Paul Tonko
Democrat · NY-20 · U.S. House
Bio
Paul David Tonko is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 20th congressional district since 2013. He represented the 21st congressional district from 2009 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Tonko has been called a staunch progressive. After the 2020 redistricting cycle and effective for the 118th Congress, the 20th district will include all of Albany, Saratoga, and Schenectady Counties as well as part of Rensselaer County.
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Issue profile
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- New York details its $542M broadband plan, including $287M in BEAD awards
New York details its $542M broadband plan, including $287M in BEAD awards New York Governor Kathy Hochul, U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, and U.S. Representative Paul Tonko announced that the state’s ConnectALL office has begun implementat…
Telecompetitor · April 28, 2026 
The Fight to Save D.C.’s New Deal Sistine Chapel From TrumpThe spendthrift ways of President Donald Trump are not confined to asking Congress for more than $200 billion to keep fighting a war in Iran that he can’t figure out how to end, or to pondering Ted Cruz’s plan to reduce capital gains taxation by somewhere bet…
The New Republic · March 27, 2026
A List of Every House Democrat Calling on Trump to Recognize PalestineDemocratic Representative Ro Khanna has collected almost 50 signatures on a petition of lawmakers urging the Trump administration to acknowledge the State of Palestine. Since the letter was first reported early last month, dozens of House Democrats have signe…
The New Republic · September 25, 2025
Trump admin hit with scathing letter from major group over 'wholesale attack'A report published Monday by the Union of Concerned Scientists details how U.S. President Donald Trump "has led a systemic and coordinated attack on science" during the first six months of his second administration as "part of a larger strategy to strip publi…
Raw Story · July 21, 2025
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