Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Paul A. Gosar

Official portrait of Paul A. Gosar
Official portrait, U.S. Congress
Office
U.S. representative for Arizona’s 9th district
Party
Republican
Hometown
Bullhead City, AZ
Born
1958
In Congress
House since 2011 · 15 years in office
Current term
January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
FEC filing name
GOSAR, PAUL DR.
Next election
Primary July 21, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Arizona with the current district highlighted

Arizona, District 9

Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.

RepublicanU.S. House · Arizona District 9IncumbentGeneral-election nominee

FEC candidate ID H0AZ01259 · Principal campaign committee: GOSAR FOR CONGRESS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Arizona District 9$813,541.57General-election nominee
2023–2024U.S. House · Arizona District 9$478,477.68Won the general election
2021–2022U.S. House · Arizona District 9$949,145.58Won the general election (97.8%)
2019–2020U.S. House · Arizona District 4$651,498.66Won the general election (0%)
Total raised$813,541.57
Total spent$654,753.15
Cash on hand$250,385.40
Debts owed by the campaign$3,000.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $690,317.01PACs and other committees: $117,250.00Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $5,974.56
  • Individual contributions$690,317.0185%
  • PACs and other committees$117,250.0014%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$5,974.561%

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$183,994.1434%
  • Contributions over $200$353,015.0266%
  • Itemized from inside Arizona$254,862.5470%
  • Itemized from other states$107,258.5030%

Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: Texas $37,433.08 · California $24,312.86 · Virginia $17,050.00 · North Carolina $788.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$319K$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $50,269.54APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $60,388.88JULY QUARTERLY: raised $104,963.59JULY QUARTERLY: spent $73,706.53OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $74,282.86OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $44,447.12YEAR-END: raised $51,089.37YEAR-END: spent $38,064.91APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $77,150.72APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $59,639.78PRE-PRIMARY: raised $222,286.42PRE-PRIMARY: spent $92,678.56OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $189,101.10OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $172,842.862025-032025-092026-032026-09

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

Voting record, 119th Congress

Roll-call votes while serving674
Voted yea466
Voted nay165
Did not vote43 of 674
Bills and resolutions sponsored27
Sponsored that became law1
Cosponsored281

Recorded House roll-call votes from January 3, 2025 through September 16, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official House Clerk record.

Latest roll-call votes

DateQuestionResultVote
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403
Retire through Ownership Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9497
Water Resources Development Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9340
Ratepayer Protection Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HJRES 213
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbo
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 10326
PROOF Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 9576
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · HR 5334
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes
PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Agreeing to the Resolution · HCONRES 93
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
PassedNay
Sep 15, 2026On Passage · HJRES 210
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vesse
PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9500
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act
PassedYea

Latest bills and resolutions sponsored

  • H.R. 10669 LANDs Act
    Introduced Oct 1, 2026 · Latest action Oct 1, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  • H.R. 10556 VA Hiring Integrity Act of 2026
    Introduced Sep 24, 2026 · Latest action Sep 24, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • H.J.Res. 192 Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Full Accountability in Arrest Reporting Temporary Amendment Act of 2026.
    Introduced Jun 3, 2026 · Latest action Jun 3, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
  • H.J.Res. 193 Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Body-Worn Camera Transparency for Use of Force Temporary Amendment Act of 2026.
    Introduced Jun 3, 2026 · Latest action Jun 3, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
  • H.R. 8686 To amend the Military Land Withdrawals Act of 2013 to withdraw and reserve certain public land in the vicinity of Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona.
    Introduced May 7, 2026 · Latest action Jun 10, 2026: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
  • H.R. 8300 Swalwell Act
    Introduced Apr 15, 2026 · Latest action Apr 15, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
  • H.R. 7678 Gun Owner Registration Information Protection Act
    Introduced Feb 25, 2026 · Latest action Feb 25, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • H.R. 7430 FAIR AIR Act
    Introduced Feb 9, 2026 · Latest action Feb 10, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
  • H.R. 7159 Protecting Local Zoos Act of 2026
    Introduced Jan 20, 2026 · Latest action Feb 4, 2026: Subcommittee Hearings Held
  • H.R. 6374 To prohibit the admission of aliens to the United States for 10 years, and for other purposes.
    Introduced Dec 3, 2025 · Latest action Dec 3, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.

Committees

Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

PAC and committee contributors

20 committees reported giving $81,570.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Paul Gosar$817.36
  • Independent expenditures opposing Paul Gosar$0.00

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.

Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.

The race

Arizona U.S. House, District 9, 2026 · 9 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Paul Gosar (R)$813,541.57$250,385.402026-10-14
Danielle Sterbinsky (D)$437,021.25$29,475.102026-09-30
Gene Paul Scharer (D)$560.90$152.542025-12-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQSafe RJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid RJune 30, 2025
  • Inside ElectionsSolid RJune 30, 2025
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RJuly 10, 2025
  • The EconomistSafe RMay 6, 2026

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: GOSAR FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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