Emilia Sykes | |
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Member of the U.S.HouseofRepresentatives from Ohio's 13th district | |
Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Tim Ryan |
Minority Leader of the Ohio House of Representatives | |
In office February 6,2019 –December 31,2021 | |
Preceded by | Fred Strahorn |
Succeeded by | Kristin Boggs (Acting) |
Member of the OhioHouseofRepresentatives from the 34th district | |
In office January 6,2015 –December 31,2022 | |
Preceded by | Vernon Sykes |
Succeeded by | Casey Weinstein (redistricting) |
Personal details | |
Born | Emilia Strong Sykes January 4,1986 Akron,Ohio,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
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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.
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]
Sykes has served as an administrative adviser in the Summit County fiscal office. [7] In 2013, she ran for the Ohio House of Representatives to succeed her father, Vernon, who was term-limited. [8] She defeated Summit County councilman Frank Communale to secure the Democratic nomination, [9] and Republican nominee Cynthia Blake 72%-28% in the general election. [10]
In 2015, Sykes and fellow Democratic lawmaker Greta Johnson introduced a bill that sought to exempt feminine hygiene products from sales tax. [11]
In 2019, Sykes was elected the leader of the Democrats in the Ohio House, becoming minority leader. [12]
During the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Sykes supported Joe Biden. [13]
Sykes won the EMILY's List 2020 Gabby Giffords Rising Star Award. [14]
In January 2022, Sykes announced her candidacy for Ohio's 13th congressional district. [15]
In November 2022, she won the general election, defeating Republican nominee Madison Gesiotto Gilbert in an upset. [16]
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. [17]
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. [18] [19]
On February 1, 2023, Sykes voted against a resolution to end COVID-19 national emergency. [20] [21]
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. [22]
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. [23] [24]
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, [25] [26] which would nullify the District of Columbia's law that allows noncitizen residents to vote in local elections. [27] [28]
The following is a partial list of Sykes' caucus memberships: [29]
Year | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | ||
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2014 | Emilia Sykes | 17,299 | 71.9% | Cynthia Blake | 6,082 | 28.1% | ||
2016 | Emilia Sykes | 35,154 | 77.1% | Gene Littlefield | 10,420 | 22.9% | ||
2018 | Emilia Sykes | 30,164 | 78.4% | Josh Sines | 8,329 | 21.6% | ||
2020 | Emilia Sykes | 36,251 | 76.8% | Henry Todd | 10,926 | 23.2% |
Year | Votes | Pct | Votes | Pct | ||
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2022 | Emilia Sykes | 149,816 | 52.7% | Madison Gesiotto Gilbert | 134,593 | 47.3% |
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