Paul A. Gosar
RIncumbentR · incumbent
Still has cash to spend. $303K on hand from $580K raised.
84% individuals15% PACs1% other
$580K
raised
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Arizona · U.S. House · District 09 · 2026
Arizona District 09 House race
General election in 51 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Arizona District 09 House race
Paul A. Gosar leads the field on money raised.
Candidates in the Arizona District 09 House race, 2026 report raising $934,987 between them. Paul A. Gosar reports $580,043 and Danielle Sterbinsky reports $354,383, a gap of $225,660. Of what Paul A. Gosar reports, 84% came from individuals and 15% from PACs.
Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.
Every candidate on file
Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.
DS
Danielle Sterbinsky
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$354K
raised
GS
Gene Scharer
DD · challenger
10% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 90% from other sources.
10% individuals0% PACs90% other
$561
raised
Where the money came from
$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
Small donors & unclassified$25K
Ideological / Leadership$25K
Real Estate & Construction$10K
Agriculture$2K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- ANTI-WOKE FUND · super pac$10K
- ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC) · pac$10K
- BUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- LETS GET TO WORK PAC · pac$7K
- AMERICA'S BOLD ERA PAC · pac$5K
- DEFENDING THE AMERICAN DREAM PAC · pac$5K
- TRIDENT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$4K
- HALLIBURTON COMPANY PAC · pac$3K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
90%
9% PACs90% individuals1% other
The incumbent's record
Paul A. Gosar is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2025)
$725K
$450K - $1.0M. down $785K since 2009.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
2
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- House Committee on Natural Resources
- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Small donors & unclassified$25K
Ideological / Leadership$25K
Real Estate & Construction$10K
Agriculture$2K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Paul A. Gosar R · incumbent | vs | DS Danielle Sterbinsky D · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $580K | Raised | $354K |
| $303K | Cash on hand | $26K |
| 15% | From PACs | 0% |
| 84% | From individuals | 100% |
| Ideological / Leadership | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |