Paul Tonko

U.S. Representative, NY-20

Democratic New York since Jan 3, 2025

Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

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Issue areas

Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags

Healthcare 2 Education 1 Social Services & Welfare 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
U.S. Representative, NY-20 current New York	Democratic	Jan 3, 2025	Jan 3, 2027	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NY-20 New York	Democratic	Jan 3, 2023	Jan 3, 2025	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District NY-20 United States	Democratic	Jan 3, 2023	Jan 3, 2025	openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NY-20 New York	Democratic	Jan 3, 2021	Jan 3, 2023	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District NY-20 United States	Democratic	Jan 3, 2021	Jan 3, 2023	openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District NY-20 United States	Democratic	Jan 3, 2019	Jan 3, 2021	openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NY-20 New York	Democratic	Jan 3, 2019	Jan 3, 2021	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District NY-20 United States	Democratic	Jan 3, 2017	Jan 3, 2019	openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NY-20 New York	Democratic	Jan 3, 2017	Jan 3, 2019	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NY-20 New York	Democratic	Jan 6, 2015	Jan 3, 2017	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District NY-20 United States	Democratic	Jan 6, 2015	Jan 3, 2017	openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District NY-20 United States	Democratic	Jan 3, 2013	Jan 3, 2015	openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NY-20 New York	Democratic	Jan 3, 2013	Jan 3, 2015	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NY-21 New York	Democratic	Jan 5, 2011	Jan 3, 2013	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District NY-21 United States	Democratic	Jan 5, 2011	Jan 3, 2013	openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NY-21 New York	Democratic	Jan 6, 2009	Jan 3, 2011	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District NY-21 United States	Democratic	Jan 6, 2009	Jan 3, 2011	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

House Committee on Energy and Commerce — Environment — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
House Committee on Energy and Commerce unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
House Committee on Energy and Commerce — Energy unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
House Committee on Energy and Commerce — Oversight and Investigations unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
House Committee on the Budget unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.416, social dim. -0.262. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (583 recorded)

Vote	Position	Date	Result	Source
HR 275 — Special Interest Alien Reporting Act of 2025	Not voting	Jun 26, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 875 — Jeremy and Angel Seay and Sergeant Brandon Mendoza Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act of 2025	Not voting	Jun 26, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 3944 — Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026	Nay	Jun 25, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 3944 — Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026	Yea	Jun 25, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 3944 — Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026	Nay	Jun 25, 2025	Agreed to	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 519 — Condemning the attacks on Minnesota lawmakers in Brooklyn Park and Champlin, Minnesota, and calling for unity and the rejection of…	Yea	Jun 25, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
On Motion to Adjourn	Yea	Jun 24, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 530 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3944) making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs…	Nay	Jun 24, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 530 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3944) making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs…	Nay	Jun 24, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 537 — Impeaching Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.	Yea	Jun 24, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 3422 — Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act	Yea	Jun 23, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 3394 — Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act	Yea	Jun 23, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1998 — Sanction Sea Pirates Act of 2025	Yea	Jun 23, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2056 — District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025	Nay	Jun 12, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2056 — District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025	Yea	Jun 12, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
On Motion to Adjourn	Yea	Jun 12, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4 — Rescissions Act of 2025	Nay	Jun 12, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4 — Rescissions Act of 2025	Yea	Jun 12, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 331 — HALT Fentanyl Act	Nay	Jun 12, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 499 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4) to rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in special messages…	Nay	Jun 11, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 499 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4) to rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in special messages…	Nay	Jun 11, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 884 — To prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia and to repeal the…	Nay	Jun 10, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2096 — Protecting Our Nation’s Capital Emergency Act	Nay	Jun 10, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 489 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 884) to prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in…	Nay	Jun 10, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 489 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 884) to prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in…	Nay	Jun 10, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD

Campaign funding

1,002 recorded contributions totalling $1,378,905. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 78 of 1002 classified so far.

Funding type	Contributions	Total	Share
Corporate PAC	43	$215,000	16%
Big donor	33	$98,150	7%
Super PAC	2	$682	0%
Unclassified	924	$1,065,073	77%

Largest contributions

Amount	Donor	To committee	Type	Date	Source
$5,000	REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. PAC	PAUL TONKO FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Oct 16, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000	NATIONAL THOROUGHBRED RACING ASSOCIATION PAC	PAUL TONKO FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Aug 17, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000	AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS AFL-CIO COPE	PAUL TONKO FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Aug 9, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000	BALL CORPORATION PAC	PAUL TONKO FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Aug 2, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000	HOLCIM US EMPLOYEES PAC	PAUL TONKO FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Aug 26, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000	JOHNSON CONTROLS INC. PAC	PAUL TONKO FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Sep 27, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000	MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN PL OF THE IAMAW	PAUL TONKO FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Aug 26, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES PAC	PAUL TONKO FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Sep 30, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS PAC	PAUL TONKO FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Aug 23, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000	NATSO INC. NATSO PAC	PAUL TONKO FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Sep 25, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000	POET PAC	PAUL TONKO FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Sep 25, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000	POWERPAC OF THE EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE	PAUL TONKO FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Sep 30, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000	UPSPAC	PAUL TONKO FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Sep 29, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000	AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE	PAUL TONKO FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Oct 16, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000	GROWTH ENERGY PAC	PAUL TONKO FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Nov 5, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)

Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.