electoral results.[108]

The electoral count was disrupted when a mob of Trump supporters attacked the Capitol, resulting in the death of one police officer and four protesters. Gosar was the first member of Congress to advance the false conspiracy theory that antifa was to blame for the violence, echoed by Brooks and Representative Matt Gaetz.[109][110] When Congress reconvened that night, the challenge to the Arizona vote had been rejected 6-93 in the Senate and 121-303 in the House. Of Arizona's congressional representatives, Representatives Gosar, Biggs, and Debbie Lesko voted to reject Arizona's vote results.[111][112]

As a result of Gosar's alleged involvement in the storming of the Capitol, three of his siblings called for his expulsion from Congress. "When you talk about what happened the other day, you're talking about treason. You're talking about overthrowing the government. That's what this is. If that doesn't rise to the level of expulsion, what does?" said Tim Gosar.[113][114] On January 19, the last day of the Trump administration, it was reported that Gosar and Biggs sought pardons from Trump. No pardons were granted to them or anyone else involved in the storming of the Capitol or the preceding "Save America" rally.[115]

In June 2021, Gosar was one of 21 House Republicans to vote against a resolution to give the Congressional Gold Medal to police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on January 6.[116]

Political positions

Multiple sources have described Gosar as a proponent of far-right politics.[3] During Donald Trump's presidency, Gosar voted in line with the president's stated position 86.1% of the time.[117] During Joe Biden's presidency, he voted in line with the president's stated position 3.7% of the time (as of May 25, 2022).[118]

Abortion

Gosar describes himself as pro-life. He cosponsored the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, a bill that would make permanent restrictions on federal funding of abortions in the US,[119] and the District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, an act placing restrictions on abortions in the District of Columbia.[120] Gosar was given a 100% rating by the National Right to Life Committee, an anti-abortion interest group, and a 0% rating by NARAL (National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League), an abortion rights interest group.[121] He supported the 2022 overturning of Roe v. Wade, calling it "amazing and historic" and thanking Donald Trump "for making this possible."[122]

Boycott of Pope Francis

On September 17, 2015, in an op-ed on the conservative website Townhall.com, Gosar announced that he would not attend Pope Francis's planned address to a joint meeting of Congress unless Francis spoke about issues such as "violent Islam" or Planned Parenthood instead of climate change. He wrote that he would treat Francis the same way he believes "leftist politicians" should be treated.[123] Gosar said that Francis "adopted all of the socialist talking points, wrapped false science and ideology into 'climate justice' and is being presented to guilt people into leftist policies."[124] He called climate science "questionable" and criticized Laudato si', Francis's encyclical on the environment.[125]

Gosar did not attend Francis's September 24 address, the only member of Congress not to do so.[126][127] Shortly after Francis's visit, Gosar used his opposition to his address as a fundraising tool.[128][129] A fundraising email for Gosar used his Townhall.com op-ed's catchphrase, "When the Pope chooses to act and talk like a leftist politician, then he can expect to be treated like one"[28] and positioned Gosar as the victim of "unprecedented attacks" from "the liberals, the left-wing media and the Obama political machine."[129]

Economy

Gosar voted for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.[130] He was criticized for touting funding for Kingman Airport in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act while neglecting to mention that he voted against the final bill.[131]

Gosar was among the 71 Republicans who voted against final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 in the House.[132]

Environment

In 2015, Gosar scored 3% on the National Environmental Scorecard of the League of Conservation Voters, in part because he is a global warming denier. On January 30, 2017, he introduced House Joint resolution 46, which would repeal the authority of the National Park Service to decline private drilling for oil, gas and minerals in 40 U.S. National Parks if the Park Service determines that the mining operation would threaten the environment. The Washington Post said Gosar was "no friend of environmentalists."[133][134][135]

In September 2015, Gosar submitted articles of impeachment against EPA administrator Gina McCarthy, asserting that she had committed "high crimes and misdemeanors" and "lied to the American people in order to force misguided and overreaching regulations, which have no scientific basis, down our throats."[136] An EPA spokeswoman said Gosar's resolution "has zero merit and is nothing more than political theater", while fellow Republican and House majority leader Kevin McCarthy confirmed that "There's no plan to impeach Gina McCarthy."[137]

Gosar supports dismantling the Endangered Species Act, calling it "status quo" and "costly, burdensome and uncertain."[138]

Foreign policy

In 2019, Gosar co-signed a letter from Representative Ro Khanna and Senator Rand Paul to Trump asserting that it is "long past time to rein in the use of force that goes beyond congressional authorization" and that they hoped this would "serve as a model for ending hostilities in the future—in particular, as you and your administration seek a political solution to our involvement in Afghanistan."[139][140]

In 2019, Gosar was one of 60 representatives to vote against condemning Trump's withdrawal from Syria.[141]

In 2020, Gosar voted against the National Defense Authorization Act of 2021, which would prevent the president from withdrawing soldiers from Afghanistan without congressional approval.[142]

In June 2020, Gosar expressed support for Morocco's position on the Western Sahara conflict, and encouraged the Trump administration to support this position.[143]

In 2021, when the House overwhelmingly passed a measure condemning the Myanmar coup d'état, Gosar voted present, while 14 other House Republicans voted against it.[144]

In June 2021, Gosar was one of 49 House Republicans to vote to repeal the 2002 Congressional authorization of the Iraq War.[145]

In September 2021, Gosar was among 75 House Republicans to vote against the National Defense Authorization Act of 2022, which contains a provision that would require women to be drafted.[146][147]

Gosar was among 19 House Republicans to vote against the final passage of the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act.[148]

In February 2022, Gosar co-sponsored the Secure America's Borders First Act, which would prohibit the expenditure or obligation of military and security assistance to Kyiv over the U.S. border with Mexico.[149]

In October 2022, Gosar invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin to Arizona for peace talks over the Russo-Ukrainian War.[150]

In 2023, Gosar was among 47 Republicans to vote in favor of H.Con.Res. 21 which directed President Joe Biden to remove U.S. troops from Syria within 180 days.[151][152]

Gosar voted to support Israel following the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.[153][154]

Gun rights

Gosar has stated that the "Second Amendment is one of the most important rights set forth by the Bill of Rights" and that he will "continue to oppose efforts to restrict, infringe, or remove this constitutionally protected right."[155] He was endorsed by the NRA Political Victory Fund and given an "A" rating.[156][157][158] He was also endorsed by Gun Owners of America and given a rating of 75%.[159]

Health care

Gosar opposed Obamacare and has advocated for physician-owned hospitals. He favors consumer choice of doctors, types of care and insurance plans.[160] He supported water fluoridation to prevent tooth decay in his early career as a dentist, but in 2022 spoke out against water fluoridation, citing concerns that it reduced human intelligence.[161]

