Arizona Congressmen

Paul A. Gosar

State	Party	District	Phone	Contact
AZ	R	4	(202) 225-2315	Contact Form

Voting Record

ABORTION

Stands For:

Protect the unborn; life begins at conception. (Nov 2010)
Prohibiting human embryonic stem cell research. (Aug 2010)
Prohibit federal funding for abortion. (May 2011)
Prohibit federal funding to groups like Planned Parenthood. (Jan 2011)
No family planning assistance that includes abortion. (Jan 2013)

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Voted YES on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion. (May 2011)

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Budget & Economy

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Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the US Constitution. (Jan 2011)
Ban roadway signs indicating Recovery Act funding. (Jun 2011)
Apply all remaining stimulus funds to budget deficit. (Feb 2011)
Disapprove of increasing the debt limit. (Jan 2012)
Audit the Federal Reserve & its actions on mortgage loans. (Jan 2013)
Prioritize critical spending in case debt limit reached. (Jan 2013)

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Voted YES on prioritizing spending in case debt limit is reached. (May 2013)
Voted YES on terminating the Home Affordable mortgage Program. (Mar 2011)

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Civil Rights

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Amendment to prevent same sex marriage. (Aug 2010)
State definition of marriage supersedes federal gay marriage. (Feb 2014)

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Voted NO on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act. (Feb 2013)

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Corporations

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Repeal ObamaCare reporting requirements for small business. (Jan 2011)
Rated 0% by , indicating a pro-management voting record. (May 2012)

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Voted YES on workforce training by state block grants & industry partners. (Mar 2013)

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Crime

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Facilitate recovering crime victim restitution fees. (Apr 2011)
Sponsored Constitutional Amendment defining victims’ rights. (Apr 2013)
Rated 46% by the, indicating a police-the-police stance. (Dec 2014)

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Drugs

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Education

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Denounce the Common Core State Standards. (Feb 2014)

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Voted YES on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program. (Mar 2011)

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Energy & Oil

Stands For:

Drill more at home, for energy independence. (Nov 2010)
Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by . (Nov 2010)
Renewable energy tax credits. (Aug 2010)

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Voted YES on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling. (May 2011)
Voted YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases. (Apr 2011)

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Environment

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Stop considering manure as pollutant or hazardous. (Sep 2011)
Member of House Natural Resources Committee. (Mar 2011)
Rated 0% by , indicating an anti-animal welfare voting record. (Jan 2012)
Sponsored no permits for legal pesticide runoff into lakes & streams. (May 2013)
No EPA permits required for forest road runoff. (Jun 2013)
Limit EPA oversight to allow mining over fishing. (Jul 2014)
No EPA expansion of regulated waters. (Jul 2014)

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Families & Children

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Foreign Policy

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Withhold UN funding until voluntary and program-specific. (Aug 2011)
Rated -3 by , indicating a anti-Arab anti-Palestine voting record. (May 2012)
Oppose Arms Treaty that limits gun trade to Israel & Taiwan. (Nov 2012)

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Free Trade

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Rated 50% by the , indicating a mixed record on trade. (Dec 2012)

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Government Reform

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Member of House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform. (Mar 2011)
Ban stock trading based on Congressional insider knowledge. (Nov 2011)
No recess appointments without Congressional approval. (Jan 2012)

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Gun Control

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Don’t interfere with the rights of gun ownership. (Nov 2010)
Restrictions on the right to bear arms. (Aug 2010)
Allow veterans to register unlicensed guns acquired abroad. (Sep 2011)
Interstate transportation of firearms is federally prote. (Mar 2015)

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Health Care

Stands For:

Government-run healthcare. (Aug 2010)
Repeal any federal health care takeover. (Aug 2012)
Repeal the Job-Killing Health Care Law. (Jan 2011)

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Voted YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts. (Apr 2011)
Voted YES on repealing the “Prevention and Public Health” slush fund. (Apr 2011)

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Homeland Security

Stands For:

Sponsored opposing the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty. (Mar 2013)
End bulk data collection under USA PATRIOT Act. (May 2014)

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Voted YES on extending the PATRIOT Act’s roving wiretaps. (Feb 2011)

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Immigration

Stands For:

Secure our border and oppose amnesty. (Nov 2010)
Stop releasing low-risk illegal immigrants. (Mar 2013)

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Jobs

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Rated 100% by, indicating a pro-workplace choice voting record. (May 2012)

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Voted YES on allowing compensatory time off for working overtime. (Apr 2013)

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Principles & Values

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Designate first weekend in May as Ten Commandments Weekend. (Apr 2011)
Rated 0% by the, indicating opposition to separation of church & state. (Jan 2013)

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Social Security

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Rated 0% by, indicating a pro-privatization stance. (Jan 2013)

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Tax Reform

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Oppose Congress’ tax and spend ways. (Nov 2010)
Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge. (Jan 2012)
Repeal the death tax, immediately and with no expiration. (Jul 2014)

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Technology

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Voted NO on protecting cyber security by sharing data with government. (Apr 2013)
Voted YES on terminating funding for National Public Radio. (Mar 2011)

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War & Peace

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American weakness is dangerous; strength wins war on terror. (Nov 2010)
Boycott & sanctions against Iran for terrorism & nukes. (May 2011)
Iranian nuclear weapons: prevention instead of containment. (Mar 2012)
Intervene in Iraq to protect persecuted Christians. (Jul 2014)
Work with Iraqi government to fight ISIL. (Aug 2014)

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Voted YES on banning armed forces in Libya without Congressional approval. (Jun 2011)
Voted NO on removing US armed forces from Afghanistan. (Mar 2011)

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Welfare & Poverty

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Require photo ID when using food stamps. (Feb 2014)

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Voted YES on maintaining work requirement for welfare recipients. (Mar 2013)