U.S. House, District 20: who gets your vote?
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Ralph F. Ambrosio
Running for U.S. House · New York District 20
NationalRepublican
Paul D. Tonko
U.S. House · New York District 20
NationalDemocrat
Job fit
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Top issues
Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)
Ralph F. Ambrosio
- Cost of living & jobs
Campaign platform: "We have to tackle crushing costs and lack of opportunity through tax cutting and deregulation. This will lower costs and put more money back in your pocket." 1 - Guns
Campaign platform says government should keep citizens safe "by supporting law enforcement, securing the nation, and defending the right to self-defense." 1 - Crime & safety
Platform pledges to "restore public safety" through "supporting law enforcement" and "focusing on crime prevention and effective policing." 1
No public stance found on: Health care costs
More on their website →Paul D. Tonko
No stated positions on file yet.
How they voted on top issues
Ralph F. Ambrosio
Nothing found for this candidate yet.
Who pays them
Ralph F. Ambrosio
Where the campaign money came from3
Checks
Ralph F. Ambrosio
No voting record to check yet
Paul D. Tonko
Checks run: missed votes
Nothing raised by these checks.
Not checked yet: stock trades
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Sources
- ambrosioforcongress.com used in: Top issues
- Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
- FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
- FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
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Ralph F. Ambrosio
RepublicanShown aboveNo verified background on file for this candidate.
🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $30K raised, 66% from large donors, 4% from organized interests. Group breakdown unavailable. The filed PAC total is known, but its givers have not been identified here.
Filed PAC total: $1,335.13 (4% of $30,485.35 raised), 2026 cycle. Group source 1
Says they are for: lower taxes and fewer rules on business, protecting the right to own and carry guns, tougher sentences and more police. 234
Sources
1 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle
2 lower taxes and fewer rules on business: Candidate statement
3 protecting the right to own and carry guns: Candidate statement
4 tougher sentences and more police: Candidate statement
Ralph Ambrosio
ConservativeNo verified background on file for this candidate.
We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.
Paul D. Tonko
DemocratShown aboveNo verified background on file for this candidate.
🚩 $964K raised, 25% from large donors, 64% from organized interests. Group amounts exceed the filed PAC total. These sources do not reconcile; no complete split or remainder is claimed.
Filed PAC total: $616,955.00 (64% of $964,389.26 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $627,050.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source 1
Their votes pushed for: cutting pollution and moving to clean energy, more legal ways in, and protection for people already here, government paying more of the bill. 2
Sources
1 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle
2 Roll calls: Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04