Immigration

The Arizona Republic described Gosar as "one of the staunchest opponents in Congress to legalizing undocumented dreamers".[162] Gosar stated, "I strongly believe we need to immediately secure our border and oppose amnesty for anyone who blatantly violates our law."[163] He has cosponsored legislation to repeal the 14th Amendment, thus eliminating birthright citizenship for children born in the US to undocumented immigrants.[164][165] In a May 2018 interview he accused immigration attorneys providing legal advice to undocumented immigrants of committing a crime: "What we need to do is also hold those that are actually helping — what they're saying is help, but assisting in a crime — to be prosecuted as well."[166]

Gosar supported the building of the Mexico-U.S. border wall propounded by Trump. Gosar believes it will help stop MS-13 gang activity in the United States.[167] He has proposed a 10-year moratorium on all immigration.[168]

Gosar voted against the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 which would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, to increase the per-country numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrants, and for other purposes.[169]

Gosar voted against the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020 which authorizes DHS to nearly double the available H-2B visas for the remainder of FY 2020.[170][171]

Gosar voted against Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 1158) which effectively prohibits ICE from cooperating with Health and Human Services to detain or remove illegal alien sponsors of unaccompanied alien children (UACs).[172]

Gosar sponsored H.R. 6202, the American Tech Workforce Act of 2021, introduced by Representative Jim Banks. The legislation would establish a wage floor for the high-skill H-1B visa program, thereby significantly reducing employer dependence on the program. The bill would also eliminate the Optional Practical Training program that allows foreign graduates to stay and work in the United States.[173]

Militias

In April 2014, Gosar joined a group of five conservative Arizona state legislators at the Bundy Standoff in Bunkerville, Nevada, where grazing fee resistors and their supporters took up arms against Federal Bureau of Land Management and law enforcement officials.[174] The confrontation ended when federal officials chose not to take further action.

Native Americans

In December 2014, Gosar drew controversy when he referred to American Indians as "wards of the federal government". He was responding to concerns from members of the Fort Apache Indian Reservation in eastern Arizona when he made the comment at the round-table talk in Flagstaff. The discussion had addressed the proposal to swap 2,400 acres of southeastern Arizona's Tonto National Forest for about 5,300 acres of environmentally sensitive land. The proposal, which was attached as a rider to the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act, would give land sacred to the Apache in Arizona to Resolution Copper Mine, a joint venture owned by Rio Tinto and BHP.[175] Troy Eid, a Republican and former U.S. Attorney in Colorado, responded to Gosar's comments, "In the heated context of what this represents, it's especially inappropriate to be resorting to what amounts to race baiting." A Gosar spokesperson said his comments were misconstrued.[176]

Ties to the far right

In an October 2017 interview with Vice News, Gosar suggested that the white nationalist Unite the Right rally had been "created by the left", an idea previously expressed by Alex Jones of InfoWars, Representative Dana Rohrabacher, Dinesh D'Souza, and other right-wing figures.[177] Gosar also suggested that Jason Kessler, the organizer of the Charlottesville rally, might have been backed by George Soros, who he said "turned in his own people to the Nazis".[178] Seven of Gosar's siblings wrote an open letter to the Kingman (Arizona) Daily Miner newspaper denouncing Gosar's claims about Soros as "despicable slander ... without a shred of truth", saying Gosar "owes George Soros a personal apology";[179] they also called his statements an "anti-semitic dog whistle".[180]

In July 2018, Gosar spoke at a rally in London in support of former English Defence League leader and anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson, emphasizing the importance of the right to free speech.[181] Gosar and six other congressmen invited Robinson to speak to the Conservative Opportunity Society on November 14, 2018, while Robinson was visiting the United States on a trip sponsored by the Middle East Forum and the David Horowitz Freedom Center.[182]

In 2019, Gosar sought to reinstate Representative Steve King to the House committees from which King had been removed due to a series of remarks widely seen as racist. Gosar agreed with King's contention that his words had been taken out of context.[183] In February 2021, Gosar spoke with King at the second annual America First Political Action Conference, hosted by white nationalist Nick Fuentes.[184][63]

In January 2021, The New York Times detailed Gosar's comments on and ties to the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers, some of whose members participated in the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol.[185] Jim Arroyo, who heads the Yavapai County, Arizona, chapter of Oath Keepers, said that Gosar had attended one of its meetings, "And we asked him, flat out: 'Do you think we are headed towards a Civil War?' And he said, 'We are in a Civil War, we just haven't started shooting yet'... So that is about to change."[186]

Employment of prominent neo-Nazi follower and writer

Since November 2021, Gosar has employed Wade Searle, first as a temporary employee and then as his digital director. Searle reportedly is a "dedicated acolyte of Nick Fuentes, with the Hitler-loving white supremacist leader going as far as to call him a loyal friend and one of the ‘strongest soldiers of the movement.'"[187] Searle reportedly runs the white supremacist "ChickenRight" accounts on Twitter and Gab, which has posted anti-semitic conspiracy theories about “HOOK-NOSED BANKERS.”[187]

Treason accusations against the FBI and DOJ

In February 2018, Gosar posted on his Facebook page that the Nunes memo—in which Republican Congressman Devin Nunes accused the FBI and U.S. Justice Department of illegally obtaining a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrant to spy on Trump adviser Carter Page—showed "clear and convincing evidence" that certain members of those agencies committed treason.[188][189] He also specifically said conduct by former FBI Director James Comey, former Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates, and former Attorney General Rod Rosenstein was "not just criminal but constitutes treason". In what Gosar called "my full statement on the declassified memo", he said he would be "leading [sic] a letter to the Attorney General seeking criminal prosecution against these traitors to our nation."

 
Paul Gosar with Donald Trump in 2019

Support for impeaching Biden administration officials

See also: Efforts to impeach Joe Biden

During the 117th United States Congress, Gosar was co-sponsor of three resolutions to impeach President Joe Biden.[190] He also co-sponsored a resolution to impeach Attorney General Merrick Garland[191] and a resolution to impeach Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas.[192]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Paul Gosar
Year Office Party Primary General Result Swing Ref.
Total % P. Total % P.
2010 U.S. Representative Republican 21,941 30.73% 1st 112,816 49.77% 1st Won Gain [193]
2012 Republican 40,033 51.35% 1st 162,907 66.83% 1st Won Hold [194]
2014 Republican 65,354 100.00% 1st 122,560 69.96% 1st Won Hold [195]
2016 Republican 64,947 71.42% 1st 203,487 71.45% 1st Won Hold [196]
2018 Republican 94,092 100.00% 1st 188,842 68.17% 1st Won Hold [197]
2020 Republican 82,376 63.13% 1st 278,002 69.74% 1st Won Hold [198]
2022 Republican 67,340 65.91% 1st 192,796 97.77% 1st Won Hold [199]

Personal life

Gosar's wife is Maude Gosar (née Connor). The couple has three children.[31]

Gosar is a Roman Catholic. He has criticized Pope Francis's papacy as "inconsistent with Christianity" and skipped Francis's 2015 address to Congress in protest.[200]

