Paul A. Gosar

Overview

Rep. Paul Gosar represents Arizona in the U.S. House as a Republican who votes more conservatively than the typical member of his party. Across 565 recorded votes, he has shown strong support for legislation related to taxation, budget management, criminal justice, and banking regulation, while frequently opposing measures in foreign policy, labor, and healthcare areas where he has broken with bipartisan proposals. On domestic policy, Gosar has supported every criminal justice bill that came to a vote (13 for 13) and backed all five banking and finance measures in his record. He has voted in favor of most budget and taxation bills, including the fiscal year 2027 congressional budget resolution. In the area of environment and energy, he has supported measures to roll back federal environmental regulations, including voting to disapprove an EPA rule related to California engine pollution standards and backing the Ratepayer Protection Act. Gosar's record on foreign policy and defense stands out for its skepticism of military engagement abroad. He voted against War Powers Resolution measures regarding U.S. armed forces in Lebanon on multiple occasions. On healthcare, his voting is more divided — he supported about half of healthcare-related bills, voting against several motions to recommit on healthcare legislation such as the Do No Harm in Medicaid Act and the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act. His record on labor issues shows he opposed the majority of labor-related measures that came to a vote.

Key Positions

• •Voted in support of all 13 criminal justice bills in his record, showing consistent backing for law enforcement and justice system legislation.
• •Opposed U.S. military involvement abroad, voting against War Powers Resolution measures to address troop deployments in Lebanon on multiple occasions in 2026.
• •Supported rolling back environmental regulations, including voting to disapprove an EPA rule on California engine pollution standards and backing the Ratepayer Protection Act.
• •Voted in favor of the fiscal year 2027 congressional budget resolution and supported the majority of budget-related legislation (74.2% Yea).
• •Backed most immigration-related bills (75% Yea), voting in favor of 6 out of 8 immigration measures.
• •Opposed most labor legislation, voting Nay on 4 out of 6 labor bills (33.3% Yea).
• •Supported nearly all taxation measures (76.9% Yea), voting in favor of 10 out of 13 tax-related bills.
• •On healthcare, voted against motions to recommit on the Do No Harm in Medicaid Act and the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act, while supporting procedural votes to advance those bills.