Paul Tonko

U.S. Representative · NY-20 · Democrat

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 10, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

0.35· expected 0.51

Meets expectations

Rank 324 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 192 minority-party members without a committee lead

How far Tonko’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

23 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 23 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the House

How Tonko’s ratings compare with every representative

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Tonko.

99/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 9 missed of 674

Voted on 665 of 674 roll calls; missed 9. Higher than 64% of House members.

15%100%

100/ 100

House D median 98 · Rank 39 of 214

Sided with the Democratic majority on 468 votes that split the parties. Higher than 89% of House members.

45%100%

9/ 100

Chamber median 12 · −3

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 79% of House members.

0%70%

−0.42

Democratic middle 80%: -0.52 to -0.23

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

LiberalConservative

2 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Tonko’s effectiveness score.

H.R. 8209 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the school-based health centers grant program.Reauthorizes the federal school-based health centers grant program. AI-readHealth · Out of committee Jul 2, 2026Substantive49 words Out of committee
H.R. 1355 Weatherization Enhancement and Readiness Act of 2025Reauthorizes weatherization assistance program through 2030, increases funding cap. AI-readEnergy · Out of committee Feb 4, 2026Substantive165 words Out of committee

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.