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Paul Tonko

U.S. Representative · NY-20 · Party: Democratic

468 final-passage votes on record.

Record at a glance

468
Final-passage votes
973
All recorded votes

Counts of recorded votes only. ThePillory doesn't score or grade officials.

OfficeDemocratic
Office
U.S. Representative
District
NY-20
Party
Democratic
Term
Since 2009
SourceOct 8, 2026

Last verified Oct 8, 2026.

Official source ↗

Photo: Image courtesy of the Member

Today
1993Today

No platform recorded yet

This tab shows Paul Tonko's platform in two parts. In their own words: a short excerpt, word for word, from their own Issues or Priorities page, with a link to the whole page, and statements their office submits, labeled as such. Commitments tracked: specific, checkable promises (signing a named bill, funding a program at a stated amount, finishing a project by a date), each quoted with its date and source and checked in code before it's published, with a status that changes only with evidence.

How the platform is recorded

Showing every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.

  • H.R. 8774

    H.R. 8774

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jun 27, 2024 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • H.R. 8771

    H.R. 8771

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jun 27, 2024 · Result: Agreed to Amendment

  • H.R. 8771

    H.R. 8771

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jun 27, 2024 · Result: Agreed to Amendment

  • H.R. 8771

    H.R. 8771

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jun 27, 2024 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • H.R. 8771

    H.R. 8771

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jun 27, 2024 · Result: Agreed to Amendment

  • H.R. 8771

    H.R. 8771

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jun 27, 2024 · Result: Agreed to Amendment

  • H.R. 8771

    H.R. 8771

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jun 27, 2024 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • H.R. 8771

    H.R. 8771

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jun 27, 2024 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • H.R. 8771

    H.R. 8771

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jun 27, 2024 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • H.R. 8771

    H.R. 8771

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jun 27, 2024 · Result: Agreed to Amendment

  • H.R. 8771

    H.R. 8771

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jun 27, 2024 · Result: Agreed to Amendment

  • H.R. 8771

    H.R. 8771

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jun 27, 2024 · Result: Agreed to Amendment

  • H.R. 8771

    H.R. 8771

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jun 27, 2024 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • H.R. 8771

    H.R. 8771

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jun 27, 2024 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • H.R. 8771

    H.R. 8771

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jun 27, 2024 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • H.R. 8771

    H.R. 8771

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jun 27, 2024 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • H.R. 8771

    H.R. 8771

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jun 27, 2024 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • H.R. 8771

    H.R. 8771

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jun 27, 2024 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • H.R. 8771

    H.R. 8771

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jun 27, 2024 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • H.R. 8771

    H.R. 8771

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jun 27, 2024 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • H.R. 8771

    H.R. 8771

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jun 27, 2024 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • H.R. 8771

    H.R. 8771

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jun 27, 2024 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • H.R. 8771

    H.R. 8771

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jun 27, 2024 · Result: Agreed to Amendment

  • H.R. 8771

    H.R. 8771

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jun 27, 2024 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • H.R. 8771

    H.R. 8771

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jun 27, 2024 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • H.R. 8771

    H.R. 8771

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jun 27, 2024 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • H.R. 8771

    H.R. 8771

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jun 27, 2024 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • H.R. 8752

    H.R. 8752

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jun 26, 2024 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • H.R. 8752

    H.R. 8752

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jun 26, 2024 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • H.R. 8752

    H.R. 8752

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jun 26, 2024 · Result: Agreed to Amendment

  • H.R. 8752

    H.R. 8752

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jun 26, 2024 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • H.R. 8752

    H.R. 8752

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jun 26, 2024 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • H.R. 8752

    H.R. 8752

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jun 26, 2024 · Result: Agreed to Amendment

  • H.R. 8752

    H.R. 8752

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jun 26, 2024 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • H.R. 8752

    H.R. 8752

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jun 26, 2024 · Result: Agreed to Amendment

  • H.R. 8752

    H.R. 8752

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jun 26, 2024 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • H.R. 8752

    H.R. 8752

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jun 26, 2024 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • H.R. 8752

    H.R. 8752

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jun 26, 2024 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • H.R. 8752

    H.R. 8752

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jun 26, 2024 · Result: Agreed to Amendment

    Not voting Source ↗
  • H.Res. 1316

    Providing for consideration of (H.R. 8774) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025; consideration of (H.R. 8771) Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2025; consideration of (H.R. 8752) Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2025; and for other purposes

    On Agreeing to the Resolution, as Amended

    Jun 26, 2024 · Result: Passed Procedural

  • H.Res. 1316

    Providing for consideration of (H.R. 8774) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025; consideration of (H.R. 8771) Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2025; consideration of (H.R. 8752) Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2025; and for other purposes

    On Ordering the Previous Question

    Jun 26, 2024 · Result: Passed Procedural

  • H.R. 2789

    American Cooperation with Our Neighbors Act

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

    Jun 25, 2024 · Result: Passed

  • H.R. 7152

    Korean American Divided Families National Registry Act

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

    Jun 25, 2024 · Result: Passed

  • H.Res. 901

    Expressing support for democracy and human rights in Pakistan

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended

    Jun 25, 2024 · Result: Passed

  • H.R. 8070

    H.R. 8070

    On Passage

    Jun 14, 2024 · Result: Passed

  • H.R. 8070

    H.R. 8070

    On Motion to Recommit

    Jun 14, 2024 · Result: Failed Procedural

  • H.R. 8070

    H.R. 8070

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jun 14, 2024 · Result: Agreed to Amendment

  • H.R. 8070

    H.R. 8070

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jun 14, 2024 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • H.R. 8070

    H.R. 8070

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jun 13, 2024 · Result: Agreed to Amendment

  • H.R. 8070

    H.R. 8070

    On Agreeing to the Amendment

    Jun 13, 2024 · Result: Failed Amendment

Older votes

Raised · 2025–2026

$957,587

Spent $1,152,761 · Cash on hand $404,327 as of Jun 30, 2026

Money raised by Paul Tonko's campaign committees in 2025–2026, through Jun 30, 2026 (latest report: july quarterly 2026), as reported to the Federal Election Commission. These are facts about money, shown beside the voting record; they don't explain any vote.

Where it came from

  • Small individual donors ($200 or less)$97,61310%
  • Larger individual donors (more than $200)$240,76225%
  • PACs and other political committees$616,95564%
  • Political party committees$00%
  • The candidate (own money and loans)$00%
  • Other (transfers, refunds, interest)$2,2570%

For comparison, the average of the 426 House members with 2025–2026 filings loaded: raised $2,380,998; PACs 36% of money raised; small donors 10%; cash on hand $1,617,763.

Top PACs

  • CARPENTERS' LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE
    2 contributions · Labor unions
    $10,000
  • AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC
    9 contributions · Energy and utilities
    $10,000
  • AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES PEOPLE
    4 contributions · Not classified
    $10,000
  • AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS AFL-CIO COPE
    2 contributions · Labor unions
    $10,000
  • BALL CORPORATION PAC
    2 contributions · Not classified
    $10,000
  • NATIONAL GRID USA PAC
    2 contributions · Not classified
    $10,000
  • PG&E CORPORATION EMPLOYEES ENERGYPAC
    2 contributions · Energy and utilities
    $10,000
  • AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEALTH SYSTEM PHARMACIST - PAC
    2 contributions · Pharmaceuticals and medical products
    $10,000
  • ASTRO-PAC
    4 contributions · Not classified
    $10,000
  • AVANGRID PAC
    2 contributions · Not classified
    $10,000

The 10 largest of $616,955 from PACs and other political committees (64% of all money raised). Every PAC contribution at the FEC ↗

Outside spending for and against

Spent to support
$10
  • SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION
    $10
Spent to oppose
$0

None reported.

Independent expenditures: spending on ads and outreach about this member, without coordinating with the campaign. This money isn't given to the campaign. FEC record ↗

Top contributing industries (approximate)

  • Health care
    PACs $82,000 · donors' employers $5,678
    $87,678
  • Energy and utilities
    PACs $75,500 · donors' employers $3,750
    $79,250
  • Labor unions
    PACs $71,000 · donors' employers $1,585
    $72,585
  • Finance, insurance and banking
    PACs $23,050 · donors' employers $1,925
    $24,975
  • Technology and telecommunications
    PACs $16,500
    $16,500
  • Real estate
    PACs $15,000 · donors' employers $100
    $15,100
  • Defense and aerospace
    PACs $14,000
    $14,000
  • Construction and engineering
    PACs $12,500 · donors' employers $500
    $13,000

Approximate. Industries are assigned by keywords in PAC and employer names (how); 57% of these dollars matched an industry, and the rest are left unclassified rather than guessed. Employer amounts count only donors who gave more than $200, from the campaign's principal committee.

Donors' employers

  • ARNOLD VENTURES
    3 donors · Not classified
    $10,500
  • OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE
    5 donors · Not classified
    $2,500
  • GOLUB CORPORATION
    3 donors · Not classified
    $2,250
  • PLUG POWER, INC.
    5 donors · Energy and utilities
    $2,250
  • NYS PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FEDERATION
    49 donors · Not classified
    $1,630
  • ALBANY COUNTY
    27 donors · Not classified
    $1,555
  • INVARIANT
    3 donors · Not classified
    $1,500
  • NYS FUNERAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION INC.
    4 donors · Not classified
    $1,500
  • CSEA/AFSCME LOCAL 1000
    12 donors · Labor unions
    $1,200
  • SCARANO BOAT BUILDING
    4 donors · Not classified
    $1,200

Employers named by donors who gave more than $200, summed; an employer is listed only when 3 or more people named it. Individual donors are never listed.

Source: Federal Election Commission (Paul Tonko at the FEC ↗), 2025–2026. Read Oct 5, 2026. Federal law bars using contributor information from FEC reports to ask for contributions or for commercial purposes; ThePillory shows totals only and has no donor export. Methodology

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