By Tara Kavaler | Arizona Republic
Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., was the biggest spender in all of the House on travel expenses, topping the delegate from Guam’s total of approximately $183,900.
021 spent the most taxpayer money on official business and Rep. Ruben Gallego spent the least in Arizona’s U.S. House delegation, recently released data show.
The spending habits of Arizona’s delegation of five Democrats and four Republicans last year varied widely. Out of the nine House members, Gosar, a Republican, spent around $1.47 million. Gallego, a Democrat was the most frugal, spending approximately $1.23 million.
Gosar also was the biggest spender in all of the House on travel expenses, topping the delegate from Guam’s total of approximately $183,900.
Gosar’s spending on travel previously drew scrutiny in 2019.
For the rest of Arizona’s House members, Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., was the second-highest spender at approximately $1.43 million in 2021, He is followed by: Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., at about $1.39 million; Rep. Tom O’Halleran, D-Ariz., at almost $1.35 million; Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., at roughly $1.3 million; Rep. Debbie Lesko, R-Ariz., at around $1.26 million; Greg Stanton, D-Ariz., at a little more than $1.25 million; and Rep. David Schweikert, R-Ariz., at $1.249 million.