Gosar has arthritis and has had two compressed vertebrae in his back that have required surgery to correct.[201] He cites years of hunching over for long periods while a dentist as the cause, as well as genetics and a history of playing rugby.[202]

In 2018, six (David, Gaston, Grace, Jennifer, Joan, and Tim) of Gosar's nine siblings participated in ads supporting their brother's political adversary, David Brill.[203] In the ads, they all state their desire to defend their family's name lest the world think the entire Gosar family shares Paul's ideology. David Gosar said, "He's absolutely not working for his district." Tim said, "He's not listening to you and he doesn't have your best interests at heart." Grace said, "Paul Gosar, the congressman, isn't doing anything to help rural America." Jennifer said, "If he actually cared about people in rural Arizona, I bet he'd be fighting for Social Security, for better access to healthcare; I bet he'd be researching what is the most insightful water policy to help the environment of Arizona to sustain itself and be successful."[204]

See also

References

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paul, gosar, paul, anthony, gosar, ɑːr, born, november, 1958, american, right, politician, dentist, represented, arizona, congressional, district, house, representatives, since, 2023, represented, arizona, congressional, district, from, 2013, 2023, republican,. Paul Anthony Gosar ˈ ɡ oʊ s ɑːr GOH sar born November 27 1958 is an American far right 3 politician and dentist who has represented Arizona s 9th congressional district in the U S House of Representatives since 2023 and represented Arizona s 4th congressional district from 2013 to 2023 A Republican he was elected in 2010 to represent the neighboring 1st congressional district until redistricting Gosar s support of conspiracy theories 4 5 his extreme opposition to abortion and contraception 6 7 his alleged connections to Holocaust deniers and his alleged ties to far right militant groups such as the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers have sparked controversy 8 Since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Gosar has defended Vladimir Putin 9 and has promoted Russian propaganda 10 Paul GosarOfficial portrait 2016Member of theU S House of Representativesfrom ArizonaIncumbentAssumed office January 3 2011Preceded byAnn KirkpatrickConstituency1st district 2011 2013 4th district 2013 2023 9th district 2023 present Personal detailsBornPaul Anthony Gosar 1 1958 11 27 November 27 1958 age 65 Rock Springs Wyoming U S Political partyRepublicanSpouseMaude Connor m 1988 wbr 2 Children3RelativesPete Gosar brother EducationCreighton University BS DDS WebsiteHouse websitePaul Gosar s voice source source Paul Gosar speaks in support of H R 2630 the La Paz County Land Conveyance ActRecorded July 23 2018Gosar opposes the Affordable Care Act 11 abortion 12 gun control 13 and immigration 14 He has been a strong ally of former president Donald Trump 15 16 and voted to overturn the results of the 2020 U S presidential election Gosar was censured by the U S House of Representatives and stripped of his committee assignments in November 2021 it was the first House censure since 2010 and only the 24th in U S history 17 The censure came after Gosar posted a video on social media depicting himself as an anime character attacking other characters with the superimposed faces of Representative Alexandria Ocasio Cortez 18 and President Joe Biden 19 20 In January 2023 after Republicans won control of the U S House in the November 2022 elections they restored Gosar to all of his committee assignments 21 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Early career 3 U S House of Representatives 3 1 Elections 3 1 1 2010 3 1 2 2012 3 1 3 2014 3 1 4 2016 3 1 5 2018 3 1 6 2020 3 1 7 2022 3 2 Actions 3 2 1 Attendance of America First Political Action Conference 3 2 2 2021 censure 3 2 3 2022 3 2 4 2023 3 3 Committee assignments 3 4 Caucus memberships 4 Attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election 4 1 Stop the Steal 4 2 Involvement in the 2021 United States Capitol attack 5 Political positions 5 1 Abortion 5 2 Boycott of Pope Francis 5 3 Economy 5 4 Environment 5 5 Foreign policy 5 6 Gun rights 5 7 Health care 5 8 Immigration 5 9 Militias 5 10 Native Americans 5 11 Ties to the far right 5 11 1 Employment of prominent neo Nazi follower and writer 5 12 Treason accusations against the FBI and DOJ 5 13 Support for impeaching Biden administration officials 6 Electoral history 7 Personal life 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksEarly life and educationGosar was born in Rock Springs Wyoming on November 27 1958 22 23 He is the eldest of seven sons and three daughters 24 25 His paternal grandparents were Slovenian and his maternal grandparents were Basque immigrants from Banca on the Franco Spanish border 26 Gosar was raised in Pinedale Wyoming and graduated from Pinedale High School in 1977 27 His parents have been described as devoted Republicans who attended the national conventions for former presidents Richard M Nixon and Gerald Ford Gosar s brother Pete is a former chairman of the Wyoming Democratic Party and was a candidate for governor of Wyoming in 2010 28 29 and 2014 30 In 1981 Gosar received his B S degree from Creighton University in Omaha Nebraska In 1985 he earned his D D S from the Boyne School of Dentistry at Creighton 31 Early careerFrom 1989 to 2010 Gosar had a dentistry practice in Flagstaff Arizona 31 In 2001 Gosar was the Arizona Dental Association s AzDA Dentist of the Year He was inducted into the AzDA Hall of Fame and served as its president from 2004 to 2005 Gosar was also president of the Northern Arizona Dental Society and vice chair of the AzDA council on governmental affairs 32 33 U S House of RepresentativesElections 2010 See also 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona District 1 In 2009 Gosar who had never run for elected office before announced that he would challenge Democratic incumbent Ann Kirkpatrick in the 1st district in the 2010 elections He was identified as a Tea Party candidate by The New York Times because the Arizona Tea Party featured him on its website 34 Gosar won the Republican primary He was endorsed by former Alaska governor Sarah Palin and three Arizona county sheriffs Maricopa County s Joe Arpaio Coconino County s Joe Richards and Pinal County s Paul Babeu 35 Kirkpatrick challenged him to five debates across the district 36 37 Gosar initially agreed to one debate but later withdrew He released a statement explaining that his decision to withdraw from the debate was based on the long drive to and from the television station KAET in Phoenix which had organized the debate 38 but a producer at KAET said that Gosar s staff had told the station that the candidate could not participate in the debate because he would be attending a fundraiser instead 39 Gosar defeated Kirkpatrick in the November 2010 general election taking 49 7 of the vote 2012 See also 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona District 4 Gosar initially planned to seek reelection in the 1st district which had been made less favorable to Republicans as a result of redistricting 40 but with Kirkpatrick priming for a rematch he changed his mind and announced in January 2012 that he would run in the newly created 4th district The 4th had absorbed much of the western portion of the old 1st district and was heavily Republican Gosar rented an apartment in Prescott the largest city in the 4th which he claims as his official residence 41 While members of the House are only constitutionally required to live in the state they represent Gosar claimed he would eventually buy a home in the 4th Despite this he still claims his home in Flagstaff as his primary residence he has long received tax breaks on his Flagstaff home due to this status While he is registered to vote in Yavapai County home to Prescott his wife is registered to vote in Coconino County home to Flagstaff 42 Gosar initially faced a tough primary fight against Babeu but Babeu pulled out in May 2012 owing to allegations of abuse of power 43 Gosar defeated former state senator Ron Gould and businessman Rick Murphy in the Republican