• TONKO, PAUL DAVID
Experience: House: District 20, 2009-Present
Home State: New York
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $823,822Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Paul D. Tonko
    Gender: Male
    Family: Single
    Birth Date: 06/18/1949
    Birth Place: Amsterdam, NY
    Home City: Amsterdam, NY
    Religion: Roman Catholic

Education

    BA, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Clarkson University, 1971

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2009-present
    Chair of the Assembly Energy Committee, New York State Assembly
    Assemblyman, New York State Assembly, District 105, 1983-2007
    Delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1988

Current Legislative Committees

    Energy and Commerce, Member
    Science, Space, and Technology, Member
    Subcommittee on Energy and Power (Energy and Commerce), Member
    Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, Ranking Member
    Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Energy and Commerce), Member
    Subcommittee on Research and Technology, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Assembly Task Force, Mohawk Valley, 1990-present
    Former Member, Budget Committee, United States House of Representatives
    Former Member, Education and Workforce Committee, United States House of Representatives
    Former Member, Energy and Environment Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
    Former Ranking Member, Investigations and Oversight Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
    Commissioner, Mohawk Valley Heritage Corridor Commission
    Member, National Council on Competition
    Member, National Steering Committee, Electric Industry
    Former Member, Natural Resources Committee, United States House of Representatives
    Former Member, Science, Space and Technology Committee, United States House of Representatives
    Chair, Standing Committee on Energy, New York State Senate
    Member, Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition

Professional Experience

    Senior Valuation Engineer, Department of Public Service
    Member, Montgomery County Board of Supervisors, 1975-83
    Engineer, New York State Department of Transportation
    President/Chief Executive Officer, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, 2007-2008
    Chair, Montgomery County Board of Supervisors, 1981

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Honorary Member, Amsterdam Waterfront Revitalization Committee
    Member, Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, Lodge 101
    Board of Directors, Hispanic Outreach Services
    Board of Directors, Horace J. Inman Senior Citizens Center
    Member, Kiwanis Club, Amsterdam, New York
    Member, Knights of Columbus, Council 209
    Member, Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce
    Board of Directors, Montgomery County Red Cross
    Board of Directors, Montgomery County Unit, American Cancer Society
    Member, Montgomery County Wildwood Programs
    Member, Public Employees Federation
    Honorary Foundation Trustee, Saint Mary's Hospital
    Member, Schenectady Chamber of Commerce
    Board of Trustees, WMHT Public Broadcasting Station
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

No Opinion
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

No Opinion
11. Support & expand free trade

Strongly Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Oppose
Total: 69
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
01/24/2014 H.R.3337 LTC Todd J. Clark Hero Flight Act of 2013 01/24/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
09/24/2013 H.R.2803 To establish a research, development, and technology demonstration program to improve the efficiency of gas turbines used in combined cycle and simple cycle power generation systems. 09/24/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.  (All Actions)
08/19/2013 H.R.2973 Hudson-Mohawk River Basin Act of 2013 08/19/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.  (All Actions)
08/02/2013 H.R.3057 Fuel Cell Industrial Vehicle Jobs Act of 2013 08/02/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
08/01/2013 H.R.2972 Heat is Power Act 08/01/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
08/01/2013 H.R.2971 Innovative Energy Systems Act of 2013 08/01/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
07/08/2013 H.R.2426 Educating Tomorrow's Engineers Act 07/08/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
06/19/2013 H.R.2444 Commonsense Contractor Compensation Act of 2013 06/19/2013 Referred to House Armed Services  (All Actions)
03/08/2013 H.R.1037 Occupational Therapy in Mental Health Act 03/08/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/08/2013 H.R.411 Fort McClellan Health Registry Act 02/08/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
06/14/2012 H.R.5927 Hudson-Mohawk River Basin Act of 2012 06/14/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.  (All Actions)
02/09/2012 H.R.3986 Irene and Lee Emergency Assistance Act of 2012 02/09/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.  (All Actions)
12/23/2011 H.R.3762 To amend the Public Health Service Act to include occupational therapists as behavioral and mental health professionals for purposes of the National Health Service Corps. 12/23/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
10/03/2011 H.R.2980 Stop Excessive Taxpayer Payments to Government Contractors Act of 2011 10/03/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform .  (All Actions)
09/23/2011 H.R.2711 Supporting Our Seniors COLA Act of 2011 09/23/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.  (All Actions)
09/21/2011 H.R.3005 Helping Devastated Farmers Act of 2011 09/21/2011 Referred to House Budget  (All Actions)
09/08/2011 H.R.1959 Pain at the Pump Act 09/08/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
09/08/2011 H.R.1951 Engineering Education for Innovation Act 09/08/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
08/05/2011 H.R.2812 Heat is Power Act 08/05/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
08/05/2011 H.R.2783 Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act of 2011 08/05/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
Total: 1857
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/13/2017 H.R.2292 To extend a project of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission involving the Cannonsville Dam.
06/13/2017 H.R.627 Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2017
06/12/2017 H.Res.380 Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
06/08/2017 H.R.2854 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual who is subject to a requirement to present identification as a condition of voting in an election for Federal office to meet such requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual's identification, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017 H.R.2840 To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require each State to ensure that each individual who provides identifying information to the State motor vehicle authority is automatically registered to vote in elections for Federal office held in the State unless the individual does not meet the eligibility requirements for registering to vote in such elections or declines to be registered to vote in such elections, and for other purposes.
05/22/2017 H.R.2585 To reduce risks to the financial system by limiting banks' ability to engage in certain risky activities and limiting conflicts of interest, to reinstate certain Glass-Steagall Act protections that were repealed by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017 H.Res.341 Recognizing the contributions of Defense laboratories to national security and supporting the designation of May 18, 2017, as the "Department of Defense Laboratory Day 2017".
05/17/2017 H.R.2479 To rebuild and modernize the Nation's infrastructure to expand access to broadband internet, rehabilitate drinking water infrastructure, modernize the electric grid and energy supply infrastructure, redevelop brownfields, strengthen health care infrastructure, create jobs, protect public health and the environment, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.1005 To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans.
05/17/2017 H.R.356 Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/16/2017 H.R.2472 Disability Integration Act of 2017
05/11/2017 H.R.2412 Keep Our Pension Promises Act
05/11/2017 H.Res.321 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of the Chinese railroad workers from 1865 to 1869, and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.
05/11/2017 H.R.2272 COAST Anti-Drilling Act
05/05/2017 H.R.2337 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for a State Medicaid option to enhance administrative matching funds to support statewide behavioral health access program activities for children under 21 years of age, and for other purposes.
05/05/2017 H.R.2336 Behavioral Health Care Integration Act of 2017
05/04/2017 H.R.2366 Discharge Student Loans in Bankruptcy Act of 2017
05/04/2017 H.Res.314 Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.
05/03/2017 H.R.2317 United States Coast Guard Commemorative Coin Act of 2017
05/02/2017 H.R.2282 Equality Act
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