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More NEWSTonko Statement on Passing of Harbe Nagi and Ensuing Islamophobia
July 1, 2026MENANDS, NY — Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) released the following statement after news of the passing of 7-year-old Harbe Nagi in Menands and following the disgusting Islamophobic comments posted online in the wake of his death: “I was heartbrok...
READ MOREabout Tonko Statement on Passing of Harbe Nagi and Ensuing IslamophobiaTonko Cheers $1.5 Million for Montgomery County to Cleanup Brownfield Sites
June 30, 2026WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) announced that Montgomery County is being awarded $1.5 million for a Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment and Cleanup (MAC) Assessment Coalition Grant. The funding, awarded through the Environ...
READ MOREabout Tonko Cheers $1.5 Million for Montgomery County to Cleanup Brownfield SitesTonko Announces $487K Grant for City of Rensselaer to Construct Timber Bridge Over Quackenderry Creek
June 12, 2026RENSSELAER, NY — Today, Congressman Paul D. Tonko (D-NY) announced that the City of Rensselaer has been awarded $487,174 in federal funding from the Northern Border Regional Commission’s (NBRC) Timber for Transit program to design and construct a tim...
READ MOREabout Tonko Announces $487K Grant for City of Rensselaer to Construct Timber Bridge Over Quackenderry CreekAbout 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.
