Paul Tonko

Who funds the campaign

Top industries

• Other business$211K
• Unions$118K
• Issue & ideological groups$108K
• Oil, gas & energy$80K
• Hospitals & health care$68K
• Telecom & media$28K

Top PACs

• Pg&E Corporation$10K
• Avangrid$10K
• National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (Nreca)$10K
• International Association Of Machinists And Aerospace Workers$10K
• American Federation Of State, County And Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO$10K
• The American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. Political Action Committee (Aotpac)$10K
• American Federation Of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political Education$10K
• Charter Communications Inc.$10K
• American Society For Radiation Oncology PAC (''Astro-PAC'')$10K
• American Society Of Helath System Pharmacists$10K

Top employers of donors

• Arnold Ventures$11K
• Not-Employed$7,000
• Poet PAC$7,000
• Plug Power$3,750
• Open Space Institute$2,500
• Guide Consulting Services$2,500
• Golub$2,250
• Hippo's Home Entertainment$2,000

FEC reports through Jun 30, 2026. FEC filings

Stock trades

No stock trades reported since January 2025.

Recent votes

• Retire through Ownership Act
  On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Sep 16, 2026 · PassedYes
• Water Resources Development Act
  On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Sep 16, 2026 · PassedYes
• Ratepayer Protection Act
  On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Sep 16, 2026 · PassedYes
• Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued…
  On Passage · Sep 16, 2026 · PassedNo
• PROOF Act
  On Passage · Sep 16, 2026 · PassedNo
• National Fraud Enforcement Division Act
  On Passage · Sep 16, 2026 · PassedNo (broke with party)
• An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator…
  On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · Sep 16, 2026 · PassedYes (broke with party)
• Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States…
  On Agreeing to the Resolution · Sep 15, 2026 · PassedYes
• Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule…
  On Passage · Sep 15, 2026 · PassedNo
• Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act
  On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Sep 15, 2026 · PassedYes

Committees

• House Committee on the Budget
• House Committee on Energy and Commerce

Caucuses

• Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
• Congressional Progressive Caucus

Bills sponsored

Tonko has sponsored 185 bills, and 3 became law.

• H.R. 10611: TIME Act of 2026Sep 24, 2026
• H.R. 10467: Data Center Fairness Fee Act of 2026Sep 16, 2026
• H.R. 10469: Regional Energy Hubs Act of 2026Sep 16, 2026
• H.R. 10466: End Energy Hardship ActSep 16, 2026
• H.R. 10468: State Energy Oversight Act of 2026Sep 16, 2026
• H.R. 10402: Good Energy Jobs Act of 2026Sep 15, 2026

2026 election

• New York's 20th District House race

Former staff now lobbying

4 people who worked for Paul Tonko are now registered lobbyists.

• Joseph EavesLOT SIXTEEN LLC
• Rachel LipseyAMERICAN DEFENSE INTERNATIONAL
• Rachel LipseyBEDROCK STRATEGIES, LLC
• Theresa PetersonTHE PETERSON GROUP LLC

Office spending

$829K spent on the office in Jan–Jun 2026, including $750K on staff.

Earmarks

Requested 11 earmarks worth $11.3M.

• Main Library Indoor Air Quality Systems$2M
• UAlbany CNSE 200mm Wafer Cleanroom Equipment Upgrade$1.5M
• Wastewater Treatment Plant Disinfection Improvements$1.1M
• South End Neighborhood Water System Improvements$1.1M
• Phase Three Water Main Replacements$1.1M
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Quantum Innovations in Computing Knowledge (QUICK)$1M

Contact

• Office2269 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-3220
• Phone202-225-5076
• Websitetonko.house.gov

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