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Paul Tonko

Politician

Paul Tonko is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Paul Tonko · Пол Тонко · פול טונקו · پال تونکو · پول تونكو · 2 more...				[sources]
Other name	Paul D. Tonko · Paul David Tonko · Tonko, Paul · پال تونکو · ポール・トンコ · 1 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	ポール・タンコ				[sources]
Birth date	1949-06-18				[sources]
Place of birth	Amsterdam				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	United States				[sources]
Country	United States				[sources]
Citizenship	United States				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Paul				[sources]
Last name	Tonko				[sources]
Phone	+12022255076				[sources]
Title	Mr.				[sources]
Website	tonko.house.gov · facebook.com · facebook.com · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1373548				[sources]
Position	House of Representatives (member, 2009-2011) · House of Representatives (member, 2011-2013) · House of Representatives (member, 2013-2015) · House of Representatives (member, 2015-2017) · House of Representatives (member, 2017-2019) · 10 more...				[sources]
Education	Clarkson University (-1971)				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-12	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

American politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
United States representative	2009-01-06	2011-01-03
United States representative	2013-01-06

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories363,068

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,893

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

US Members of the Congress1,334

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United States · Congress

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,144

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata335,609

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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