Paul A. Gosar
Bio | Paul A. Gosar is an American Republican politician and retired dentist who earned his bachelor’s and medical degrees from Creighton University in Nebraska. Gosar currently represents Arizona’s 4th congressional district in the House, a position he has held since 2013 following time representing the 1st congressional district. |
Status and Position | Current US House of Representatives of Arizona |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Republican, Arizona |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2020 House of Representatives Election AZ-04 | AZ-04 | Yes | Running | N/A |
Campaign Financing | In his 2020 campaign he raised $622,151. |
Voting Rights | No known stance on voting rights. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Against | He opposed the Affordable Care Act. He opposed Obamacare and advocated for physician owned hospitals. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gosar |
| Socialized Healthcare | Unknown | No known stance on socialized healthcare. |
| Private Healthcare | Unknown | No known stance on private healthcare. |
| LGBT Rights | Unknown | No known stance on LGBT rights. |
| Taxes | Against | He opposed higher taxes. He voted for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gosar |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | No known stance on flat tax rate. He voted for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gosar |
| Abortion | Against | He opposed abortion. He co-sponsored the No TaxPayer Funding for Abortion Act, a bill that would make permanent restrictions on federal funding of abortions in the US. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gosar |
| Gun Control | Against | He opposed most gun control laws. Gosar stated that the Second Amendment is one of the most important rights set forth by the Bill of Rights and that he will continue to oppose efforts to ristrict, infringe, or remove this constitutionally protected right. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gosar |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | No known stance on assissted suicide. Gosar stated that the Second Amendment is one of the most important rights set forth by the Bill of Rights and that he will continue to oppose efforts to ristrict, infringe, or remove this constitutionally protected right. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gosar |
| Government Interference | Against | He voted against domestic spying by the National Security Agency (NSA) citing the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution. He stated that he opposes using taxpayer's money to spy on Americans. Source: https://gosar.house.gov/issues/issue/?IssueID=15175 |
| Planned Parenthood | Against | He opposes abortion procedures performed by Planned Parenthood. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gosar |
| Welfare | For | He supports federal assisstance to U.S. citizens. He supported a bill, which establishes that only U.S. citizens or nationals shall receive certain federal assisstance benefits. Source: https://gosar.house.gov/legislation/cosponsoredbills.htm |
| Welfare | Unknown | No known stance on Stem Cell Research. |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | No known stance on the death penalty. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Against | He voted in favor of reducing minimum mandatory prison sentencing for an individual who is employed by a federal agency outside of the United States, who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during or in relation to a crime of violence committed while on duty with a firearm required to be carried while on duty. Source: https://gosar.house.gov/legislation/cosponsoredbills.htm |
| Military Spending | Against | He opposed condeming Trump's troops withdrawl from Syria. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gosar |
| War on Terrorism | Against | In 2020, Gosar voted against the National Defense Authorization Act of 2021, which would prevent the President from withdrawing soldiers from Afghanistan without congressional approval. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gosar |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | For | He supports a bill that would hold China accountable for funds made by the Covid-19 pandemic. The bill directs the President to develop and carry out a strategy to get China's government to reimburse the U.S. government for funds made available to address Covid-19. Source: https://gosar.house.gov/legislation/cosponsoredbills.htm |
| United Nations power | Unknown | No known stance on United Nations Powers. |
| Nationalism | For | He supports right wing politics. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gosa |
| Free Markets | Unknown | No known stance on free markets. |
| Brexit | Unknown | No known stance on Brexit. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | No known stance on Affirmative Action. |
| Government Spending | For | He supports federal funding of failing public schools. Source: https://gosar.house.gov/legislation/cosponsoredbills.htm |
| Charter Schools | For | He supports federal funding for elementary and secondary educatin in public schools. Source: https://gosar.house.gov/legislation/cosponsoredbills.htm |
| Common Core | Unknown | No known stance on common core. |
| Clean Energy | Against | He does not believe that climate change is a threat. He opposed Pope Francis's visit to the United States over the issue of climate change. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gosar |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | No known stance on religious freedom. |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Border Control | For | He opposed illegal immigration and called for securing the borders.. He stated that America needs to secure its borders and oppose amnesty for anyone who violates the law. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gosar |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | No known stance on passenger profiling. |
| DACA | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Against | He opposed legalizing marijuana. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gosar |