Paul Tonko
DIncumbentD · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 64% from PACs and 35% from individuals.
35% individuals64% PACs1% other
$958K
raised
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New York · U.S. House · District 20 · 2026
New York District 20 House race
General election in 50 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · New York District 20 House race
Paul Tonko has raised more than 33 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the New York District 20 House race, 2026 report raising $986,613 between them. Paul Tonko reports $957,587 and Ralph Ambrosio reports $29,026, a gap of $928,561. Of what Paul Tonko reports, 35% came from individuals and 64% from PACs.
Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.
Every candidate on file
Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.
RA
Ralph Ambrosio
RR · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 95% from individuals and 5% from PACs.
95% individuals5% PACs0% other
$29K
raised
Where the money came from
$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
Small donors & unclassified$35K
Labor / Unions$30K
Health & Pharma$29K
Energy & Utilities$20K
Tech & Telecom$10K
Transportation$8K
Insurance$8K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E · pac$10K
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION · pac$10K
- AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR RADIATION ONCOLOGY PAC (''ASTRO-PAC'') · pac$10K
- AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEALTH SYSTEM PHARMACIST - PAC · pac$10K
- AVANGRID POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- BALL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS · pac$10K
- CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
63%37%
63% PACs37% individuals0% other
The incumbent's record
Paul Tonko is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2025)
$33K
$15K - $50K. up $62K since 2009.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
2
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce
- House Committee on the Budget
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Small donors & unclassified$35K
Labor / Unions$30K
Health & Pharma$29K
Energy & Utilities$20K
Tech & Telecom$10K
Transportation$8K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Paul Tonko D · incumbent | vs | RA Ralph Ambrosio R · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $958K | Raised | $29K |
| $404K | Cash on hand | $8K |
| 64% | From PACs | 5% |
| 35% | From individuals | 95% |
| Labor / Unions | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |