Emilia Sykes

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Emilia Sykes
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Member of the U.S.HouseofRepresentatives
from Ohio's 13th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Education
Website House website

Emilia Strong Sykes [1] [2] (born January 4, 1986) is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for Ohio's 13th congressional district. 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.

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Biography

Sykes grew up in the Akron area and is the daughter of state senator Vernon Sykes and former state representative Barbara Sykes, who successively held the same seat from 1982 to 2014. Between Vernon, Barbara, and Emilia, the Sykes family held the seat for 40 years. [3] [4]

Sykes obtained a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Kent State University. [5] She received a Juris Doctor from the University of Florida Levin College of Law and a Master of Public Health from the College of Public Health and Health Professions. [6]

She previously attended Tuskegee University, where she filed a lawsuit against the university after it mistakenly honored her as the winner of the Miss Tuskegee University beauty pageant in 2006 and revoked her title after correcting it. [7]

Sykes has served as an administrative adviser in the Summit County fiscal office. [8] In 2013, she ran for the Ohio House of Representatives to succeed her father, Vernon, who was term-limited. [9] She defeated Summit County councilman Frank Communale to secure the Democratic nomination, [10] and Republican nominee Cynthia Blake 72%-28% in the general election. [11]

In 2015, Sykes and fellow Democratic lawmaker Greta Johnson introduced a bill that sought to exempt feminine hygiene products from sales tax. [12]

In 2019, Sykes was elected the leader of the Democrats in the Ohio House, becoming minority leader. [13]

During the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Sykes supported Joe Biden. [14]

Sykes won the EMILY's List 2020 Gabby Giffords Rising Star Award. [15]

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

2022

In January 2022, Sykes announced her candidacy for Ohio's 13th congressional district. [16]

In November 2022, she won the general election, defeating Republican nominee Madison Gesiotto Gilbert in an upset. [17]

Tenure

Speaker of the House vote

Sykes cast her first votes on January 3, 2023, voting multiple times for Democrat Rep. Hakeem Jeffries to serve as Speaker of the House. [18]

COVID-19 policy

On January 31, 2023, Sykes voted against H.R.497:Freedom for Health Care Workers Act, a bill which would remove COVID-19 vaccine mandates for healthcare workers. [19] [20]

On February 1, 2023, Sykes voted against a resolution to end COVID-19 national emergency. [21] [22]

Infrastructure

In March 2023, Sykes and Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH) cosponsored the bipartisan RAIL Act (H.R.1633) which is an attempt to improve railroad safety. [23]

Syria

On March 8, 2023, Sykes voted against H.Con.Res. 21 which directed President Joe Biden to remove U.S. troops from Syria within 180 days. [24] [25]

Voting rights

On February 9, 2023, Sykes voted against H.J.Res.24: Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022, [26] [27] which would nullify the District of Columbia's law that allows noncitizen residents to vote in local elections. [28] [29]

Caucus memberships

The following is a partial list of Sykes' caucus memberships: [30]

Committee assignments

Electoral history

Ohio House 34th District
YearDemocratVotesPctRepublicanVotesPct
2014Emilia Sykes17,29971.9%Cynthia Blake6,08228.1%
2016Emilia Sykes35,15477.1%Gene Littlefield10,42022.9%
2018Emilia Sykes30,16478.4%Josh Sines8,32921.6%
2020Emilia Sykes36,25176.8%Henry Todd10,92623.2%
US House Ohio 13th District
YearVotesPctVotesPct
2022Emilia Sykes149,81652.7%Madison Gesiotto Gilbert134,59347.3%

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  24. ↑ "H.Con.Res. 21: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of … -- House Vote #136 -- Mar 8, 2023".
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