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More NEWSTonko Fight for Federal Broadband Funding Pays Off with SpaceX Announcement
December 10, 2020WASHINGTON, DC—After leading a bipartisan and bicameral effort in Congress to demand that New York State be considered eligible for federal rural broadband funds, Congressman Paul D. Tonko announced today that $99,891,715 has been allocated to a new ...
READ MOREabout Tonko Fight for Federal Broadband Funding Pays Off with SpaceX AnnouncementTonko Bill to Expand K-12 AI Education Passes in NDAA
December 8, 2020WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Paul D. Tonko, one of just a handful of engineers currently serving in Congress, announced tonight that his Artificial Intelligence Education Act has passed the House as part of this year’s final National Defense Authorizat...
READ MOREabout Tonko Bill to Expand K-12 AI Education Passes in NDAAHouse Approves Tonko Heritage Areas & Erie Canalway Bills
December 3, 2020WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Paul D. Tonko cheered a House vote tonight to pass his bipartisan National Heritage Area Act—which would establish a formal process for designating and maintaining National Heritage Areas and extends the life of the Erie Ca...
READ MOREabout House Approves Tonko Heritage Areas & Erie Canalway BillsAbout Paul
Congressman Paul Tonko represents New York’s 20th Congressional District, including the communities of Albany, Schenectady, Troy, Saratoga Springs and Amsterdam. He represents all of Albany and Schenectady Counties and parts of Montgomery, Rensselaer and Saratoga Counties.
He is serving his sixth term, after first being sworn into Congress in 2009.
Paul serves on the Energy and Commerce Committee, the oldest standing committee in the House, created in December of 1795. He is the first Upstate New York Democratic member to serve on the committee since Leo O'Brien, who resigned the post in October 1966. He was elected by his peers in the 116th Congress to chair the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change. He was also selected to continue his service on the Science, Space and Technology Committee, as well as on the Natural Resources Committee.
