NY-21 Paul Tonko (Dem.)
Election Facts
Length of Time in Office:
- First Term
- First Elected 2008
Committees:
- Education & Labor
2008 Congressional Election Data:
- Tonko (D-WFP): 171,286
- Buhrmaster (R-C): 96,599
2008 Presidential Election Data:
- Obama: 179,322
- McCain: 123,378
District Demographics:
- Hispanic: 4.1%
- Asian: 3.1%
- White 82.1%
- Black 8.2%
Report Card
The Twenty-first Congressional District is centered on Albany and takes in most of the surrounding communities. It has been consistently Democratic in recent years.
As a freshman Representative, Paul Tonko does not have an extensive record on immigration. He is a cosponsor of the DREAM Act, and of Luis Gutierrez’s Comprehensive Immigration Reform ASAP bill.
Contact Paul Tonko
Washington, DC Office
128 Cannon HOB
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: (202) 225-5076
Fax: (202) 225-5077
Albany Office
Leo O’Brien Federal Building
Room #827
Albany, NY 12207
Phone: (518) 465-0700
Fax: (518) 427-5107
Schenectady Office
105 Jay Street, Room 15
Schenectady, NY 12305
Phone: (518) 374-4547
Fax: (518) 374-7908
Amsterdam Office
61 Church Street, Room 309
Amsterdam, NY 12010
Phone: (518) 843-3400
Fax: (518) 843-8874
