Paul Gosar
Republican · Congress · CD9
Paul Gosar, a dentist in Flagstaff for about two decades, was first elected to Congress in 2010 and is seeking a ninth term. The House censured him on November 17, 2021, over an edited anime video depicting him attacking Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and removed him from the Natural Resources and Oversight committees. He sits on both again this Congress.
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Birthday cards and backpedals: Although Republican U.S. Rep. Eli Crane once backed an effort to force the Trump administration to release the Epstein files, he hasn’t joined the latest push — a bill four other congressional Republicans have already signed onto, the Republic’s Laura Gersony reports. Arizona’s U.S. Reps. Andy Biggs and Paul Gosar also haven’t supported the effort, and Crane reposted a statement from Republican leaders that called Trump’s creepy birthday card to Epstein a case of "cherry-picking documents and politicizing information." (September 10, 2025)
2025-09-10
Out of control: A bipartisan group of Arizona congressfolk wants an investigation into the Dragon Bravo Fire that destroyed the Grand Canyon Lodge, per the Republic’s Stephanie Murray. The wildfire started from a lightning strike on the Fourth of July, but Arizona members of Congress including Democratic U.S. Sens. Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego, and Republican Reps. Paul Gosar and Eli Crane, want to know why the fire was first treated as a controlled burn and not actively extinguished. The Associated Press has a rundown of the history of the iconic lodge burned in the fire. (July 16, 2025)
2025-07-16
Putting on a show: President Donald Trump warmed the hearts of several Arizona officials who are on the ballot this year, like Senate President Warren Petersen, when he name dropped them during Friday’s “Build the Red Wall” event in Phoenix. Trump also pantomimed blowing up boats in the Caribbean Sea and made wild promises about the Iran war and releasing UFO files, while Republican U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar’s performance at the rally raised more concerns about his health. (April 20, 2026)
2026-04-20
Elections have consequences: Arizona Republican Reps. Andy Biggs and Paul Gosar were on the radar of former special counsel Jack Smith as he investigated President Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election, per Politico. Newly released documents show Smith was going after phone logs for prominent Republican lawmakers and officials, and both Biggs and Gosar were on his subpoena target list. (March 26, 2026)
2026-03-26