Paul Gosar

Paul Gosar
Official portrait, 2016
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Arizona
Incumbent
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

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]

Gosar opposes the Affordable Care Act,[9] abortion,[10] gun control,[11] and immigration.[12] He has been a strong ally of former president Donald Trump,[13][14] 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.[15] The censure came after Gosar posted a video on social media depicting himself as Attack on Titan character Eren Yeager[16] killing a Titan with the superimposed face of Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and attacking one with President Joe Biden's.[17][18][19] In January 2023, after Republicans won control of the U.S. House in the 2022 elections, they restored Gosar to all of his committee assignments.[20]

  1. ^ "Elections 2012 – AP Election Guide: Dr. Paul Anthony Gosar". NPR. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
  2. ^ "Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Author at InsideSources". InsideSources. Archived from the original on March 29, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  3. ^ Multiple sources:
  4. ^ Solender, Andrew (July 2, 2021). "GOP Rep. Gosar Promotes More Jan. 6 Conspiracy Theories In Campaign Email". Forbes. Archived from the original on July 8, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  5. ^ Roberts, Laurie (September 4, 2020). "There he Gosars again, spreading conspiracy theories to undermine the 2020 election". The Arizona Republic. Archived from the original on July 8, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  6. ^ Hansen, Ronald J. "Rep. Paul Gosar asks if women always have 'right to kill her unborn baby'". The Arizona Republic. Archived from the original on January 10, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  7. ^ Lenharo, Mariana (April 11, 2023). "Abortion-pill ruling threatens FDA's authority, say drug firms". Nature. doi:10.1038/d41586-023-01044-7. ISSN 0028-0836. PMID 37041288. S2CID 258079930. Archived from the original on August 19, 2024. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  8. ^ Sources include:
  9. ^ "Fact check/Have 4.7 million insurance policies been canceled as a result of the Affordable Care Act". Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on November 14, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  10. ^ Hansen, Ronald J. "Rep. Paul Gosar asks if women always have 'right to kill her unborn baby'". The Arizona Republic. Archived from the original on January 10, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  11. ^ "Rep. Gosar: Society is the problem, not guns". Arizona PBS. Archived from the original on November 14, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  12. ^ "Analysis | A 10-year immigration ban? Here's the impact that would have on the U.S. population". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on August 9, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  13. ^ Krejci, Cleo (July 24, 2020). "Who is running in Congressional District 4?". The Arizona Republic. Archived from the original on January 10, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  14. ^ Hansen, Ronald J. (October 30, 2018). "Controversies haven't dented Rep. Paul Gosar's base in Prescott". The Arizona Republic. Archived from the original on January 10, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  15. ^ Maureen Chowdhury; Melissa Mahtani; Melissa Macaya; Meg Wagner; Mike Hayes; Fernando Alfonso III (November 17, 2021). "Paul Gosar House censure vote on AOC and Biden videos". CNN. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  16. ^ Colombo, Charlotte; Haasch, Palmer (November 9, 2021). "Rep. Paul Gosar posts 'Attack on Titan' anime edit on Twitter that depicts him killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez". Business Insider. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  17. ^ Morrissy, Kim (November 23, 2021). "House of Representatives Censures Rep. Paul Gosar For "Violent" Attack on Titan Political Parody". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2022. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  18. ^ Grayer, Annie; Foran, Clare (November 17, 2021). "House votes to censure and remove Gosar from committees over violent video targeting AOC and Biden". CNN. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  19. ^ "H.Res.789 - Censuring Representative Paul Gosar". Archived from the original on November 19, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  20. ^ Shabad, Rebecca; Wong, Scott (January 17, 2023). "Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar get committee assignments after Democrats kicked them off". NBC News. Retrieved January 12, 2024.