Paul Gosar

Republican
Candidate for U.S. House in Congressional District 4
Phone: (928) 377-5754
Email: info@gosar4congress.com
Website: www.gosar4congress.com
Twitter: @Gosar4Congress
417 E Gurley St, Prescott, AZ 86303.
(Mail: PO Box 2991, Florence, AZ 85132)
Age: 53. (11/27/58, Rock Springs, WY).

Arizona since: 1987.

Occupation: Dentist, owner of small business for over 25 years.

Marital: Married (Maude, small business owner).

Children: 3.

Religious preference: Roman Catholic.

Education: D.D.S., doctor of dental surgery, Creighton Univ, 1985; B.S., biology, Creighton Univ, 1981.

Political experience: Congressman since 2010; president, Northern Arizona Dental Society; vice chair, American Dental Assn Council on Governmental Affairs.

Memberships: American Dental Association, GOP Doctors Caucus, Civil Justice Caucus, Oral Health Caucus, Western Caucus, Native American Caucus, Immigration Reform Caucus, Military Veterans Caucus, Israel Allies Caucus, Congressional Rural Caucus, Republican Study Committee.

Political influence: Ronald Reagan set a good example for me. He fought against bloated public unions, as have I. He fought for a balanced budget, as have I. And he always remembered that government has a limited role defined by the Constitution.

Top priority: To continue fighting to protect the private sector and getting government out of the way of business and out of micro-managing the lives of Americans. I have voted to repeal Obamacare (or defund it) in whole and in part about 28 times. It is a top priority of mine, since, as a health care provider, I know that the best medicine is between a patient and a doctor, not a patient and a bureaucrat in Washington, D.C. I have fought for accountability against the Obama Administration and been a leader on Operation Fast and Furious. My resolution, H.Res. 490, has 114 co-sponsors and is waiting a floor vote. I have introduced legislation to save billions in union waste by repealing the Davis Bacon Act. I will continue to make sure the government helps business so that businesses can hire workers. My successful jobs bill, H.R. 1904, is a good example of my accomplishments. When signed into law, Arizona will gain over $1 billion in economic activity and about 3,000 jobs.

Respected opponent: Rep Hansen Clarke (D-MI). He has integrity. He is civil and I always enjoy talking to him about the issues. We don’t always reach the same conclusions, but we have a lot of fun talking about the issues. I wish there were more Democrats like him.

Job creation measures: First and foremost, we need to fix our broken tax code. It is complicated and expensive. We need a flatter, fairer system where everyone pays and no one gets away as a freeloader—corporations or individuals. Businesses need tax certainty. Our code fluctuates, and some members in Congress constantly want to change the code. This harms business planning. Second, I would continue the fight to repeal all of these harmful government regulations that kill jobs and kill businesses. I voted for the REINS Act and other regulatory fixes. Over-regulation costs billions and stifles innovation and business expansion. We have more than enough regulations but the bureaucrats in D.C. keep writing more. This has to stop. I have co-sponsored and voted for a Balanced Budget Amendment. This amendment, if enacted, would do more to save our country’s long term prospects than just about anything else we can do.

Illegal immigration: I have maintained that our first priority is to secure the border. We need to stop human trafficking, drug smuggling and gun running. I have supported more funding to secure the border. It is a national priority. Not until we can say we have operational control over the border can we even start to address other immigration related issues.

Federal deficit: First let me tell you what measure I will not support: I will not support tax hikes to balance the budget or reduce the deficit. We are already taxed too much. The problem is government spending, not government revenues. I co-sponsored and voted for balanced budget amendments. If this were part of our Constitution, Congress could not spend more than it takes in (except in cases of national emergency). This would automatically reduce the federal deficit. I voted for the RSC Budget and the Ryan Budget Plan. Both budgets achieved a balanced budget in less than 10 years. I also have proposed amendments to appropriations bills to reduce waste. I sought to cut $100 million from the Food for Peace program for example. I voted for multiple amendments recently that would slash billions from our spending.

President Obama’s qualifications: Yes. He had no experience in the private sector. Neither did most of his cabinet. The results are clear: the economy is a disaster. We need a President whose qualifications include working in the private sector, preferably, owning or managing a business. Once you learn how hard it is to make payroll, you will be a lot more careful with taxpayer money.