Paul D. Tonko
What this job does: Your district's one vote in the U.S. House. House members write and vote on federal laws, taxes and spending, and every bill to raise taxes has to start in the House. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- U.S. Representative, New York's 20th District (in the House since 2009)
- Occupation
- U.S. Representative
- Lives in
- Amsterdam
Background
- Member of the U.S. House since January 3, 2009. source: en.wikipedia.org
- New York State Assembly member, 105th District, 1983-2007. source: en.wikipedia.org
- President and CEO of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), 2007-2008. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Montgomery County Board of Supervisors, 1976-1983 (chairman 1981-1983). source: en.wikipedia.org
- B.S. in mechanical and industrial engineering, Clarkson University (1971). source: en.wikipedia.org
- Serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee and is ranking member of its Environment Subcommittee in the 119th Congress. source: en.wikipedia.org
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- Protecting reproductive rights source: paultonko.com
- Fighting climate change source: paultonko.com
- Mental health and opioids source: paultonko.com
- Social, racial, economic and climate justice source: paultonko.com
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