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Biographical

Family:

Press Releases

Education

• Clarkson University - BS, mechanical and industrial engineering (1971)

• Amsterdam (N.Y.) High School - Diploma (1967)

Office History

Election Results

• 2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

  20th Congressional District of New York
  Paul David Tonko, 59.48%

  Democrat
  Elizabeth Lemery Joy (Liz), 37.75%

  Republican

• 2019 (Nov. 6, 2018 election)

  20th Congressional District of New York
  Paul David Tonko, 66.00%

  Democrat
  Joe Vitollo, 34.00%

  Republican

• 2017 (Nov. 8, 2016 election)

  20th Congressional District of New York
  Paul David Tonko, 67.85%

  Democrat, Independence Party, Women's Equality Party, Working Families
  Joe Vitollo, 32.09%

  Republican, Conservative, Reform Party

• 2015 (Nov. 4, 2014 election)

  20th Congressional District of New York
  Paul David Tonko, 59.02%

  Democrat
  James M Fischer, 37.32%

  Republican

• 2013 (Nov. 6, 2012 election)

  20th Congressional District of New York
  Paul David Tonko, 64.03%

  Democrat
  Robert J Dieterich, 29.52%

  Republican

• 2011 (Nov. 2, 2010 election)

  21st Congressional District of New York
  Paul David Tonko, 54.44%

  Democrat
  Theodore J. Danz Jr., 41.74%

  Republican

• 2009 (Nov. 4, 2008 election)

  21st Congressional District of New York
  Paul David Tonko, 54.91%

  Democrat
  James Buhrmaster, 30.97%

  Republican
  Phillip G Steck, 2.55%

  Independence Party

Employment History

• New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (2007-2008)

  President

• Montgomery County (N.Y.) Legislature (1976-1983)

  Supervisor

• Montgomery County (N.Y.) Legislature (1981)

  Chair

Associated Organizations

• Paul Tonko for Congress (New York)

• Progressives Advancing United Leadership

Awards

• Congressional Champion Award (American Psychological Association) (March 2022)

• Legislator of the Year (Humane Society Legislative Fund) (Sept. 2021)

• Humane Horseman of the Year (Humane Society of the United States) (July 2021)

• U.S. Wind Champion Award (American Wind Energy Association) (Aug. 2020)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (June 2020)

• Champion of Science Award (The Science Coalition) (Feb. 2020)

• Distinguished Community Health Advocate Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2018)

Official Signature

Contact Information

• Email, member official contact form

Office Addresses:

Main Office:

Address:	2369 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-3220
Phone:	202-225-5076
Fax:	202-225-5077

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Privately Financed Travel

6 trips taken between 2009 - 2021 costing $2,880

See map of trips

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Congressional Staff

Committees

• House Energy and Commerce Committee
House Energy and Commerce Committee Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee
House Energy and Commerce Committee Environment, Manufacturing and Critical Materials Subcommittee, Ranking Member
House Energy and Commerce Committee Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
• House Science, Space and Technology Committee

Caucuses

• 5G Caucus
• Ahmadiyya Muslim Caucus
• ALS Caucus
• Auto Care Caucus
• Bipartisan Congressional PFAS Task Force
• Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease
• Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force
• Black Maternal Health Caucus
• College Affordability Caucus
• Congressional 21st Century Skills Caucus
• Congressional Academic Medicine Caucus
• Congressional Addiction, Treatment and Recovery Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Adult Literacy Caucus
• Congressional America 250 Caucus
• Congressional Animal Protection Caucus
• Congressional Apprenticeship Caucus
• Congressional Army Caucus
• Congressional Artificial Intelligence Caucus
• Congressional Arts Caucus
• Congressional Assisting Caregivers Today Caucus
• Congressional Bike Caucus
• Congressional Biomass Caucus
• Congressional Blue Collar Caucus
• Congressional Boating Caucus
• Congressional Brain Injury Task Force
• Congressional Brazil Caucus
• Congressional Campaign Finance Reform Caucus
• Congressional Career and Technical Education Caucus
• Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues
• Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth
• Congressional Caucus on International Exchange and Study
• Congressional Caucus on Parkinson's Disease
• Congressional Caucus on Poland
• Congressional Caucus on Smart Cities
• Congressional Caucus on the Deadliest Cancers
• Congressional Caucus on the Kingdom of the Netherlands
• Congressional Caucus on U.S.-Turkey Relations and Turkish Americans
• Congressional Caucus to End the Youth Vaping Epidemic
• Congressional Cystic Fibrosis Caucus
• Congressional Dairy Caucus
• Congressional Diabetes Caucus
• Congressional Dyslexia Caucus
• Congressional EMS Caucus
• Congressional Energy Savings Performance Caucus
• Congressional Energy Storage Caucus
• Congressional Epilepsy Caucus
• Congressional Equality Caucus
• Congressional Fire Services Caucus
• Congressional Food Allergy Research Caucus
• Congressional Fusion Caucus
• Congressional Hellenic Caucus
• Congressional History Caucus
• Congressional Horse Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional House Manufacturing Caucus
• Congressional Investment in American Jobs
• Congressional Labor Caucus
• Congressional Library of Congress Caucus
• Congressional Longevity Science Caucus, Co-Chair and Co-Founder
• Congressional Lyme Disease Caucus
• Congressional Maker Caucus
• Congressional Medicare for All Caucus
• Congressional Mental Health Caucus
• Congressional Multiple Sclerosis Caucus
• Congressional National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus
• Congressional Offshore Wind Caucus
• Congressional Peace Corps Caucus
• Congressional Plastics Solutions Task Force
• Congressional Ports Opportunity, Renewal, Trade and Security Caucus
• Congressional Prevention Policy Caucus
• Congressional Primary Care Caucus
• Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus
• Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus Contraception, Family Planning and Education Task Force
• Congressional Progressive Caucus
• Congressional Progressive Caucus Accelerating Clean Energy Task Force
• Congressional Public Broadcasting Caucus
• Congressional Research and Development Caucus
• Congressional Rural Broadband Caucus
• Congressional Safe Climate Caucus
• Congressional Semiconductor Caucus
• Congressional Social Work Caucus
• Congressional Soils Caucus
• Congressional Solar Caucus
• Congressional STEAM Caucus
• Congressional STEM Education Caucus
• Congressional Taiwan Caucus
• Congressional TRIO Caucus
• Congressional U.S.-Mexico Friendship Caucus
• Congressional Voting Rights Caucus
• Congressional Watchdog Caucus
• Congressional Wine Caucus
• Congressional Women in STEM Caucus
• Crohn's and Colitis Caucus
• Electrification Caucus, Co-Chair
• Expand Social Security Caucus
• Fix Congress Caucus
• Friends of Australia Caucus
• Friends of Job Corps Congressional Caucus
• Gun Violence Prevention Task Force
• Historic Preservation Caucus
• House Baltic Caucus
• House Congressional Mobility Air Forces Caucus
• House Democratic Caucus
• House Democratic Caucus Task Force on Aging and Families
• House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee
• House General Aviation Caucus
• House Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Caucus, Co-Chair
• House Military Depot, Arsenal, Ammunition Plant and Industrial Facilities Caucus
• House Public Education Caucus
• House Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus
• House Science and National Labs Caucus
• House Small Brewers Caucus
• House Specialty Crops Caucus
• House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition, Co-Chair
• House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition Clean Energy Deployment Task Force
• House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition Climate and Agriculture Task Force
• House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition Climate Jobs Task Force
• International Water and Sanitation Caucus
• International Workers' Rights Caucus
• Mitochondrial Disease Caucus
• National Heritage Areas Caucus, Co-Chair
• Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coalition
• Northern Border Caucus
• Rare Disease Caucus
• Second Chance Task Force
• United Service Organizations Congressional Caucus

Caught Our Eye

• House LD flies to Audubon

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on April 18, 2023
  Rep. Abigail Spanberger's (D-Va.) legislative director has flown the coop. read more

• Late expense filings obscure just how much some House offices spend

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on March 16, 2021
  Some congressional member offices get dangerously close to spending their entire budgets - but you wouldn't know that from their initial expense disclosures. read more

• U.S. women rout Japanese in World Cup final, Congress tweets

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on July 6, 2015
  Congressional staff and members tweeted cheers and disbelief as American women took to the field and scored four goals in the first 16 minutes of the women's World Cup final Sunday night, beginning with a Carli Lloyd hat trick and ending with a 5-2 win. read more

• Trump gets in, Congress tweets

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on June 17, 2015
  Real estate mogul and "The Apprentice" star Donald Trump joined the 2016 race Tuesday, stirring mockery and questions from both sides of the aisle. read more