Talk:Paul Tonko

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Opening sentence of the article[edit]

This opening sentence about "claiming job growth" does not comply with wikipedia's standards.

Fun Triva Facts[edit]

Does not seem to comply with wikipedia's standards nor is sourced by an credible media outlet. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.224.3.217 (talk) 01:25, 6 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Seems to be replaced almost daily, needs to be filtered. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.224.3.217 (talk) 01:20, 23 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Education and Career History[edit]

Removed section regarding his young age when elected; does not add any importance to the article, nor does it matter. The section is for education and career history. Besides, the age references needed citations. Additionally, it is unimportant to the core issue of the article overall and should be saved perhaps for the Guiness book, no? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.204.225.103 (talk) 00:11, 16 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

New York Assembly (1983-2007)[edit]

"During his tenure, energy costs soared and taxes on energy products increased." Under committee assignments in the State Assembly is not cited and does not meet wiki standards. [issue has been resolved]

Anti-Tonko signage[edit]

Photos of campaign literature on an elected official's page does not comply with wiki standards. Has been removed multiple times by others, yet one user continues to repost. [issue resolved]

2014 results[edit]

Results of Congressman Tonko's campaign for NY's 20th District need to be added. He beat his opponent, Jim Fischer 61%-39% — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fallout3883 (talk • contribs) 00:41, 11 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]