Congressman Paul Gosar's Biography

U.S. Congressman Paul Gosar

Congressman Paul A. Gosar, DDS hails from Flagstaff, Arizona and is serving his first term in Congress as the Representative from Arizona’s First Congressional District.  As a health care provider and small business owner, Gosar is focused on bringing jobs back to the district, reforming health care, reining in government spending, and ensuring that the American people are involved in the solution making process.

Before being elected to Congress in 2010, Gosar owned his own dental practice in Flagstaff for twenty-five years.  His experience in Dentistry earned him the recognition of the Arizona Dental Association’s “Dentist of the Year,” and he was also inducted into the Arizona Dental Association’s Hall of Fame.  His experience in working to reform health care first came when he served as the President of the Arizona Dental Association and as the Vice-Chair of the American Dental Association Council on Governmental Affairs.

Whether Gosar is in Washington fighting for his constituents, or back home in Arizona listening to the people and working together to find solutions to the problems that face Arizona’s First Congressional District, he remains committed to ushering in a new era of government that empowers individuals and reforms the bureaucratic procedures that stifle job creation and innovation.   

Quick Facts:

Family: Dr. Gosar and his wife Maude reside in Flagstaff with their three children.

Current Home: Flagstaff, Arizona

Born: November 27, 1958 in Rock Springs, Wyoming

Education: Bachelor’s Degree from Creighton University, 1981

DDS from Creighton Boyne School of Dentistry, 1985

Political Affiliation: Republican

Committee Assignments: Natural Resources Committee

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform