Congressman Paul D. Tonko is an eighth-term member of the US House of Representatives, representing New York’s 20th Congressional District in the Capital Region, including the cities of Albany, Schenectady, Troy, and Saratoga Springs.

He has dedicated his career in public service to bettering the lives of those in his district with meaningful legislation that creates good jobs, strengthens the middle class, and drives economic opportunity.

Serving as ranking member of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials, he has jurisdiction over many of the nation’s most important environmental laws, including the Safe Drinking Water Act; Tonko has been a long-time, fierce advocate for removing lead from American communities. He helped pave the way for critical federal investments to replace lead pipes from drinking water service lines through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and other legislation.