primary all but assuring him a second term in Congress In the November general election he defeated Democratic challenger Johnnie Robinson with 67 of the vote 44 2014 See also 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona District 4 Gosar easily won reelection winning 70 of the vote against Democratic nominee Mikel Weisser in the 2014 midterm elections 45 2016 See also 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona District 4 Gosar faced Weisser again in 2016 Weisser attempted to use Gosar s support of then nominee Donald Trump and the recent Access Hollywood tape against him in campaign ads 46 Gosar was reelected with 71 of the vote 47 2018 See also 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona District 4 nbsp Gosar speaking at the 2018 Arizona Manufacturing Summit in Phoenix ArizonaIn September 2018 six of Gosar s nine siblings spoke out against their brother and endorsed his Democratic opponent David Brill in a series of television campaign ads that drew national and international coverage 48 49 In the first ad sisters Grace and Jennifer both identified as health care providers told viewers that their brother did not care about people in rural Arizona In another ad called A family defends its honor brother David Gosar a lawyer declared We ve got to stand up for our good name This is not who we are Paul Gosar responded to the ads on Twitter describing his siblings as disgruntled Hillary supporters who put political ideology before family 50 Gosar defeated Brill in the November 2018 general election with 68 2 of the vote 2020 See also 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona District 4 Gosar was reelected with 69 7 of the vote over Democratic nominee Delina DiSanto Six of his nine siblings Grace Jennifer Joan Gaston David and Tim endorsed his opponent as they had in 2018 51 2022 See also 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona District 9 In 2021 Gosar announced that he would run for reelection in Arizona s 9th congressional district after redistricting 52 Actions In January 2016 Gosar wrote and proposed legislation to strip Bill Cosby of his Presidential Medal of Freedom after Cosby admitted to drugging women His proposal received the support of Angela Rose and her nonprofit organization with which Gosar consulted when writing the bill President Barack Obama stated he would take a look at the proposal but it did not pass 53 54 On January 6 2020 with the caption The world is a better place without these guys in power Gosar tweeted a doctored photograph showing Obama meeting Iranian President Hassan Rouhani The encounter never happened the picture was a photoshopped version of one showing Obama meeting former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh The photojournalist Daniel Medina pointed out that Rouhani was still in power and condemned Gosar s attempt to spread disinformation 55 56 The photoshopped image was also featured in a 2015 TV ad for Senator Ron Johnson 57 To widespread criticism Gosar said No one said this wasn t photoshopped 58 On December 9 2020 Gosar co sponsored Democratic U S Representative Tulsi Gabbard s Break Up Big Tech Act of 2020 aiming to remove Section 230 legal immunity for computer service providers who act as publishers and censor their users 59 In June 2021 fliers were circulated online for a fundraiser featuring Gosar and white nationalist Nick Fuentes while at first appearing to defend the event Gosar ultimately denied that he had planned to attend it 60 61 62 Attendance of America First Political Action Conference On February 26 2021 Gosar delivered the keynote speech at the America First Political Action Conference hosted by white nationalist and antisemite Nick Fuentes who had previously supported the 2021 United States Capitol attack defended racial segregation and denied aspects of the Holocaust 62 61 Gosar was joined at the event by former Representative Steve King of Iowa who was taken off his congressional committee seats after defending white nationalism in 2019 63 Gosar later distanced himself from Fuentes telling a panel at the Conservative Political Action Conference CPAC that racism and violence are unacceptable criticizing white racism and saying there s no room for violence 64 65 Nevertheless he defended his presence at the conference saying There is a group of young people that are becoming part of the election process and becoming a bigger force So why not take that energy and listen to what they ve got to say You don t accomplish anything by isolating and refusing to speak to some audiences 65 Liz Cheney criticized Gosar s attendance at the event saying This is not the kind of an organization or an event that other members of Congress should be participating in 66 CNN also reported that before CPAC Gosar and a dozen other Republican House members skipped votes and enlisted others to vote for them in order to attend the event which was held at the same time as their absences They cited the ongoing COVID 19 pandemic as the reason for their absences 67 In response the Campaign for Accountability an ethics watchdog group filed a complaint with the House Committee on Ethics and requested an investigation into Gosar and the other lawmakers 68 2021 censure In November 2021 Gosar posted a video on social media that parodied the title sequence of the anime series Attack on Titan that had been edited with the faces of himself Representative Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and Joe Biden superimposed on the show s characters depicting Gosar attacking them with swords In posting the video Gosar inquired Any anime fans out there 69 70 Gosar insisted that the video wasn t a threat and is meant to be entertaining 71 Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for the House Ethics Committee and law enforcement to investigate it as a threat 72 On November 17 2021 Gosar was censured for the post and removed from committee assignments by a 223 to 207 vote making him the 24th House member to be censured in American history 73 74 75 The vote was mainly along party lines only two Republicans Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger voted with the Democrats while about a dozen Republicans stood beside Gosar in a show of support according to The Washington Post 76 One Republican David P Joyce voted present 77 Minutes after being censured he retweeted the offending video again 78 The next day Trump endorsed Gosar for his 2022 reelection bid while House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy said he would likely give Gosar better committee assignments if Republicans won the House in 2022 79 Republicans gained control of the House in the November 2022 elections and they restored Gosar to all of his committee assignments in January 2023 80 2022 In February 2022 Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell criticized Gosar for participating in the America First Political Action Conference hosted by white nationalist and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes saying there was no place in the party for white supremacists or anti Semitism 81 On May 25 2022 the day of the Robb Elementary School shooting Gosar spread racist and transphobic disinformation about the attack tweeting that the perpetrator was a transsexual leftist illegal alien named Salvatore Ramos 82 He shared a 4chan post co opting photographs of a trans woman who had nothing to do with the attack He deleted the tweet after about two hours 83 84 The woman in the post is a transgender artist who posted on Reddit that It s not me I don t even live in Texas They are my pics People are using them to make trans people look like murderers and blaming me for the shooting 85 In response The Arizona Republic s Laurie Roberts wrote Rep Paul Gosar has once again shown himself completely unfit for office The congressman is nothing more than a gossip and a dangerous one at that 86 2023 In an email published on his congressional website in September 2023 Gosar called for the execution of U S army general Mark Milley In the email Gosar described him as a quisling and sodomy promoting and saying that in a better society General Milley would be hung 87 88 Committee assignments For the 118th Congress 89 Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Committee on Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security the Border and Foreign AffairsCaucus memberships Republican Study Committee 90 Congressional Western Caucus chair 91 Congressional Interstate 11 Caucus co chair 92 Congressional Inventions Caucus co chair 93 Freedom Caucus 94 Congressional Constitution Caucus 95 U S Japan Caucus 96 Second Amendment CaucusAttempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election Stop the Steal Main article Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election nbsp A November 2020 tweet from Gosar suggesting that Arizona attorney general Mark Brnovich should investigate false claims of voter fraud following the 2020 U S presidential electionSeveral weeks after the 2020 presidential election Gosar was one of 27 Republican members of Congress to request that U S Attorney General William Barr appoint a Special Counsel to investigate irregularities in the 2020 election 97 The Arizona Republican Party produced a video featuring Gosar and Representative Andy Biggs falsely claiming that there was widespread voter fraud in the election Gosar falsely claimed that Arizona s voting machines were faulty that Wisconsin intentionally paused counting votes to dump 100 000 votes into the count for Joe Biden and that dead people voted in Pennsylvania He and Biggs also demanded an audit of Maricopa County s vote count 98 Gosar strongly objected to counting electoral votes for Biden from certain states Through November Gosar participated in Stop the Steal protests comparing their efforts to the Battle of the Alamo 99 Later he tweeted 100 a comparison between the fight for the America First agenda and Teruo Nakamura of the Imperial Japanese Army Nakamura refused to recognize news of Japan s surrender in World War II for three decades and remained on the remote island of Morotai alone until his discovery in 1974 101 Gosar repeatedly spoke at Stop the Steal events claiming without basis that then President elect Joe Biden was an illegitimate usurper and that Trump was the victim of an attempted coup 102 Involvement in the 2021 United States Capitol attack Main article 2021 United States Capitol attack In December after the election right wing political activist and organizer Ali Alexander said that he Gosar Biggs and Representative Mo Brooks were planning something big a mob to pressure Congress into rejecting the election results 103 In a since deleted video Alexander said We four schemed up of putting maximum pressure on Congress while they were voting 104 Gosar s office did not respond to media inquiries about this allegation News outlets noted that Gosar s social media accounts had expressed support for Alexander in the past 105 106 107 In the joint session of Congress to formally count the votes of the Electoral College on January 6 2021 Gosar and Senator Ted Cruz led a challenge to Arizona s electoral results 108 The electoral count was disrupted when a mob of Trump supporters attacked the Capitol resulting in the death of one police officer and four protesters Gosar was the first member of Congress to advance the false conspiracy theory that antifa was to blame for the violence echoed by Brooks and Representative Matt Gaetz 109 110 When Congress reconvened that night the challenge to the Arizona vote had been rejected 6 93 in the Senate and 121 303 in the House Of Arizona s congressional representatives Representatives Gosar Biggs and Debbie Lesko voted to reject Arizona s vote results 111 112 As a result of Gosar s alleged involvement in the storming of the Capitol three of his siblings called for his expulsion from Congress When you talk about what happened the other day you re talking about treason You re talking about overthrowing the government That s what this is If that doesn t rise to the level of expulsion what does said Tim Gosar 113 114 On January 19 the last day of the Trump administration it was reported that Gosar and Biggs sought pardons from Trump No pardons were granted to them or anyone else involved in the storming of the Capitol or the preceding Save America rally 115 In June 2021 Gosar was one of 21 House Republicans to vote against a resolution to give the Congressional Gold Medal to police officers who defended the U S Capitol on January 6 116 Political positionsMultiple sources have described Gosar as a proponent of far right politics 3 During Donald Trump s presidency Gosar voted in line with the president s stated position 86 1 of the time 117 During Joe Biden s presidency he voted in line with the president s stated position 3 7 of the time as of May 25 2022 118 Abortion Gosar describes himself as pro life He cosponsored the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act a bill that would make permanent restrictions on federal funding of abortions in the US 119 and the District of Columbia Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act an act placing restrictions on abortions in the District of Columbia 120 Gosar was given a 100 rating by the National Right to Life Committee an anti abortion interest group and a 0 rating by NARAL National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League an abortion rights interest group 121 He supported the 2022 overturning of Roe v Wade calling it amazing and historic and thanking Donald Trump for making this possible 122 Boycott of Pope Francis On September 17 2015 in an op ed on the conservative website Townhall com Gosar announced that he would not attend Pope Francis s planned address to a joint meeting of Congress unless Francis spoke about issues such as violent Islam or Planned Parenthood instead of climate change He wrote that he would treat Francis the same way he believes leftist politicians should be treated 123 Gosar said that Francis adopted all of the socialist talking points wrapped false science and ideology into climate justice and is being presented to guilt people into leftist policies 124 He called climate science questionable and criticized Laudato si Francis s encyclical on the environment 125 Gosar did not attend Francis s September 24 address the only member of Congress not to do so 126 127 Shortly after Francis s visit Gosar used his opposition to his address as a fundraising tool 128 129 A fundraising email for Gosar used his Townhall com op ed s catchphrase When the Pope chooses to act and talk like a leftist politician then he can expect to be treated like one 28 and positioned Gosar as the victim of unprecedented attacks from the liberals the left wing media and the Obama political machine 129 Economy Gosar voted for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 130 He was criticized for touting funding for Kingman Airport in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act while neglecting to mention that he voted against the final bill 131 Gosar was among the 71 Republicans who voted against final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 in the House 132 Environment In 2015 Gosar scored 3 on the National Environmental Scorecard of the League of Conservation Voters in part because he is a global warming denier On January 30 2017 he introduced House Joint resolution 46 which would repeal the authority of the National Park Service to decline private drilling for oil gas and minerals in 40 U S National Parks if the Park Service determines that the mining operation would threaten the environment The Washington Post said Gosar was no friend of environmentalists 133 134 135 In September 2015 Gosar submitted articles of impeachment against EPA administrator Gina McCarthy asserting that she had committed high crimes and misdemeanors and lied to the American people in order to force misguided and overreaching regulations which have no scientific basis down our throats 136 An EPA spokeswoman said Gosar s resolution has zero merit and is nothing more than political theater while fellow Republican and House majority leader Kevin McCarthy confirmed that There s no plan to impeach Gina McCarthy 137 Gosar supports dismantling the Endangered Species Act calling it status quo and costly burdensome and uncertain 138 Foreign policy In 2019 Gosar co signed a letter from Representative Ro Khanna and Senator Rand Paul to Trump asserting