Emilia Strong Sykes
DRep. OH-13 · U.S. House · 2 terms
Political perspective
from the voting recordOn the standard liberal–conservative scale, Sykes sits more conservative than 33% of the House and more liberal than 67%. This is a DW-NOMINATE score — derived purely from how they vote, not an opinion.
We link to what Sykessays they stand for so you can hold it against the record above. We don't put words in anyone's mouth or declare a promise “kept” or “broken” — where there's no published, structured position to compare, we leave it to you rather than invent a verdict.
Contact
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Campaign money
live· 2026 cycle“From PACs” is corporate, industry, and union political-committee money — a proxy for special-interest funding. Totals via the FEC.
- EMILYS LISTOther / unclassified$10K
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELabor$10K
- MOMS FED UPOther / unclassified$10K
- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)Corporate$10K
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PACLabor$10K
- AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICAOther / unclassified$10K
- JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PACOther / unclassified$10K
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)Membership$10K
- Other / unclassified41%
- Labor21%
- Corporate20%
- Membership9%
- Trade8%
- Cooperative1%
Largest PACs and committees giving to the campaign this cycle, from FEC committee-to-candidate filings. The FEC doesn't tag donors by industry — the names usually tell you, and OpenSecrets has the formal industry breakdown below.
- Labor unions$171K
- Health & medicine$46K
- Insurance$30K
- Agriculture$29K
- Airlines & aviation$28K
- Finance & banking$23K
Grouped from the names of the PACs that gave — our own rough classification, PAC money only (not individual donors). Another 52% came from PACs we couldn't slot into an industry by name.
Where the money goes
live· 2026 cycleSykes's campaign has spent $1.0M across 867 reported disbursements.
- Events & fundraising$287K 28%
- Payroll & admin$272K 26%
- Consulting & research$272K 26%
- Advertising & media$109K 11%
- Other$57K 5%
- Travel & lodging$37K 4%
- THE FROST GROUP$178K
- OHIO DEMOCRATIC PARTY$177K
- LIFTOFF CAMPAIGNS$158K
- EMILY'S LIST$57K
- CAPITOL COMPLIANCE ASSOCIATES INC.$50K
- NGP VAN$41K
- METROPOLITAN AT THE 9AKRON, OH · 3 payments$14K
- MUSTARD SEED MARKETAKRON, OH · 3 payments$8K
- FIRESTONE COUNTRY CLUBAKRON, OH$5K
- DCCCWASHINGTON, DC · 9 payments$2K
- LANSDOWNE RESORTLEESBURG, VA$2K
- W HOTEL BOSTONBOSTON, MA$1K
- MASTERS OF MIXOLOGYARLINGTON, VA$1K
- ALEXANDER PIERCE RESTAURANTAKRON, OH$1K
These are the venues, caterers, and hotels the campaign paidfor events — the money trail to where fundraising happened, with the vendor's city and state. It is not a guest list or attendance: who came, who hosted, and “what the crowd was like” aren't in any public record, so we don't guess at them.
Categories are grouped by keyword from the free-text purpose each campaign reports to the FEC, so the split is a guide, not an audit. Otheris spending whose reported purpose didn't clearly fit a category — campaigns describe disbursements inconsistently. Totals are for the candidate's campaign committees this cycle; see the FEC for the line-by-line record.
Background
Represents Ohio's 13th district · age 40 · from Akron.
Emilia Strong Sykes is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 13th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she formerly represented the 34th district of the Ohio House of Representatives, which consists of portions of the Akron area. From 2019 until 2021, she also served as minority leader of that chamber.
Biography from Wikipedia & Wikidata (public, CC BY-SA). Family is spouse and children only.
Stock trades
No periodic transaction reports on file for Sykes in the current House disclosure index.
Committees
liveWhat they're assigned to work on.
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
via congress-legislators committee data.
Who they're up against
Candidates who have filed with the FEC for this House seat— who's challenging them now, and who they faced last time.
Next election
· 2026 cycle- Carey ColemanRepublicanChallenger$74Kraised ↗
- Sandeep S DixitIndependentChallenger$46Kraised ↗
- Niranjan Neil PatelRepublicanChallenger$42Kraised ↗
- Siembida KevinRepublicanChallenger$13Kraised ↗
- Margaret Elizabeth BriemRepublicanChallenger$8Kraised ↗
+ 1 other minor candidate with little or no money raised.
Last election
· 2024 cycle- Kevin CoughlinRepublicanChallenger$1.7Mraised ↗
- Chris BanwegRepublicanChallenger$310Kraised ↗
- Gregory WheelerRepublicanChallenger$181Kraised ↗
- Madison Gesiotto GilbertRepublicanChallenger$112Kraised ↗
- Richard A MorckelGOPChallenger$3Kraised ↗
+ 2 other minor candidates with little or no money raised.
Candidates and money raised from FEC filings (bulk candidate summaries). Short bios are quoted from Wikipedia or Ballotpedia where a confident match exists — never invented; candidates without a sourced bio show their FEC record only.
How Emilia actually voted · last 15 bills live
- Nay23-Jul-2026H R 8884On Passage
- Yea23-Jul-2026H CON RES 89On Agreeing to the Resolution
- Nay22-Jul-2026H CON RES 113On Agreeing to the Resolution
- Nay22-Jul-2026H R 7008On Passage
- Yea22-Jul-2026H R 7008On Motion to Recommit
- Nay22-Jul-2026H R 8800On Passage
- Yea22-Jul-2026H R 8800On Motion to Recommit
- No22-Jul-2026H R 8800On Agreeing to the Amendment
- No22-Jul-2026H R 8800On Agreeing to the Amendment
- No22-Jul-2026H R 8800On Agreeing to the Amendment
- No22-Jul-2026H R 8800On Agreeing to the Amendment
- Nay21-Jul-2026H R 9770On Passage
- Nay21-Jul-2026H R 6955On Passage
- Yea21-Jul-2026H R 6955On Motion to Recommit
- No21-Jul-2026H R 8800On Agreeing to the Amendment
Real roll-call votes from the U.S. House Clerk. “Missed” = recorded as Not Voting.
Congressional calendar · next 12 days
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