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'''Paul Anthony Gosar''', born November 27, 1958 (age {{age|1958|11|27}}), is the [[Republican]] U.S. Representative from [[Arizona]]'s 4th congressional district, having defeated incumbent [[Democrat]] [[Ann Kirkpatrick]] in the [[2010 Midterm Elections]] in Arizona's 1st district and winning again in the 4th district in 2012. He is a member of the Natural Resources Committee and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
'''Paul Anthony Gosar''', born November 27, 1958 (age {{age|1958|11|27}}), is an [[America First]] [[Republican]] U.S. Representative from [[Arizona]]'s 4th congressional district. Gosar defeated incumbent [[Democrat]] [[Ann Kirkpatrick]] in the [[2010 Midterm Elections]] in Arizona's 1st district, and won again in the 4th district in 2012. He is a member of the Natural Resources Committee and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Gosar received a D.D.S. from Creighton Boyne School of Dentistry and owned his own dentistry practice for 25 years.
Gosar received a D.D.S. from Creighton Boyne School of Dentistry and owned his own dentistry practice for 25 years.
==Controversies==
==Controversies==
In early November 2021, Gosar tweeted an edited cartoon anime video depicting him attacking an image of what appeared to be Joe Biden and slaying the evil witch [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]], which generated immense backlash from congressional Democrats and [[mainstream media]].<ref>Chamberlain, Samuel (November 9, 2021). [https://nypost.com/2021/11/09/call-for-action-against-rep-paul-gosar-after-anime-tweet-against-aoc-biden/ Calls grow for action against GOP Rep. Paul Gosar, who tweeted ‘sick’ anime video against AOC, Biden]. ''New York Post''. Retrieved November 9, 2021.</ref> The Democratically-controlled House of Representatives would use this as a flimsy excuse to censure him in violation of Gosar's [[First Amendment]] rights.<ref>https://reason.com/2021/11/10/paul-gosar-aoc-anime-video-free-speech-nancy-pelosi/</ref>
In early November 2021, Gosar tweeted an edited cartoon video of a scene from anime series ''Attack on Titan'', humorously edited to depict him attacking an image of Joe Biden and slaying an evil witch portrayed as [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]]. This generated immense backlash from congressional Democrats and [[mainstream media]].<ref>Chamberlain, Samuel (November 9, 2021). [https://nypost.com/2021/11/09/call-for-action-against-rep-paul-gosar-after-anime-tweet-against-aoc-biden/ Calls grow for action against GOP Rep. Paul Gosar, who tweeted ‘sick’ anime video against AOC, Biden]. ''New York Post''. Retrieved November 9, 2021.</ref> The majority Democrat House used this as a flimsy excuse to censure him, in violation of Gosar's [[First Amendment]] rights.<ref>https://reason.com/2021/11/10/paul-gosar-aoc-anime-video-free-speech-nancy-pelosi/</ref> Gosar removed the video and responded to the censure vote in a statement given on the House floor, saying:
{{cquote|...I do not espouse violence towards anyone. I never have. It was not my purpose to make anyone upset. I voluntarily took the cartoon down, not because it was itself a threat, but because some thought it was. Out of compassion for those who generally felt offense, I self-censored. Last week my staff posted a video depicting a policy battle regarding amnesty for tens of millions of illegal aliens. This is an enemy that speaks to young voters who are too often overlooked. Even Twitter, the left's mouthpiece, did not remove the cartoon, noting it was in the public's interest for it to remain the cartoon directly contributes to the understanding and the discussion of the real-life battle resulting from this administration's open border policies
this body is considering passage of Mr. Biden's reckless socialist marxist $4.9 trillion spending bill that provides 100 billion dollars for amnesty to tens of millions of illegal aliens already in this country. This is what the left doesn't want the American people to know. Our country is suffering from the plague of illegal immigration. I don't stop pointing this out nor will I. Millions of illegal aliens drugs and human traffickers are being led in and moved around our country in the dead of night all condoned by this administration. For this cartoon, some in congress suggest i should be punished. I have said decisively there is no threat in the cartoon other than the threat that immigration poses to our country, and no threat was intended by my staff or me. The American people deserve to have their voices heard in congress. No matter how much the left tries to quiet me, I will continue to speak out against amnesty for illegal aliens, defend the rule of law and advance the American first agenda.
if i must join [[Alexander Hamilton]], the first person attempted to be censured by this house, so be it; it is done. Madame speaker, I yield back.
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Gosar later re-tweeted the same video minutes after the vote.
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