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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Topics in their record

Topics found in sponsored legislation and separately sourced statements. Legislative activity on a topic is not presented as a policy stance. 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
U.S. Representative, NY-20 New York	Democratic	Jan 3, 2021	Jan 3, 2023	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NY-20 New York	Democratic	Jan 3, 2019	Jan 3, 2021	unitedstates/congress-legislators 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
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
U.S. Representative, NY-21 New York	Democratic	Jan 6, 2009	Jan 3, 2011	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
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
US House District NY-20 United States	Democratic	Jan 3, 2017	Jan 3, 2019	openstates/people 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
US House District NY-21 United States	Democratic	Jan 5, 2011	Jan 3, 2013	openstates/people 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)

Bill	Motion / question	Position	Chamber · stage · roll	Date	Outcome	Source
HR 7567 Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-147	Apr 30, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll147 US-GOV-PD
	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-146	Apr 30, 2026	Agreed to	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll146 US-GOV-PD
	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-145	Apr 30, 2026	Agreed to	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll145 US-GOV-PD
	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-144	Apr 30, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll144 US-GOV-PD
SCONRES 33 A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-143	Apr 29, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll143 US-GOV-PD
S 1318 Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-142	Apr 29, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll142 US-GOV-PD
HRES 1224 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7567) to provide for the reform and continuation of…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-141	Apr 29, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll141 US-GOV-PD
	On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-140	Apr 29, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll140 US-GOV-PD
HR 227 Clergy Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-139	Apr 27, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll139 US-GOV-PD
HR 7959 IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-138	Apr 27, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll138 US-GOV-PD
HR 5587 HEATS Act	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-137	Apr 23, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll137 US-GOV-PD
HR 6387 FIRE Act	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-136	Apr 22, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll136 US-GOV-PD
HR 6387 FIRE Act	On Motion to Recommit	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-135	Apr 22, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll135 US-GOV-PD
HR 4690 Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-134	Apr 22, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll134 US-GOV-PD
HR 4690 Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act	On Motion to Recommit	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-133	Apr 22, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll133 US-GOV-PD
HRES 1182 Expressing support for rural communities across the United States as stewards of the environment…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-132	Apr 22, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll132 US-GOV-PD
HRES 1189 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4690) to amend the Energy Conservation and Production…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-131	Apr 22, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll131 US-GOV-PD
	On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-130	Apr 22, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll130 US-GOV-PD
S 1020 A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which…	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-129	Apr 21, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll129 US-GOV-PD
HR 2493 Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-128	Apr 21, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll128 US-GOV-PD
HR 5201 Kari's Law Reporting Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-127	Apr 21, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll127 US-GOV-PD
HR 5200 Emergency Reporting Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-126	Apr 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll126 US-GOV-PD
HR 1681 Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-125	Apr 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll125 US-GOV-PD
HRES 1175 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8035) to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-124	Apr 17, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll124 US-GOV-PD
	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-123	Apr 17, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll123 US-GOV-PD

Campaign finance

2024 cycle · official FEC aggregate

Period Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2024 · as of Dec 31, 2024 · coverage: official aggregate · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Receipts	Spending	Cash	Debt	Refunds	Self-funding	Net receipts
$1,547,113	$1,673,736	$599,502	$0	$3,135	—	$1,543,978

2024 · Itemized receipts loaded

Period Feb 5, 2023–Nov 22, 2024 · verified Jun 21, 2026 · 10:11 AM · coverage: itemized partial · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Gross receipts loaded	Refunds/reversals loaded	Net receipts loaded
$1,378,223	$0	$1,378,223

Largest itemized receipts

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

Largest loaded receipts, not a complete total. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.

Outside spending

Independent expenditures are not campaign contributions and are shown separately by support or opposition.

Cycle	Position	Itemized spending loaded	Period / as of	Coverage	Source
2024	Support	$682 (2 records)	Feb 16, 2024–Oct 28, 2024 · as of Oct 28, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD