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 6359 — Pregnant Students’ Rights Act	Nay	Jan 22, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6359 — Pregnant Students’ Rights Act	Yea	Jan 22, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7148 — Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026	Nay	Jan 22, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7148 — Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026	Nay	Jan 22, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7148 — Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026	Nay	Jan 22, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7147 — Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.	Nay	Jan 22, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1014 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7148) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30…	Nay	Jan 22, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1014 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7148) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30…	Yea	Jan 22, 2026	Agreed to	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1014 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7148) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30…	Nay	Jan 22, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HJRES 140 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land…	Nay	Jan 21, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6945 — Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act	Nay	Jan 21, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6945 — Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act	Yea	Jan 21, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1009 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6945) to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to clarify the authority of…	Nay	Jan 21, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1009 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6945) to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to clarify the authority of…	Nay	Jan 21, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 5764 — AI for Main Street Act	Yea	Jan 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 5763 — Main Street Parity Act	Yea	Jan 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2988 — Protecting Prudent Investment of Retirement Savings Act	Nay	Jan 15, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2988 — Protecting Prudent Investment of Retirement Savings Act	Yea	Jan 15, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2988 — Protecting Prudent Investment of Retirement Savings Act	Yea	Jan 15, 2026	Agreed to	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7006 — Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026	Yea	Jan 14, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7006 — Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026	Nay	Jan 14, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7006 — Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026	Nay	Jan 14, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 992 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7006) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30…	Nay	Jan 14, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 992 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7006) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30…	Nay	Jan 14, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4593 — SHOWER Act	Nay	Jan 13, 2026	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.