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Paul Tonko

Paul Tonko

Democratic · NY U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

18 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2009

  • background Born June 18, 1949
  • role New York State Assembly member 1983-2007 for 105th district
  • role President and CEO of New York State Energy Research and Development Authority 2007-2008
  • role U.S. House representative for New York's 21st district 2009-2013
  • role U.S. House representative for New York's 20th district since 2013
  • role Ranking member of House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

These are verifiable facts from the public record, assembled in one place and presented without judgment. They are not a score, a grade, or a ranking. Context matters: a missed vote may be excused, on leadership or committee duty, or paired; a party-unity rate reflects agenda alignment, not virtue or independence; a disclosed trade or a documented relationship is a required public filing, not evidence of wrongdoing. Each fact links to its full source below.

  • 100.0%
    Roll-call participation →

    voted in 17 recorded roll calls

    Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.

  • 31
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 639 cosponsored

    A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

  • 0
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 31 bills sponsored

    Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.

  • 100%
    Party-unity voting

    votes with the party majority · on 8 party-line votes

    Party-unity is how often a member votes with their own party's majority on party-line votes — it reflects agenda alignment, not loyalty, independence, or virtue.

  • 0%
    Cross-party voting

    votes with the other party's majority on those same votes

    The share of the same party-line votes cast with the OTHER party's majority — a descriptive rate, not a measure of principle.

  • 0
    Documented positions →

    no positions documented yet

    Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.

  • 5
    Committee assignments →

    committees and subcommittees

    Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.

Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Paul Tonko. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.

Voting record

Data from Congress.gov roll-call records

100.0%
of House roll calls voted

Full voting record (17 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 17 of 676 recorded roll calls

See the participation leaderboard →

Issue positions (3)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Campaign finance

2026 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House NY-20 · 2026 General Election

  • $957,587 raised
  • $1,152,761 spent
  • $404,327 cash on hand
$957.59K
$955.33K
$338.37K
Itemized (≥ $200)$240.76K
Unitemized (< $200)$97.61K
Other committees (PACs)$616.96K
Other receipts$2.26K
$1.15M
Operating expenditures$826.59K
Contribution refunds$86.00
Other disbursements$326.08K
Cash on hand$404.33K
Debts owed by committee$0.00

Through June 30, 2026 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Jun 30, 2026)

Finance updated: not yet pulled

Over time

Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance

Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.

Paul Tonko campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2008$748,252$753,523$2,021
2010$987,959$822,597$159,897
2012$974,899$820,271$314,525
2014$1,014,131$871,957$456,698
2016$1,155,681$1,020,208$592,171
2018$1,340,028$1,243,529$688,670
2020$1,547,275$1,424,285$811,660
2022$1,777,900$1,863,435$726,125
2024$1,547,113$1,673,736$599,502
2026$957,587$1,152,761$404,327

Contributions received

Data from FEC

Recorded individual contributions: $11,167 ·

Top contributors (FEC)

Data from FEC, itemized campaign receipts

Top contributors — 2024 cycle

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor's reported employer (FEC Schedule A).

  • HUNTER POINT CAPITAL $6,600
  • NOT-EMPLOYED $6,600
  • GENERATION INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT $6,600
  • SUMMIT ROCK ADVISORS $6,600
  • GOLUB CORPORATION $4,550
  • NY STATE BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION $3,500
  • GUIDE CONSULTING SERVICES $3,500
  • GALVANIZE CLIMATE SOLUTIONS LLC $3,300
  • TOMKAT RANCH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION $3,300
  • THE PRITZKER ORGANIZATION $3,300

Outside spending on this race

Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures

Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →

  • 2026 cycle $10 supporting · $0 opposing · 1 outside group
  • 2024 cycle $682 supporting · $0 opposing · 2 outside groups

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Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)

Data from Congress.gov

200
Page 1 of 8 · 200 bills
  • HR 10692Restoring Essential Plan Coverage ActcosponsoredSep 30, 2026
  • HR 10642To provide for the imposition of sanctions with respect to settlements in the West Bank and Gaza, and for other purposes.cosponsoredSep 30, 2026
  • HR 10624To prohibit the use of Federal funds to carry out Executive Order 14253.cosponsoredSep 27, 2026
  • HR 10611TIME Act of 2026sponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • HR 10585Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice ActcosponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • HR 10600Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2026cosponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • HR 10468State Energy Oversight Act of 2026sponsoredSep 15, 2026
  • HR 10466End Energy Hardship ActsponsoredSep 15, 2026
  • HR 10467Data Center Fairness Fee Act of 2026sponsoredSep 15, 2026
  • HR 10469Regional Energy Hubs Act of 2026sponsoredSep 15, 2026
  • HRES 1555Supporting the designation of September 20, 2026, as "Pharmacy Workforce Suicide Awareness Day" to raise awareness of, and promote a national discussion about, pharmacy workforce suicide and to reduce the stigma of mental health conditions, and for other purposes.sponsoredSep 15, 2026
  • HR 10397Survivors’ Rights Restitution Act of 2026cosponsoredSep 14, 2026
  • HRES 1542Designating September 2026 as "National Voting Rights Month".cosponsoredSep 14, 2026
  • HR 10402Good Energy Jobs Act of 2026sponsoredSep 14, 2026
  • HRES 1537Supporting the designation of the week of September 14 through September 18, 2026, as "National Clean Energy Week".cosponsoredSep 13, 2026
  • HR 10255Penalties for Polluters ActcosponsoredSep 2, 2026
  • HR 10256Taxpayer Relief from Big Oil ActcosponsoredSep 2, 2026
  • HRES 1511Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, honoring the memory of the victims, recognizing the courage and sacrifice of the heroes who answered the call to serve, acknowledging the charitable organizations that continue to support survivors and victims' families, and reaffirming the enduring commitment of the United States to never forget.cosponsoredSep 2, 2026
  • HR 10173NSF REU Act of 2026cosponsoredAug 26, 2026
  • HRES 1483Expressing support for the recognition of August 17 through August 23, 2026, as "Warehouse Worker Recognition Week", celebrating the workers in the logistics industry.cosponsoredAug 12, 2026
  • HR 10045Protect American Values ActcosponsoredAug 5, 2026
  • HR 10063Green New Deal for Public Housing ActcosponsoredAug 5, 2026
  • HR 9975Carbon Dioxide Removal Leadership Act of 2026sponsoredJul 26, 2026
  • HR 9959Green New Deal for Public Schools ActcosponsoredJul 26, 2026
  • HR 9941Right to IVF Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
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Committee assignments (5)

Data from Congress.gov committee memberships

Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

The members Tonko most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Tonko, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

Data from Stock Watcher / official disclosures

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Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Tonko connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

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Committee activity

Committee votes cast

Proceedings attended

Congress.gov publishes no attendance list, so this reflects the proceedings whose own record names this member — in an opening statement, an attendance roster or a vote sheet. It is not a complete attendance history.