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Paul Tonko's Biography

Office:

On The Ballot: Running, Democratic, Working Families for U.S. House (NY) - District 20

Contact Information

19 Dove Street, Suite 302
Albany, NY 12210

2369 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515

Full Name:

Paul D. Tonko

Gender:

Male

Family:

Single

Birth Date:

06/18/1949

Birth Place:

Amsterdam, NY

Home City:

Amsterdam, NY

Religion:

Catholic

BA, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Clarkson University at Potsdam, 1971

Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 20, 2013-present

Chair/Member, Montgomery County Board of Supervisors, 1975-83

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, New York, District 20, 2022

Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 21, 2009-2013

Assemblyman, New York State Assembly, District 105, 1983-2007

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 Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Energy and Environment Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Ranking Member, Environment Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, House Natural Resources Committee

Former Member, House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands

Former Member, House Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Research and Technology

Former Member, House Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change

Former Ranking Member, Investigations and Oversight Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

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

Former Member, Subcommittee on Environment (Science, Space and Technology), United States House of Representatives

Former Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Research and Technology, United States House of Representatives

Member, Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition

Senior Valuation Engineer, Department of Public Service

Engineer, New York State Department of Transportation

President/Chief Executive Officer, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, 2007-2008

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

Commissioner, Mohawk Valley Heritage Corridor Commission

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, National Council on Competition

Chair of the Assembly Energy Committee, New York State Assembly

Member, Public Employees Federation

Honorary Foundation Trustee, Saint Mary's Hospital

Member, Schenectady Chamber of Commerce

Board of Trustees, WMHT Public Broadcasting Station

Delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1988

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