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Election 2016 | Race for U.S. House of Representatives, New York District 20

Ali Hibbs by Ali Hibbs
November 2, 2016
in News
Reading Time: 3 mins read

U.S. House, New York District 20

(Encompasses all of Albany and Schenectady counties, and parts of Montgomery, Rensselaer, and Saratoga counties)

 

[twocolumns]

Paul Tonko

Democratic, Working Families, Independent, Women’s Equality parties

tonko

Born in Amsterdam, Tonko has been a U.S. congressman since 2009. Prior to that, he was president of the New York Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), a state assemblyman and served on the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors.

Key campaign points:

  • Women’s equality agenda—paid leave, equal pay, increasing minimum wage, pro-choice
  • Expansion of clean energies, green jobs, affordable options; reducing dependence on fossil fuels
  • Would work to improve flaws in the Affordable Care Act, improve delivery and focus on prevention
  • Favors “responsible budgeting process that focuses on economic growth and ensures billionaires and major corporations pay their fair share.”
  • Supports policies that incentivize small businesses, invest in infrastructure, and “re-shore” manufacturing jobs
  • Key votes
    • Voted in favor of the Iran Nuclear Deal, saying ““Under this agreement, Iran is never permitted to obtain a nuclear weapon, and it imposes serious and variable constraints that will ensure this for many years.”
    • HR 2048 – revising the Patriot Act of 2005 by terminating bulk collection of metadata, increasing transparency of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and requiring the use of “a specific selection term as the basis for national security letters that request information from wire or electronic communication service providers, financial institutions, or consumer reporting agencies.” Tonko voted with 141 Democrats and 196 Republicans to approve the legislation, which became law on June 2, 2015.
    • Tonko voted against the Farm Bill on July 11, 2013. The bill included farm policy, but did not include food stamps. Tonko signed a letter sent to Rep. Collin Peterson of Minnesota in August 2013, asking him to keep Steve King’s amendment, which would prevent states from applying their own laws on agricultural products to agricultural products from another state, out of the final Farm Bill. The bill ultimately passed without the amendment.
    • He has voted against all attempts to repeal implementation of the ACA

[/twocolumns][twocolumns class=”omega”]Joe Vitollo

Republican, Conservative, Reform parties

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Long Island native Joe Vitollo served in the U.S. Air Force before spending 12 years running a construction company. A bad fall left the father of six unable to work and sent him back to school, where he earned a degree in nursing. Vitollo now lives in Coeymans and works as an ER nurse in Albany.

Key campaign points:

  • Education
    • Favors deregulating, reestablishing local control of public education
    • Opposes charter schools
    • Favors abolishment of the NEA
    • Supports greater accountability
  • Finance
    • Simplification of the tax code/ closing tax loopholes/ ending “corporate welfare”
    • Tax relief for farmers
    • Reformation of development review processes
    • Would advocate for a balanced budget amendment
  • A+ rated with the NRA and SCOPE
  • Would require immigrants to learn English within four years or face deportation
  • Would work to protect Social Security funds; favors identification requirements for voting or participation in other government programs
  • Favors repeal of the Affordable Care Act
  • Wants to “rebuild” national defenses, resume construction of long-range missile launchers, and force renegotiation of Iran Treaty

[/twocolumns]

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