Politician
Paul Tonko
Democrat · New York · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H8NY21203
Paul Tonko (Democrat) raised $1.2M for the 2026 New York 20th District race, $819K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$6.1M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
62%
$3.8M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$0
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
62% of Paul Tonko's campaign money came from PAC checks, not from people. That is one of the heaviest reliances on organised money in Congress.
Every run
Each election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New York 20th District | $1.2M | 66% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.2M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | New York 20th District | $1.5M | 63% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.5M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | New York 20th District | $1.8M | 58% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.8M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | New York 20th District | $1.5M | 64% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.5M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.5MTrade group $864KUnion $585KMembership $512KOther $211KSuper PAC $35KLeadership PAC $9K
- The American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. Political Action Committee (Aotpac)MembershipLobbyist PAC$30K
- Charter Communications Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$30K
- Pg&E Corporation Employees EnergypacCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- National Rural Electric Cooperative Association America's Electric Cooperatives PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L EUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Physical Therapy Association Physical Therapy Political Action Committee (Pt-PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$20K
- General Electric Company Political Action Committee (Gepac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- At&T Inc. Employee Federal Political Action Committee (At&T Employee Federal PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- National Association of Convenience Stores Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- Avangrid Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace WorkersUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political EducationUnion$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
No outside spending of note.
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 27 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 6 times (22%). This is a retrospective comparison using covered 2020–2026 runs; some money arrived after the vote. A vote can appear for multiple industries. Unknown coverage is excluded. “With industry” means its stated preferred side, and does not establish causation.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $56K | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Reported household trades wanted nay | Unknown coverage | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $658K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $193K$74K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $193K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $82K | Nay · against |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $658K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $74K | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $56K | Nay · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $74K$18K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $18K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $74K | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $18K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $74K | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $8K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $56K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $412K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $658K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $56K | Nay · against |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $8K | Nay · against |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $74K | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $74K | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $66K | Yea · against |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $74K$412K$18K | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $412K | Yea · against |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $658K | Yea · with industry |
The revolving door
2 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Paul Tonko's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A listed former position does not establish contact with that office.
Joseph EavesFormer executive branch
Legislative Director, Office of U.S. Representative Paul Tonko
Now lobbies for Microsoft Corporation, Orsted North America INC., Bpc Action (bipartisan Policy Center), Engie North America, INC. · via Lot Sixteen LLC
Rachel LipseyFormer congressional staff
Defense Policy Advisor to Sen. Joe Donnelly, LD to Rep. Paul Tonko
Now lobbies for Boeing Company, RTX Corporation (fka Raytheon Technologies Corporation) · via American Defense International
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Paul Tonko's 2026 campaign?
- Paul Tonko (Democrat) raised $1.2M for the 2026 New York 20th District race, $819K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Paul Tonko?
- Pg&E Corporation Employees Energypac ($10K), Avangrid Political Action Committee ($10K), National Rural Electric Cooperative Association America's Electric Cooperatives PAC ($10K), Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers ($10K), American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has Paul Tonko raised across elections?
- $1.2M in 2026, $1.5M in 2024, $1.8M in 2022, $1.5M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.