that it is long past time to rein in the use of force that goes beyond congressional authorization and that they hoped this would serve as a model for ending hostilities in the future in particular as you and your administration seek a political solution to our involvement in Afghanistan 139 140 In 2019 Gosar was one of 60 representatives to vote against condemning Trump s withdrawal from Syria 141 In 2020 Gosar voted against the National Defense Authorization Act of 2021 which would prevent the president from withdrawing soldiers from Afghanistan without congressional approval 142 In June 2020 Gosar expressed support for Morocco s position on the Western Sahara conflict and encouraged the Trump administration to support this position 143 In 2021 when the House overwhelmingly passed a measure condemning the Myanmar coup d etat Gosar voted present while 14 other House Republicans voted against it 144 In June 2021 Gosar was one of 49 House Republicans to vote to repeal the 2002 Congressional authorization of the Iraq War 145 In September 2021 Gosar was among 75 House Republicans to vote against the National Defense Authorization Act of 2022 which contains a provision that would require women to be drafted 146 147 Gosar was among 19 House Republicans to vote against the final passage of the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act 148 In February 2022 Gosar co sponsored the Secure America s Borders First Act which would prohibit the expenditure or obligation of military and security assistance to Kyiv over the U S border with Mexico 149 In October 2022 Gosar invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin to Arizona for peace talks over the Russo Ukrainian War 150 In 2023 Gosar was among 47 Republicans to vote in favor of H Con Res 21 which directed President Joe Biden to remove U S troops from Syria within 180 days 151 152 Gosar voted to support Israel following the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel 153 154 Gun rights Gosar has stated that the Second Amendment is one of the most important rights set forth by the Bill of Rights and that he will continue to oppose efforts to restrict infringe or remove this constitutionally protected right 155 He was endorsed by the NRA Political Victory Fund and given an A rating 156 157 158 He was also endorsed by Gun Owners of America and given a rating of 75 159 Health care Gosar opposed Obamacare and has advocated for physician owned hospitals He favors consumer choice of doctors types of care and insurance plans 160 He supported water fluoridation to prevent tooth decay in his early career as a dentist but in 2022 spoke out against water fluoridation citing concerns that it reduced human intelligence 161 Immigration The Arizona Republic described Gosar as one of the staunchest opponents in Congress to legalizing undocumented dreamers 162 Gosar stated I strongly believe we need to immediately secure our border and oppose amnesty for anyone who blatantly violates our law 163 He has cosponsored legislation to repeal the 14th Amendment thus eliminating birthright citizenship for children born in the US to undocumented immigrants 164 165 In a May 2018 interview he accused immigration attorneys providing legal advice to undocumented immigrants of committing a crime What we need to do is also hold those that are actually helping what they re saying is help but assisting in a crime to be prosecuted as well 166 Gosar supported the building of the Mexico U S border wall propounded by Trump Gosar believes it will help stop MS 13 gang activity in the United States 167 He has proposed a 10 year moratorium on all immigration 168 Gosar voted against the Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 which would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per country numerical limitation for employment based immigrants to increase the per country numerical limitation for family sponsored immigrants and for other purposes 169 Gosar voted against the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020 which authorizes DHS to nearly double the available H 2B visas for the remainder of FY 2020 170 171 Gosar voted against Consolidated Appropriations Act H R 1158 which effectively prohibits ICE from cooperating with Health and Human Services to detain or remove illegal alien sponsors of unaccompanied alien children UACs 172 Gosar sponsored H R 6202 the American Tech Workforce Act of 2021 introduced by Representative Jim Banks The legislation would establish a wage floor for the high skill H 1B visa program thereby significantly reducing employer dependence on the program The bill would also eliminate the Optional Practical Training program that allows foreign graduates to stay and work in the United States 173 Militias In April 2014 Gosar joined a group of five conservative Arizona state legislators at the Bundy Standoff in Bunkerville Nevada where grazing fee resistors and their supporters took up arms against Federal Bureau of Land Management and law enforcement officials 174 The confrontation ended when federal officials chose not to take further action Native Americans In December 2014 Gosar drew controversy when he referred to American Indians as wards of the federal government He was responding to concerns from members of the Fort Apache Indian Reservation in eastern Arizona when he made the comment at the round table talk in Flagstaff The discussion had addressed the proposal to swap 2 400 acres of southeastern Arizona s Tonto National Forest for about 5 300 acres of environmentally sensitive land The proposal which was attached as a rider to the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act would give land sacred to the Apache in Arizona to Resolution Copper Mine a joint venture owned by Rio Tinto and BHP 175 Troy Eid a Republican and former U S Attorney in Colorado responded to Gosar s comments In the heated context of what this represents it s especially inappropriate to be resorting to what amounts to race baiting A Gosar spokesperson said his comments were misconstrued 176 Ties to the far right In an October 2017 interview with Vice News Gosar suggested that the white nationalist Unite the Right rally had been created by the left an idea previously expressed by Alex Jones of InfoWars Representative Dana Rohrabacher Dinesh D Souza and other right wing figures 177 Gosar also suggested that Jason Kessler the organizer of the Charlottesville rally might have been backed by George Soros who he said turned in his own people to the Nazis 178 Seven of Gosar s siblings wrote an open letter to the Kingman Arizona Daily Miner newspaper denouncing Gosar s claims about Soros as despicable slander without a shred of truth saying Gosar owes George Soros a personal apology 179 they also called his statements an anti semitic dog whistle 180 In July 2018 Gosar spoke at a rally in London in support of former English Defence League leader and anti Islam activist Tommy Robinson emphasizing the importance of the right to free speech 181 Gosar and six other congressmen invited Robinson to speak to the Conservative Opportunity Society on November 14 2018 while Robinson was visiting the United States on a trip sponsored by the Middle East Forum and the David Horowitz Freedom Center 182 In 2019 Gosar sought to reinstate Representative Steve King to the House committees from which King had been removed due to a series of remarks widely seen as racist Gosar agreed with King s contention that his words had been taken out of context 183 In February 2021 Gosar spoke with King at the second annual America First Political Action Conference hosted by white nationalist Nick Fuentes 184 63 In January 2021 The New York Times detailed Gosar s comments on and ties to the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers some of whose members participated in the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol 185 Jim Arroyo who heads the Yavapai County Arizona chapter of Oath Keepers said that Gosar had attended one of its meetings And we asked him flat out Do you think we are headed towards a Civil War And he said We are in a Civil War we just haven t started shooting yet So that is about to change 186 Employment of prominent neo Nazi follower and writer Since November 