# Paul Gosar

Paul Gosar is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Arizona’s 9th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Arizona’s 9th district
- Serving since: 2011-01-05
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: G000565
- FEC candidate IDs: H0AZ01259

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/G000565 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

13% of Gosar’s statements contain a personal attack, 6.1 times the House Republican average of 2.1%.

## What Gosar says (119th Congress (2025–27))

561 classified statements: 348 posts on X, 147 newsletters, 34 Congressional Record speeches, 32 press releases. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Gosar | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 13.0% | 2.1% | 2 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 23.5% | 15.1% | 24 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 61.9% | 67.7% | 173 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 7.8% | 8.9% | 108 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 38.9% | 37.4% | 104 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 12.1% | 3.0% | 2 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Immigration 42% (House Republicans 13%); Government Operations and Politics 36% (House Republicans 19%); Armed Forces and National Security 34% (House Republicans 24%); Health 33% (House Republicans 15%); Economics and Public Finance 29% (House Republicans 19%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.40 (standard error 0.01), from 1,652 donors and 7,096 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 92% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 93.6% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 98.4% (97.1%). 64 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 27 bills: 27 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 281. 7.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 165 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10669: LANDs Act (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10669
- H.R. 10556: VA Hiring Integrity Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10556
- H.J.Res. 192: Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Full Accountability in Arrest Reporting Temporary Amendment Act of 2026. (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/192
- H.J.Res. 193: Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Body-Worn Camera Transparency for Use of Force Temporary Amendment Act of 2026. (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/193
- H.R. 8686: To amend the Military Land Withdrawals Act of 2013 to withdraw and reserve certain public land in the vicinity of Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona. (in committee, 2026-06-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8686
- H.R. 8300: Swalwell Act (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8300
- H.R. 7678: Gun Owner Registration Information Protection Act (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7678
- H.R. 7430: FAIR AIR Act (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7430
- H.R. 7159: Protecting Local Zoos Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7159
- H.R. 6374: To prohibit the admission of aliens to the United States for 10 years, and for other purposes. (in committee, 2025-12-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6374

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $813.5K (House Republicans median $2.2M). 27% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 70% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepGosar/status/2114367638717485434
- 2026-10-25 · Newsletter · This Week With Gosar · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming
- 2026-10-23 · Newsletter · Gosar Invites Interior Secretary Burgum to Arizona: “Water Is Life for Arizonans” · labels: policy discussion
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepGosar/status/2112084809589588146
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepGosar/status/2111721103840444616
- 2026-10-18 · Newsletter · This Week With Gosar · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming
- 2026-10-11 · Newsletter · This Week With Gosar · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepGosar/status/2108965401157840947
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/RepGosar/status/2109051676929687630
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepGosar/status/2107186985140097324

## Links

- Official site: https://gosar.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepGosar
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repgosar
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/REPGOSAR
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/repgosar
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/G000565

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/G000565