Paul Gosar

Paul Gosar spent 25 years running a dental practice in Flagstaff before his first campaign for Congress.¹ He entered the House after a working life spent treating patients and operating a small business, rather than holding an earlier elected office, and continues to use his dental credentials in his congressional title.¹

Gosar was born in Rock Springs, Wyoming, graduated from Pinedale High School and went to Creighton University in Nebraska.² He earned his bachelor's degree there in 1981 and his dental degree in 1985, before making Arizona the setting for his professional practice and subsequent political career.²¹

First elected in 2010, he has served in Congress since January 2011 and previously chaired the Congressional Western Caucus.²¹ His current work includes the Natural Resources and Oversight committees, and he chairs the Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.¹

His stated priorities include tighter immigration enforcement, border security, spending reductions and greater scrutiny of federal agencies, alongside a smaller federal role and more individual liberty.¹ Gosar faces Democratic Navy veteran Dani Sterbinsky in the Ninth District, with William Perry and G. Seville Hatch also running as independent write in candidates.³