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 7567 — Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026	Nay	Apr 30, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7567 — Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026	Yea	Apr 30, 2026	Agreed to	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7567 — Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026	Yea	Apr 30, 2026	Agreed to	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7567 — Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026	Nay	Apr 30, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SCONRES 33 — A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the…	Nay	Apr 29, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 1318 — Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act	Nay	Apr 29, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1224 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7567) to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the…	Nay	Apr 29, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1224 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7567) to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the…	Nay	Apr 29, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 227 — Clergy Act	Yea	Apr 27, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7959 — IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act	Yea	Apr 27, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 5587 — HEATS Act	Nay	Apr 23, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6387 — FIRE Act	Nay	Apr 22, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6387 — FIRE Act	Yea	Apr 22, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4690 — Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act	Nay	Apr 22, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4690 — Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act	Yea	Apr 22, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1182 — Expressing support for rural communities across the United States as stewards of the environment, major suppliers of United States energy…	Nay	Apr 22, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1189 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4690) to amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to repeal certain Federal building…	Nay	Apr 22, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1189 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4690) to amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to repeal certain Federal building…	Nay	Apr 22, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 1020 — A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence…	Yea	Apr 21, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2493 — Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025	Yea	Apr 21, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 5201 — Kari's Law Reporting Act	Yea	Apr 21, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 5200 — Emergency Reporting Act	Yea	Apr 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1681 — Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act	Yea	Apr 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1175 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8035) to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the…	Nay	Apr 17, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1175 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8035) to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the…	Nay	Apr 17, 2026	Failed	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	WATERPAC - NATIONAL RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION	PAUL TONKO FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Mar 20, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000	AMERICAN PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION PAC	PAUL TONKO FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Sep 6, 2023	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	AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES PAC	PAUL TONKO FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Oct 30, 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	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	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	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	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	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	NATIONAL GRID USA PAC	PAUL TONKO FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Sep 30, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000	GROWTH ENERGY PAC	PAUL TONKO FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Sep 30, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000	PG&E CORPORATION EMPLOYEES ENERGYPAC	PAUL TONKO FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Mar 20, 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.