District: New York - 20th District Political Highlights: Montgomery County Board of Supervisors, 1976-83; N.Y. Assembly, 1983-2007; N.Y. State Energy Research Development Authority president, 2007-08 Born: June 18, 1949; Amsterdam, N.Y. Residence: Amsterdam Religion: Roman Catholic Family: Single Education: Clarkson U., B.S. 1971 Elected: 2008 Committee Assignments: Energy & Commerce (Energy; Environment and Climate Change - Chairman; Oversight & Investigations); Natural Resources (National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands); Science, Space & Technology (Environment; Research and Technology) Social Media:
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District Rating: Safe Democrat House Seniority: 115th ranked House Democrat Twitter: 24,830 followers
Election History
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House Race
2008 Election Results
Candidate
Paul Tonko (D, WFM) James Buhrmaster (R, C) Phillip Steck (INDC)
