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More NEWSTonko, Malliotakis, Velázquez, Booker & Gillibrand Lead NY-NJ Delegates Introducing Watershed Protection Bill
September 29, 2025WASHINGTON, DC—In recognition of World Rivers Day, celebrated Sunday the 28th, Representatives Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) and Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) and Nydia Velázquez (NY-7) reintroduced the New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act, bipartisan l...
READ MOREabout Tonko, Malliotakis, Velázquez, Booker & Gillibrand Lead NY-NJ Delegates Introducing Watershed Protection BillTonko, Velázquez Lead New York Delegation in Calling on EPA to Maintain Efforts to Fight Climate Change
September 22, 2025WASHINGTON, DC — Representatives Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) and Nydia Velázquez (NY-07), along with members of the New York Congressional delegation, called on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to uphold its 2009 “endangerment finding” that g...
READ MOREabout Tonko, Velázquez Lead New York Delegation in Calling on EPA to Maintain Efforts to Fight Climate ChangeTonko Statement on GOP Spending Bill that Drives Up Healthcare for Millions
September 19, 2025WASHINGTON DC — Congressman Paul D. Tonko released a statement following the House vote on the partisan GOP spending bill. “The cost of living is going up, and everyday Americans are struggling to make ends meet. What is Republicans’ solution to this...
READ MOREabout Tonko Statement on GOP Spending Bill that Drives Up Healthcare for MillionsAbout 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.
