Paul A. Gosar

16 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2011

• Representative AZ-1 2011–present

• role Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona since 2011
• role Represents Arizona's 9th district since 2023, having previously held the 4th (2013–2023) and 1st (2011–2013)
• controversy Formally censured by the House in November 2021 and stripped of committee assignments over an edited video depicting two officials; reinstated in 2023
• background Former dentist
• background Born November 27, 1958

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

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• 66.7%
  Roll-call participation →

  voted in 3 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%

  Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.

• 26
  Bills sponsored →

  plus 256 cosponsored

  A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

• 1
  Sponsored bills enacted →

  of 26 bills sponsored

  Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.

• 0
  Documented positions →

  no positions documented yet

  Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.

• 6
  Committee assignments →

  committees and subcommittees

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Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Paul A. Gosar. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.

Data from Congress.gov roll-call records

Data from Congress.gov committee memberships

• Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair
• Natural Resources Committee · oversees Energy
• Oversight and Government Reform Committee
• Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee · oversees Energy
• Federal Law Enforcement Subcommittee
• Health Care and Financial Services Subcommittee · oversees Finance, Health

Data from FEC, itemized campaign receipts

Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures

Data from Stock Watcher / official disclosures

Data from Congress.gov

The members Gosar most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Gosar connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

Data from Congress.gov