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 2013 (numbered as the 4th district from 2013 to 2023), after previously representing the 1st district from 2011 to 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Gosar was first elected to Congress in 2010.

Considered a far-right politician, Gosar’s support of conspiracy theories, his opposition to contraception, his connections to Holocaust deniers, and his ties to far-right militant groups such as the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, 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. He will become the sole dean of the delegation in 2027, as Schweikert is retiring to run for governor in 2026.