Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Paul Tonko

Official portrait of Paul Tonko
Official portrait, U.S. Congress
Office
U.S. representative for New York’s 20th district
Party
Democrat
Hometown
Amsterdam, NY
Born
1949
In Congress
House since 2009 · 17 years in office
Current term
January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
FEC filing name
TONKO, PAUL DAVID
Next election
Primary June 23, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of New York with the current district highlighted

New York, District 20

Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.

DemocraticU.S. House · New York District 20IncumbentGeneral-election nominee

FEC candidate ID H8NY21203 · Principal campaign committee: PAUL TONKO FOR CONGRESS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · New York District 20$1,247,202.32General-election nominee
2023–2024U.S. House · New York District 20$1,547,112.87Lost the general election (55.2%)
2021–2022U.S. House · New York District 20$1,777,899.62Lost the general election (50.1%)
2019–2020U.S. House · New York District 20$1,547,275.17Lost the general election (54%)
Total raised$1,247,202.32
Total spent$1,355,968.23
Cash on hand$490,736.00
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $426,101.29PACs and other committees: $818,555.00Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $2,546.03
  • Individual contributions$426,101.2934%
  • PACs and other committees$818,555.0066%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$2,546.030%

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$169,875.2449%
  • Contributions over $200$177,437.5651%
  • Itemized from inside New York$189,275.0979%
  • Itemized from other states$50,319.6021%

Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: District of Columbia $12,716.45 · Maryland $3,800.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$528K$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $114,072.24APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $186,014.25JULY QUARTERLY: raised $182,456.67JULY QUARTERLY: spent $185,483.15OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $183,416.45OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $182,905.86YEAR-END: raised $85,156.75YEAR-END: spent $212,005.95APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $131,865.60APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $180,442.28PRE-PRIMARY: raised $128,428.48PRE-PRIMARY: spent $96,645.30JULY QUARTERLY: raised $132,190.50JULY QUARTERLY: spent $109,264.34OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $250,629.94OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $187,532.232025-032025-092026-032026-06

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

Voting record, 119th Congress

Roll-call votes while serving674
Voted yea281
Voted nay383
Voted present1
Did not vote9 of 674
Bills and resolutions sponsored29
Sponsored that became law0
Cosponsored654

Recorded House roll-call votes from January 3, 2025 through September 16, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official House Clerk record.

Latest roll-call votes

DateQuestionResultVote
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403
Retire through Ownership Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9497
Water Resources Development Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9340
Ratepayer Protection Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HJRES 213
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbo
PassedNay
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 10326
PROOF Act
PassedNay
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 9576
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act
PassedNay
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · HR 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
PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Agreeing to the Resolution · HCONRES 93
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Passage · HJRES 210
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vesse
PassedNay
Sep 15, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9500
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act
PassedYea

Latest bills and resolutions sponsored

  • H.R. 10611 TIME Act of 2026
    Introduced Sep 24, 2026 · Latest action Sep 24, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • H.R. 10467 Data Center Fairness Fee Act of 2026
    Introduced Sep 16, 2026 · Latest action Sep 16, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • H.R. 10469 Regional Energy Hubs Act of 2026
    Introduced Sep 16, 2026 · Latest action Sep 16, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • H.R. 10466 End Energy Hardship Act
    Introduced Sep 16, 2026 · Latest action Sep 16, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • H.R. 10468 State Energy Oversight Act of 2026
    Introduced Sep 16, 2026 · Latest action Sep 16, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • 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 about, pharmacy workforce suicide and to reduce the stigma of mental health conditions, and for other purposes.
    Introduced Sep 16, 2026 · Latest action Sep 16, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • H.R. 10402 Good Energy Jobs Act of 2026
    Introduced Sep 15, 2026 · Latest action Sep 15, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determi…
  • H.R. 9975 Carbon Dioxide Removal Leadership Act of 2026
    Introduced Jul 27, 2026 · Latest action Jul 27, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • H.R. 9940 Disability Community Act of 2026
    Introduced Jul 23, 2026 · Latest action Jul 23, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • H.Res. 1290 Recognizing the significant and often overlooked behavioral health needs experienced by individuals and families affected by rare diseases, and for other purposes.
    Introduced May 14, 2026 · Latest action May 14, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.

Committees

Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

PAC and committee contributors

206 committees reported giving $714,050.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

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Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Paul David Tonko$10.00
  • Independent expenditures opposing Paul David Tonko$0.00

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.

Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.

The race

New York U.S. House, District 20, 2026 · 3 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Paul David Tonko (D)$1,247,202.32$490,736.002026-10-14
Ralph Ambrosio (R)$61,545.17$7,342.652026-10-14

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQSafe DJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid DFebruary 6, 2025
  • Inside ElectionsSolid DMarch 7, 2025
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DSeptember 18, 2025

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in New York (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: PAUL TONKO FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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