Paul Tonko
DRep. NY-20 · U.S. House · 9 terms
Political perspective
from the voting recordOn the standard liberal–conservative scale, Tonko sits more conservative than 21% of the House and more liberal than 79%. This is a DW-NOMINATE score — derived purely from how they vote, not an opinion.
We link to what Tonkosays they stand for so you can hold it against the record above. We don't put words in anyone's mouth or declare a promise “kept” or “broken” — where there's no published, structured position to compare, we leave it to you rather than invent a verdict.
Contact
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Campaign money
live· 2026 cycle“From PACs” is corporate, industry, and union political-committee money — a proxy for special-interest funding. Totals via the FEC.
- PG&E CORPORATION EMPLOYEES ENERGYPACCorporate$10K
- AVANGRID POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEECorporate$10K
- NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PACTrade$10K
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L ELabor$10K
- NATIONAL GRID USA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEECorporate$10K
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONLabor$10K
- CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEECorporate$10K
- AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR RADIATION ONCOLOGY PAC (''ASTRO-PAC'')Membership$10K
- Corporate35%
- Trade24%
- Membership17%
- Labor16%
- Other / unclassified8%
- Cooperative1%
Largest PACs and committees giving to the campaign this cycle, from FEC committee-to-candidate filings. The FEC doesn't tag donors by industry — the names usually tell you, and OpenSecrets has the formal industry breakdown below.
- Labor unions$104K
- Health & medicine$93K
- Energy & utilities$86K
- Telecom & media$29K
- Agriculture$18K
- Real estate$16K
Grouped from the names of the PACs that gave — our own rough classification, PAC money only (not individual donors). Another 34% came from PACs we couldn't slot into an industry by name.
Where the money goes
live· 2026 cycleTonko's campaign has spent $823K across 707 reported disbursements.
- Events & fundraising$434K 53%
- Payroll & admin$258K 31%
- Consulting & research$52K 6%
- Other$42K 5%
- Advertising & media$23K 3%
- Travel & lodging$14K 2%
- ECKERT & ASSOCIATES$108K
- DITTO CONSULTING, INC.$95K
- REIDY, DUSTIN M.$88K
- SUSANNE HERL$86K
- ROSE PRESS INC.$73K
- NEW BLUE INTERACTIVE LLC$49K
- NYRA GROUP SALESJAMAICA, NY · 4 payments$37K
- TURF TAVERNSCOTIA, NY · 2 payments$6K
- BROOKMERE SARATOGASARATOGA SPRINGS, NY · 2 payments$6K
- CHARCOAL DOLEALBANY, NY · 2 payments$5K
- DEL MAR DE FABIO TRABOCCHIWASHINGTON, DC · 2 payments$4K
- ROOT & STEM CATERINGFALLS CHURCH, VA · 8 payments$4K
- SOLEVO KITCHENSARATOGA SPRINGS, NY$4K
- CITY BEER HALLALBANY, NY · 2 payments$4K
These are the venues, caterers, and hotels the campaign paidfor events — the money trail to where fundraising happened, with the vendor's city and state. It is not a guest list or attendance: who came, who hosted, and “what the crowd was like” aren't in any public record, so we don't guess at them.
Categories are grouped by keyword from the free-text purpose each campaign reports to the FEC, so the split is a guide, not an audit. Otheris spending whose reported purpose didn't clearly fit a category — campaigns describe disbursements inconsistently. Totals are for the candidate's campaign committees this cycle; see the FEC for the line-by-line record.
Background
Represents New York's 20th district · age 77 · from Amsterdam.
Paul David Tonko is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 20th congressional district since 2013. He represented the 21st congressional district from 2009 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Tonko has been called a staunch progressive. After the 2020 redistricting cycle and effective for the 118th Congress, the 20th district will include all of Albany, Saratoga, and Schenectady Counties as well as part of Rensselaer County.
Biography from Wikipedia & Wikidata (public, CC BY-SA). Family is spouse and children only.
Stock trades
No periodic transaction reports on file for Tonko in the current House disclosure index.
Committees
liveWhat they're assigned to work on.
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce
- House Committee on the Budget
via congress-legislators committee data.
Who they're up against
Candidates who have filed with the FEC for this House seat— who's challenging them now, and who they faced last time.
Next election
· 2026 cycle- Ralph AmbrosioRepublicanChallenger$24Kraised ↗
+ 1 other minor candidate with little or no money raised.
Last election
· 2024 cycle- Emmanuel Jorge GarciaDemocratChallenger$1Kraised ↗
+ 5 other minor candidates with little or no money raised.
Candidates and money raised from FEC filings (bulk candidate summaries). Short bios are quoted from Wikipedia or Ballotpedia where a confident match exists — never invented; candidates without a sourced bio show their FEC record only.
How Paul actually voted · last 15 bills live
- Yea16-Sep-2026S 2403On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
- Yea16-Sep-2026H R 9497On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
- Yea16-Sep-2026H R 9340On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
- Nay16-Sep-2026H J RES 213On Passage
- Nay16-Sep-2026H R 10326On Passage
- Nay16-Sep-2026H R 9576On Passage
- Yea16-Sep-2026H R 5334On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments
- Yea15-Sep-2026H CON RES 93On Agreeing to the Resolution
- Nay15-Sep-2026H J RES 210On Passage
- Yea15-Sep-2026H R 9500On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
- Yea15-Sep-2026H R 2140On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
- Yea15-Sep-2026H R 4646On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
- Yea15-Sep-2026H R 8278On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
- Yea15-Sep-2026H R 2978On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
- No15-Sep-2026H RES 1530On Agreeing to the Resolution
Real roll-call votes from the U.S. House Clerk. “Missed” = recorded as Not Voting.
Congressional calendar · next 12 days
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