Paul Gosar responds to siblings endorsing rival in campaign ads

PHOENIX — New campaign ads targeting U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Prescott) feature some unlikely people — his siblings.

In Dr. David Brill’s latest round of campaign ads, Gosar’s own blood — Tim, Jennifer, Gaston, Joan, Grace and David — voiced their concerns regarding the incumbent.

“I think my brother has traded a lot of the values we had at our kitchen table,” Joan said.

In one video, Gosar’s brothers and sisters talk about how he’s gone down the wrong path.

“It’s intervention time, and intervention time means that you go to vote and you go to vote Paul out,” Tim said.

Gosar responded to the ads through Twitter on Saturday.

Not one of my siblings lives in Arizona and my opponent’s policies are out of sync with what Arizona wants and the country needs. I will not be deterred from fighting for our conservative values regardless of these attacks. #az04 #MAGA2018

— Paul Gosar (@DrPaulGosar) September 22, 2018

My siblings who chose to film ads against me are all liberal Democrats who hate President Trump. These disgruntled Hillary suppporters are related by blood to me but like leftists everywhere, they put political ideology before family. Stalin would be proud. #Az04 #MAGA2018

— Paul Gosar (@DrPaulGosar) September 22, 2018

You can’t pick your family. We all have crazy aunts and relatives etc and my family is no different. I hope they find peace in their hearts and let go all the hate.

To the six angry Democrat Gosars—see you at Mom and Dad’s house! #AZ04 #MAGA2018

— Paul Gosar (@DrPaulGosar) September 22, 2018

Gosar is a fourth-term congressman for a sprawling district in northeastern and central Arizona.

In a separate video segment, the siblings urge voters to hold the congressman accountable on health care, employment and environmental issues.

The rift in the Gosar clan is not the only sibling feud to wend its way into campaigning this year for Congress, as Democrats seek to retake majority control of the House and Senate from Republicans.

In the race to replace House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, Democratic congressional candidate Randy Bryce is confronting an ad in which his brother endorses the Republican candidate.

That upset Nancy Bryce, their mother, who has denounced the campaign ad in a letter that was recently made public.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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