“One of the responsibilities of Congress is the power of the purse, but there is also oversight. In order to have proper oversight, you have to have agency administrators, directors, and secretaries of those agencies speak frankly and about the facts.”

American politician and former dentist

Paul Gosar is an American politician and former dentist, born in 1958, who has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2011. A Republican, he has represented Arizona in Congress for more than a decade. He first served Arizona’s 1st congressional district from 2011 to 2013, then the 4th district from 2013 to 2023, and since 2023 he has represented the 9th district. His public profile is tied to his long congressional career and his shift from dentistry to national politics.