Rep. Paul Tonko

Sponsorship Analysis

Tonko is a far-left Democrat according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship.

Use this chart to compare Tonko to other members of the House of Representatives on leadership and ideology.

Committee Membership

Paul Tonko sits on the following committees:

• House Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy
  • Member, Subcommittee on Energy and Power
  • Member, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

Bill Sponsorship & Cosponsorship

Some of Tonko’s most recently sponsored bills include...

• H.R. 1037: Occupational Therapy in Mental Health Act
• H.R. 411: Fort McClellan Health Registry Act
• H.R. 5927 (112th): Hudson-Mohawk River Basin Act of 2012
• H.R. 3986 (112th): Irene and Lee Emergency Assistance Act of 2012
• H.R. 3762 (112th): To amend the Public Health Service Act to include occupational therapists as ...
• H.R. 3005 (112th): Helping Devastated Farmers Act of 2011
• H.R. 2980 (112th): Stop Excessive Taxpayer Payments to Government Contractors Act of 2011

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Voting Record

From Jan 2009 to May 2013, Tonko missed 22 of 3,444 roll call votes, which is 0.6%. This is better than the median of 2.3% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

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Primary Sources

The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:

• The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
• Congressional Biographical Directory for elected positions
• Congresspedia for the photo
• THOMAS, for sponsored bills