Paul Gosar
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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]
Paul Gosar | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona | |
Assumed office January 3, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Ann Kirkpatrick |
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Personal details | |
Born | Paul Anthony Gosar[1] (1958-11-27) November 27, 1958 (age 65) Rock Springs, Wyoming, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Maude Connor (m. 1988) |
Children | 3 |
Relatives | Pete Gosar (brother) |
Education | Creighton University (BS, DDS) |
Website | House website |
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,[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 an anime character killing[16] a giant with the superimposed face of Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez[16] and attacking one with President Joe Biden's.[17][18] 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.[19]