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Paul Gosar
Paul Anthony Gosar (/ˈɡoʊsɑːr/ GOH-sar; born November 27, 1958) is an American politician and former dentist who has served as the U.S. representative for Arizona’s 9th congressional district since 2023, after previously representing the 4th district from 2013 to 2023 and the 1st district from 2011 to 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Gosar was first elected to Congress in 2010.
Often associated with right wing and populist politics, Gosar has also been described as far-right. His beliefs and appearances at events with far-right figures have sparked controversy. Gosar opposes the Affordable Care Act, abortion, gun control, and immigration. He has been a strong ally of President Donald Trump, and voted to challenge the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
In November 2021, Gosar was formally censured by the U.S. House of Representatives and stripped of his committee assignments on a largely party-line vote, after he posted an anime video on social media with his face superimposed on a character who kills one with Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's face and attacks one with President Joe Biden's face. After Republicans regained the House majority in 2022, Gosar was reinstated to his committee assignments.
Gosar and David Schweikert have shared the deanship of Arizona's congressional delegation since the death of Rep. Raúl Grijalva on March 13, 2025.
Gosar was born in Rock Springs, Wyoming, on November 27, 1958. He is the eldest of seven sons and three daughters. His paternal grandparents were Slovenian and his maternal grandparents were Basque immigrants from Banca, on the Franco-Spanish border. Gosar was raised in Pinedale, Wyoming, and graduated from Pinedale High School in 1977. 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 and 2014.
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.
From 1989 to 2010, Gosar had a dentistry practice in Flagstaff, Arizona. 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.
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.
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Paul Gosar
Paul Anthony Gosar (/ˈɡoʊsɑːr/ GOH-sar; born November 27, 1958) is an American politician and former dentist who has served as the U.S. representative for Arizona’s 9th congressional district since 2023, after previously representing the 4th district from 2013 to 2023 and the 1st district from 2011 to 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Gosar was first elected to Congress in 2010.
Often associated with right wing and populist politics, Gosar has also been described as far-right. His beliefs and appearances at events with far-right figures have sparked controversy. Gosar opposes the Affordable Care Act, abortion, gun control, and immigration. He has been a strong ally of President Donald Trump, and voted to challenge the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
In November 2021, Gosar was formally censured by the U.S. House of Representatives and stripped of his committee assignments on a largely party-line vote, after he posted an anime video on social media with his face superimposed on a character who kills one with Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's face and attacks one with President Joe Biden's face. After Republicans regained the House majority in 2022, Gosar was reinstated to his committee assignments.
Gosar and David Schweikert have shared the deanship of Arizona's congressional delegation since the death of Rep. Raúl Grijalva on March 13, 2025.
Gosar was born in Rock Springs, Wyoming, on November 27, 1958. He is the eldest of seven sons and three daughters. His paternal grandparents were Slovenian and his maternal grandparents were Basque immigrants from Banca, on the Franco-Spanish border. Gosar was raised in Pinedale, Wyoming, and graduated from Pinedale High School in 1977. 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 and 2014.
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.
From 1989 to 2010, Gosar had a dentistry practice in Flagstaff, Arizona. 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.
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.