• GOSAR, PAUL ANTHONY
Experience: House: District 4, 2011-Present
Home State: Arizona
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $391,914Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Paul Gosar
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Maude; 3 Children
    Birth Date: 11/27/1958
    Birth Place: Rock Springs, WY
    Home City: Prescott, AZ
    Religion: Catholic

Education

    DDS, Creighton Boyne School of Dentistry, Omaha, Nebraska, 1985
    BA, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, 1981

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2010-present

Current Legislative Committees

    Natural Resources, Member
    Oversight and Government Reform, Member
    Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation and Regulatory Affairs, Member
    Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, Member
    Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care and Entitlements, Vice Chair
    Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, Member
    Subcommittee on Information Technology, Member
    Subcommittee on the Interior, Member
    Subcommittee on Water, Power, and Oceans, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Congressional Sportsman Caucus
    Member, Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus
    Member, Constitution Caucus
    Member, Flagstaff Citizens for Fluoride Initiative Committee
    Member, General Aviation Caucus
    Member, Gold Crown Ball Committee
    Member, Israel Allies Caucus
    Member, Joint Strike Fighter Caucus
    Member, Law Enforcement Caucus
    Member, Military Veterans Caucus
    Member, National Parks Caucus
    Member, Native American Caucus

Professional Experience

    Owner, Dental Practice, Flagstaff, Arizona
    Member, Rural Health Care Caucus
    Member, Rural Veterans Caucus
    Member, The Grand Old Party Doctors Caucus
    Member, The Immigration Reform Caucus

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Former President, Arizona Dental Association
    Former Vice Chair, Council on Governmental Affairs, American Dental Association
    Coach, Little League
    Former President, Northern Arizona Dental Society
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly Support
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade

No Opinion
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

No Opinion
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Oppose
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
Total: 102
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
05/18/2017 H.R.2371 Western Area Power Administration Transparency Act 05/18/2017 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
04/27/2017 H.R.660 Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act 04/27/2017 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.  (All Actions)
04/07/2017 H.R.2022 LATTS Act of 2017 04/07/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
03/23/2017 H.R.372 Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2017 03/23/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
03/16/2017 H.R.1560 Sarah Grace-Farley-Kluger Act 03/16/2017 Referred to House Administration  (All Actions)
03/02/2017 H.R.1341 Stop Foreign Donations Affecting Our Elections Act 03/02/2017 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.  (All Actions)
02/24/2017 H.R.825 Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2017 02/24/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.  (All Actions)
02/14/2017 H.R.1042 Responsibility in Federal Contracting Act 02/14/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
01/30/2017 H.J.Res.46 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the National Park Service relating to "General Provisions and Non-Federal Oil and Gas Rights". 01/30/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
01/12/2017 H.R.482 Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2017 01/12/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
12/16/2016 H.R.6491 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to La Paz County, Arizona, and for other purposes. 12/16/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.  (All Actions)
12/16/2016 H.R.6304 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 501 North Main Street in Florence, Arizona, as the "Adolfo 'Harpo' Celaya Post Office". 12/16/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-312. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
11/22/2016 H.R.6344 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land in Mohave County, Arizona, to qualified entities and for other purposes. 11/22/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.  (All Actions)
08/30/2016 H.R.5836 HEARD Act 08/30/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.  (All Actions)
08/11/2016 H.R.5710 Military Amnesty Prevention Act 08/11/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
07/13/2016 H.R.2663 Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2015 07/13/2016 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
06/14/2016 H.Con.Res.136 Expressing the sense of Congress opposing the President's proposed Coastal Climate Resilience Program. 06/14/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.  (All Actions)
05/17/2016 H.R.5141 Central American Amnesty Termination Act of 2016 05/17/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
05/17/2016 H.R.5035 To reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, and for other purposes. 05/17/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
04/28/2016 H.R.4856 To make aliens associated with a criminal gang inadmissible, deportable, and ineligible for various forms of relief. 04/28/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
Total: 1059
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
05/24/2014 H.R.862 To authorize the conveyance of two small parcels of land within the boundaries of the Coconino National Forest containing private improvements that were developed based upon the reliance of the landowners in an erroneous survey conducted in May 1960. Failed No
05/23/2014 H.R.685 American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal Act Passed Not Voting
05/22/2014 H.R.4031 Department of Veterans Affairs Management Accountability Act of 2014 Passed Yea
05/22/2014 H.R.1779 Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2013
05/21/2014 H.R.4225 SAVE Act of 2014 Passed Yea
05/21/2014 H.R.3610 Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act of 2014
04/24/2014 H.R.3 Northern Route Approval Act Passed Yea
05/21/2014 H.R.3530 Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2014 Passed Yea
05/10/2014 H.R.4623 To direct the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a notice and comment rulemaking before implementing certain policies relating to obstruction evaluation aeronautical studies, and for other purposes.
05/08/2014 H.R.3826 Electricity Security and Affordability Act Passed Not Voting
05/08/2014 H.R.2824 Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America Passed Aye
05/07/2014 H.Res.565 Calling on Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr., to appoint a special counsel to investigate the targeting of conservative nonprofit groups by the Internal Revenue Service. Passed Yea
04/22/2014 H.R.4423 Acre in, Acre Out Act
04/16/2014 H.R.4165 Justice for Crime Victims Act of 2014
04/10/2014 H.R.4447 Contempt Act
04/08/2014 H.R.2575 Save American Workers Act of 2014 Passed Aye
04/07/2014 H.R.1874 Pro-Growth Budgeting Act of 2014 Passed Not Voting
04/04/2014 H.R.4353 Shutdown Windfall Reimbursement Act
04/04/2014 H.R.2046 Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2013
04/02/2014 H.R.4375 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 North Taylor Lane in Patagonia, Arizona, as the "Jim Kolbe Post Office".
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