Paul Tonko

DemocratNY-20 · Representative

Paul Tonko

DemocratNY-20 · Representative

Voting Ideologyⓘ

Liberal

Conservative

Liberal (-0.416)

Paul Tonko is a Democrat Representative from NY, District 20. He has served 17 years in Congress across 9 terms. Based on his voting record, he is rated as liberal, voting with his party 99.1% of the time.

Years in Office

Terms Served

119

Current Congress

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Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

99.1%

Party Loyaltyⓘ

4 votes against party

2.1%

Missed Votesⓘ

470 total votes

Bills Sponsoredⓘ

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How Paul Compares

vs. the average House member

Party Loyalty+3.1% vs avg

99.1%

Avg: 96.0%

Missed Votes-1.5% vs avg

2.1%

Avg: 3.6%

Bills Sponsored-1.2 vs avg

Avg: 7.2

Committee Assignments

Committees shape which bills get heard. See what this member has influence over.

Budget CommitteeMember Energy SubcommitteeMember Energy and Commerce CommitteeMember Environment SubcommitteeRanking Member Oversight and Investigations SubcommitteeMember

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle · through 2025-12-31

$398,195

Cash on Handⓘ

$565,102

Total Receiptsⓘ

$766,409

Disbursementsⓘ

$194,055

Individual Donors

$369,370

PAC Contributionsⓘ

Self-Fundingⓘ

Service History

2009–2013House · NY-21 · Democrat

2013–2027House · NY-20 · DemocratCurrent

District Demographics

NY-20 · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.

780,015

Population

$84,757

Median Income

39.9

Median Age

41.9%

College Educated

Racial Composition

White 76.0%Black 8.9%Hispanic 6.4%Asian 5.3%