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More NEWSTonko Cheers $10.85 Million in Community Planning & Development Grants for NY-20 Communities
May 10, 2024ALBANY, NY — Congressman Paul D. Tonko announced today that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded major grants to five Capital Region municipalities totaling $10,850,870. This funding will provide flexible resources f...
READ MOREabout Tonko Cheers $10.85 Million in Community Planning & Development Grants for NY-20 CommunitiesTonko Announces $10.7 Million for Capital Region Public Housing Improvements
May 8, 2024ALBANY, NY — Congressman Paul D. Tonko announced today that six Capital Region public housing authorities (PHAs) have been awarded a combined $10,762,770 in federal grant funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This f...
READ MOREabout Tonko Announces $10.7 Million for Capital Region Public Housing ImprovementsTonko Hails $160 Million DOE Announcement Implementing His Micro Act to Drive Chip Research & Development
May 8, 2024WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) today cheered an announcement by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to make $160 million available to support and strengthen America’s semiconductor industry through the formation of Microelectronic...
READ MOREabout Tonko Hails $160 Million DOE Announcement Implementing His Micro Act to Drive Chip Research & DevelopmentAbout Paul
Congressman Paul D. Tonko is an eighth-term member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing New York’s 20th Congressional District in the Capital Region, including the cities of Albany, Schenectady, Troy, and Saratoga Springs.
He has dedicated his career in public service to bettering the lives of those in his district with meaningful legislation that creates good jobs, strengthens the middle class, and drives economic opportunity.
Tonko is the Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, & Critical Materials. In addition to serving on the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security, and Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations, he is also a member of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Tonko has long been a champion for clean energy and the environment. Prior to serving in Congress, he was the president and CEO of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. Before that, he served in the New York State Assembly for 25 years, serving for 15 years as Chairman of the Committee on Energy.
Tonko graduated from Clarkson University with a degree in mechanical and industrial engineering and is a former engineer for the New York State Public Service Commission.