2021 Gosar has employed Wade Searle first as a temporary employee and then as his digital director Searle reportedly is a dedicated acolyte of Nick Fuentes with the Hitler loving white supremacist leader going as far as to call him a loyal friend and one of the strongest soldiers of the movement 187 Searle reportedly runs the white supremacist ChickenRight accounts on Twitter and Gab which has posted anti semitic conspiracy theories about HOOK NOSED BANKERS 187 Treason accusations against the FBI and DOJIn February 2018 Gosar posted on his Facebook page that the Nunes memo in which Republican Congressman Devin Nunes accused the FBI and U S Justice Department of illegally obtaining a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act FISA warrant to spy on Trump adviser Carter Page showed clear and convincing evidence that certain members of those agencies committed treason 188 189 He also specifically said conduct by former FBI Director James Comey former Deputy Director Andrew McCabe former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates and former Attorney General Rod Rosenstein was not just criminal but constitutes treason In what Gosar called my full statement on the declassified memo he said he would be leading sic a letter to the Attorney General seeking criminal prosecution against these traitors to our nation nbsp Paul Gosar with Donald Trump in 2019Support for impeaching Biden administration officials See also Efforts to impeach Joe Biden During the 117th United States Congress Gosar was co sponsor of three resolutions to impeach President Joe Biden 190 He also co sponsored a resolution to impeach Attorney General Merrick Garland 191 and a resolution to impeach Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas 192 Electoral historyElectoral history of Paul Gosar Year Office Party Primary General Result Swing Ref Total P Total P 2010 U S Representative Republican 21 941 30 73 1st 112 816 49 77 1st Won Gain 193 2012 Republican 40 033 51 35 1st 162 907 66 83 1st Won Hold 194 2014 Republican 65 354 100 00 1st 122 560 69 96 1st Won Hold 195 2016 Republican 64 947 71 42 1st 203 487 71 45 1st Won Hold 196 2018 Republican 94 092 100 00 1st 188 842 68 17 1st Won Hold 197 2020 Republican 82 376 63 13 1st 278 002 69 74 1st Won Hold 198 2022 Republican 67 340 65 91 1st 192 796 97 77 1st Won Hold 199 Personal lifeGosar s wife is Maude Gosar nee Connor 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October 27 2021 Wiederkehr Anna Bycoffe Aaron May 25 2022 Does Your Member Of Congress Vote With Or Against Biden FiveThirtyEight Archived from the original on October 27 2021 Retrieved October 27 2021 Bill Summary amp Status 112th Congress 2011 2012 H R 3 All Information THOMAS Library of Congress Thomas loc gov Archived from the original on October 1 2014 Retrieved December 18 2012 Bill Summary amp Status 112th Congress 2011 2012 H R 3803 All Information THOMAS Library of Congress Thomas loc gov July 31 2012 Archived from the original on October 1 2014 Retrieved December 18 2012 Paul Gosar Ratings and Endorsements Project Vote Smart Archived from the original on September 10 2012 Retrieved December 18 2012 Gosar Paul June 24 2022 As amazing and historic as today is there is still so much more work to be done to return this country to God Thank the Lord for this day and thank you President Trump for making this possible Let s keep our momentum and push ever forward For Him Twitter Archived from the original on June 26 2022 Retrieved June 25 2022 Gosar Paul September 18 2015 Why I Am Boycotting Pope Francis s Address to Congress Townhall com Archived from the original on September 19 2015 Retrieved September 18 2015 via Time com Viebeck Elise September 21 2015 Who is Paul Gosar the congressman boycotting Pope Francis The Washington Post Archived from the original on October 7 2017 Retrieved September 22 2015 Gosar Paul September 18 2015 Why I Am Boycotting Pope Francis s Address to Congress Townhall com Archived from the original on September 19 2015 Retrieved September 18 2015 via Time com Flores Jessica September 30 2015 Gosar goes after Pope uses boycott to raise campaign money KSAZ TV Archived from the original on August 7 2016 Retrieved July 10 2016 Weigel Dave September 30 2015 Arizona congressman raises funds off his boycott of Pope Francis The Washington Post Archived from the original on August 22 2016 Retrieved July 10 2016 Flores Jessica September 30 2015 Gosar goes after Pope uses boycott to raise campaign money KSAZ TV Archived from the original on August 7 2016 Retrieved July 10 2016 a b Weigel Dave September 30 2015 Arizona congressman raises funds off his boycott of Pope Francis The Washington Post Archived from the original on August 22 2016 Retrieved July 10 2016 Almukhtar Sarah December 19 2017 How Each House Member Voted on the Tax Bill The New York Times Archived from the original on December 22 2017 Retrieved December 21 2017 Wade Peter December 13 2021 Paul Gosar Takes Credit for Covid Funding He Bashed as a Democrat Spending Bonanza Rolling Stone Archived from the original on December 14 2021 Retrieved December 14 2021 Gans Jared May 31 2023 Republicans and Democrats who bucked party leaders by voting no The Hill Retrieved June 6 2023 Fears Darryl February 1 2017 This lawmaker wants to ease rules on drilling in national parks and conservationists aren t happy The Washington Post Archived from the original on February 2 2017 Retrieved February 2 2017 Representative Paul Gosar R National Environmental Scorecard League of Conservation Voters Archived from the original on February 1 2017 Retrieved February 2 2017 H J Res 46 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5 United States Code of the final rule of the National Park Service relating to General Provisions and Non Federal Oil and Gas Rights Library of Congress January 30 2017 Archived from the original on February 1 2017 Retrieved February 2 2017 Smith Steven Rep Gosar Files Articles of Impeachment against EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy House gov Press release Archived from the original on July 15 2022 Retrieved September 22 2015 GOP lawmaker moves to impeach EPA chief McCarthy Fox News September 15 2015 Archived from the original on February 6 2021 Retrieved July 5 2021 Gosar Paul January 15 2020 Congress must act to modernize the Endangered Species Act The Hill Archived from the original on January 29 2020 Retrieved January 29 2020 Everett Burgess April 3 2019 Rand Paul Ocasio Cortez praise Trump for Syria withdrawal Politico Archived from the original on April 3 2019 Retrieved April 3 2019 Bolton Alexander April 3 2019 Rand Paul teams up with Ocasio Cortez Omar to press Trump on Syria withdrawal The Hill Archived from the original on April 3 2019 Retrieved April 3 2019 H J Res 77 Opposing the decision to end certain United States House Vote 560 Oct 16 2019 GovTrack us Archived from the original on January 16 2021 Retrieved June 7 2021 H R 6395 William M Mac Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act House Vote 152 Jul 21 2020 GovTrack us Archived from the original on April 15 2021 Retrieved June 7 2021 US Congressman Trump Should Support Morocco s Position in Western Sahara Diaz Daniella Wilson Kristin March 19 2021 14 House Republicans vote against a measure condemning military coup in Myanmar CNN Archived from the original on March 21 2021 Retrieved March 24 2021 Lillis Mike April 28 2017 Bipartisan push grows for new war authorization The Hill Archived from the original on November 12 2020 Retrieved July 5 2021 Zilbermints Regina September 23 2021 House passes sweeping defense policy bill TheHill Archived from the original on September 25 2021 Retrieved September 24 2021 H R 4350 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 House Vote 293 Sep 23 2021 GovTrack us Archived from the original on September 24 2021 Retrieved September 24 2021 S 1605 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 House Vote 405 Dec 7 2021 GovTrack us Archived from the original on December 8 2021 Retrieved December 8 2021 H R 6648 117th Congress 2021 2022 Secure America s Borders First Act Congress gov Library of Congress Congress gov February 8 2022 Archived from the original on February 22 2022 Retrieved March 