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Paul Tonko
DRunning, 2024 New York U.S. House District 20, General Election
Won the General, 2022 New York U.S. House District 20
New York U.S. House, District 20 (2013 - Present)
To be claimed
Member, Assembly Task Force, Mohawk Valley, 1990-present
Former Member, Budget Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Education and Workforce Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Energy and Environment Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Energy Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Ranking Member, Environment Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Ranking Member, Investigations and Oversight Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Member, National Steering Committee, Electric Industry
Former Member, Natural Resources Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Science, Space and Technology Committee, United States House of Representatives
Chair, Standing Committee on Energy, New York State Senate
Former Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Environment (Science, Space and Technology), United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Research and Technology, United States House of Representatives
Member, Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition
Member, Assembly Task Force, Mohawk Valley, 1990-present
Former Member, Budget Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Education and Workforce Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Energy and Environment Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Energy Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Ranking Member, Environment Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Ranking Member, Investigations and Oversight Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Member, National Steering Committee, Electric Industry
Former Member, Natural Resources Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Science, Space and Technology Committee, United States House of Representatives
Chair, Standing Committee on Energy, New York State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Research and Technology, United States House of Representatives
Member, Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition
Member, Committee on Energy and Commerce
Member, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Member, Natural Resources Committee
Member, Subcommittee on Energy (Energy and Commerce)
Chair, Subcommittee on Environment & Climate Change
Member, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands
Member, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Energy and Commerce)
Member, Subcommittee on Research and Technology
1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice
1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes
2. Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
- Yes
1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes
Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
- No
Do you support increasing defense spending?
- Unknown Position
1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No
3. Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
- Yes
1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Yes
1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
- Yes
2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes
1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes
1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No
2. Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
- Yes
1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No
2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No
1. Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
- No
2. Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
- Yes
Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
- No
1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice
1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes
2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- Yes
1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes
1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No
1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Yes
1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes
2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes
1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes
1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No
1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No
2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No
Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Yes
1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- No
2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- No
Latest Action: House - 06/21/2019 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Tracker:Latest Action: House - 06/21/2019 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Tracker:Latest Action: House - 06/21/2019 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Tracker:Fri 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
Rensselaer Public Library, 676 East St, Rensselaer, NY 12144
Wed 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM EST
Paul D. Tonko Washington D.C.
