# Paul Tonko

Paul Tonko is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for New York’s 20th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, New York’s 20th district
- Serving since: 2009-01-06
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: T000469
- FEC candidate IDs: H8NY21203

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/T000469 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Tonko sits at −1.24 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 81% of House Democrats.

## What Tonko says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,121 classified statements: 812 posts on X, 140 newsletters, 106 press releases, 63 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Tonko | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 8.7% | 6.6% | 57 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 31.7% | 27.5% | 82 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 78.8% | 73.2% | 51 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 10.0% | 9.8% | 83 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 27.0% | 22.7% | 60 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 2.1% | 1.9% | 59 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 41% (House Democrats 26%); Economics and Public Finance 27% (House Democrats 20%); Government Operations and Politics 20% (House Democrats 20%); Environmental Protection 18% (House Democrats 5.2%); Energy 16% (House Democrats 5.3%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.24 (standard error 0.01), from 1,851 donors and 7,462 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 19% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.6% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 99.5% (96.4%). 11 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 29 bills: 29 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 654. 6.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 53 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10611: TIME Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10611
- H.R. 10466: End Energy Hardship Act (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10466
- H.R. 10467: Data Center Fairness Fee Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10467
- H.R. 10468: State Energy Oversight Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10468
- H.R. 10469: Regional Energy Hubs Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10469
- H.Res. 1555: Supporting the designation of September 20, 2026, as "Pharmacy Workforce Suicide Awareness Day" to raise awareness of, and promote a national discussion… (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1555
- H.R. 10402: Good Energy Jobs Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10402
- H.R. 9975: Carbon Dioxide Removal Leadership Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9975
- H.R. 9940: Disability Community Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9940
- H.Res. 1290: Recognizing the significant and often overlooked behavioral health needs experienced by individuals and families affected by rare diseases, and for other… (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1290

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.2M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 26% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 79% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepPaulTonko/status/2114761830165832160
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepPaulTonko/status/2114001334374371554
- 2026-10-24 · Newsletter · Democracy is not a spectator sport · labels: policy discussion
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepPaulTonko/status/2113366838310543701
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepPaulTonko/status/2111470682479735158
- 2026-10-17 · Newsletter · Trump’s broken economy · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepPaulTonko/status/2111100015510761765
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepPaulTonko/status/2110789897632276547
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepPaulTonko/status/2110439264362344916
- 2026-10-14 · Newsletter · Federal Grant Opportunities: 10-14-2026 · labels: policy discussion

## Links

- Official site: https://tonko.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepPaulTonko
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reppaultonko
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reppaultonko
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/reppaultonko
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/T000469

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/T000469