9 2022 Sacia Emily Rep Paul Gosar invites Russia s Putin and Ukraine s Zelenskyy to peace talks in Arizona The Arizona Republic Retrieved January 26 2023 H Con Res 21 Directing the President pursuant to section 5 c of House Vote 136 Mar 8 2023 House Votes Down Bill Directing Removal of Troops From Syria Associated Press March 8 2023 Demirjian Karoun October 25 2023 House Declares Solidarity With Israel in First Legislation Under New Speaker The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved October 30 2023 Washington U S Capitol Room H154 p 225 7000 DC 20515 6601 October 25 2023 Roll Call 528 Roll Call 528 Bill Number H Res 771 118th Congress 1st Session Office of the Clerk U S House of Representatives Retrieved October 30 2023 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link Second Amendment Gun Rights Gosar house gov Archived from the original on November 10 2012 Retrieved December 18 2012 NRA PVF Arizona nrapvf org NRA PVF Archived from the original on November 4 2014 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link NRA PVF Arizona nrapvf org NRA PVF 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Retrieved December 18 2012 H R 140 Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 U S Congress OpenCongress Archived from the original on January 2 2013 Retrieved December 18 2012 Trump s elimination of DACA creates a crisis for dreamers Is it a crisis for Congress azcentral Archived from the original on July 15 2022 Retrieved January 31 2018 Arizona congressman warns attorneys helping refugees 12news KPNX May 9 2018 Archived from the original on August 9 2018 Retrieved May 10 2018 Gosar Paul January 23 2020 CBPArizona agents arrested another MS 13 gang member but this time in Yuma Arizona We need to BuildTheWall to help secure Arizona and America from these violent gangs RepGosar on Twitter Archived from the original on February 1 2020 Retrieved January 29 2020 Gosar Paul July 17 2021 I am urging a 10 year moratorium on all immigration The situation is out of control We are on par to for 2 million illegal aliens in 2021 Illegals keep wages low for citizens No one voted for open borders low wages and an inability to afford to live in our own country Twitter Archived from the original on October 3 2021 Retrieved September 30 2021 H R 1044 Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 House Vote 437 Jul 10 2019 Archived from the original on January 10 2022 Retrieved January 10 2022 Text H R 1865 116th Congress 2019 2020 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 Congress gov Library of Congress Congress gov Archived from the original on January 23 2021 Retrieved March 9 2022 Roll Call 689 Roll Call 689 Bill Number H R 1865 116th Congress 1st Session December 17 2019 Archived from the original on November 18 2021 Retrieved January 18 2022 H R 1158 DHS Cyber Hunt and Incident Response Teams Act House Vote 690 Dec 17 2019 Archived from the original on February 28 2021 Retrieved January 18 2022 Cosponsors H R 6206 117th Congress 2021 2022 American Tech Workforce Act of 2021 Congress gov Library of Congress U S Congress December 9 2021 Retrieved July 3 2022 Safier David April 16 2014 Republican Legislators Caravan To The Bundy Ranch Tucson Weekly Archived from the original on December 24 2019 Retrieved December 24 2019 Resolution Copper Arizona BHP Fonseca Felicia December 10 2014 Rep Paul Gosar Calls Native Americans Wards Of The Federal Government Huffington Post Associated Press Archived from the original on February 19 2015 Retrieved January 25 2015 Hawkins Derek October 6 2017 Arizona congressman repeats claim that Charlottesville violence was left wing plot The Washington Post Archived from the original on October 11 2017 Reeve Elspeth October 5 2017 Congressman suggests Charlottesville was George Soros backed conspiracy Vice News Archived from the original on October 6 2017 Gosar Siblings Do Not Support Rep Paul Gosar s Statements on George Soros The Kingman Daily Miner October 24 2017 Archived from the original on August 10 2019 Retrieved October 25 2017 Rosenberg Eli September 22 2018 Six siblings of a GOP congressman endorsed his opponent Here s how he responded The Washington Post Archived from the original on July 30 2021 Retrieved July 10 2021 Free Tommy Rally 14th July 2018 US Republican Paul Gosar YouTube July 17 2018 Archived from the original on March 31 2020 Retrieved August 11 2019 Dearden Lizzie October 25 2018 Tommy Robinson invited to address US Congress members in Washington by Republican supporters The Independent Archived from the original on October 26 2018 Retrieved November 5 2018 Zanona Melanie Bresnahan John June 3 2019 Conservatives push to reinstate Steve King on committees despite racist remarks Politico Archived from the original on June 4 2019 Retrieved June 4 2019 Beer Tommy February 27 2021 GOP s Gosar Skipped Covid 19 Aid Vote To Speak At Conference With Ties To White Nationalism Forbes Archived from the original on February 27 2021 Retrieved February 27 2021 Broadwater Luke Rosenberg Matthew January 29 2021 Republican Ties to Extremist Groups Are Under Scrutiny The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on January 31 2021 Retrieved January 29 2021 Oath Keepers look to recruit in Arizona with alarmist Civil War rhetoric KNXV February 19 2021 Archived from the original on July 13 2021 Retrieved November 7 2021 a b EXCLUSIVE Capitol Hill Staffer Is A Prominent Follower Of Neo Nazi Nick Fuentes TPM Talking Points Memo May 14 2023 Retrieved May 15 2023 Haltiwanger John February 2 2018 Nunes memo proves FBI committed treason GOP lawmaker says Newsweek Archived from the original on February 4 2018 Retrieved February 4 2018 Delk Josh February 2 2018 GOP lawmaker on memo FBI conduct constitutes treason The Hill Archived from the original on February 4 2018 Retrieved February 4 2018 H Res 596 Impeaching Joseph R Biden President of the United States for usurping Congress s legislative authority and willfully circumventing the express guidance of the United States Supreme Court by extending the COVID 19 eviction moratorium and other high crimes and misdemeanors Congress gov Retrieved November 19 2022 H Res 597 Impeaching Joseph R Biden President of the United States for endangering the security of the United States and countering the will of Congress and other high crimes and misdemeanors Retrieved November 19 2022 H Res 598 Impeaching Joseph R Biden President of the United States for dereliction of duty by leaving behind thousands of American civilians and Afghan allies along with numerous taxpayer financed weapons and military equipment endangering the lives of the American people and the security of the United States Retrieved November 19 2022 H Res 1318 Impeaching Merrick Brian Garland Attorney General of the United States for endangering compromising and undermining the justice system of the United States by facilitating the persecution of President Joseph R Biden Jr s political rival Donald J Trump the 45th President of the United States www congress gov Retrieved January 11 2023 H Res 582 Impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas Secretary of 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addresses health problems I m as healthy as a horse The Arizona Republic Archived from the original on July 15 2022 Retrieved December 25 2020 Martinez Tina September 22 2018 Arizona Congressman s 6 Siblings Turn Against Him in Opponent s Campaign Ad Time Magazine Archived from the original on January 11 2021 Retrieved November 9 2021 Sibling devilry Republican hits back after family records ad for opponent Archived November 15 2021 at the Wayback Machine The Guardian Joanna Walters September 22 2018 Retrieved November 18 2021 External links nbsp Wikisource has original works by or about Paul Gosar nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Paul Gosar nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Paul Gosar Official website Congressman Paul Gosar official website archived 2016 07 06 Paul Gosar for Congress archived November 4 2019 Appearances on C SPAN Paul Gosar at CurlieBiography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Financial information federal office at the 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