House Race
U.S. Representative
Emilia Sykes
Democrat - Ohio
POLITICAL OPPONENT:
Kevin Coughlin
Rep. Sykes was elected in 2022 to Congress. Prior to serving the OH-13th district, she served eight years in the Ohio House of Representatives, with 3 years as the Minority Leader. Before serving in elected office, she served as the Administrative Staff Advisor at the Summit County Fiscal Office and as a Law Clerk to the Chief Judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Northern District of Georgia.
“We can and must pass common sense gun safety legislation to bolster background checks, implement ‘red flag’ laws to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous individuals, and ban assault weapons.”
- Emilia Sykes
POLITICAL CAREER
Representative, US House of Representatives, Ohio District 13 (2023-Present)
Representative, Ohio State House of Representatives, District 34 (2015-2023)
Minority Leader, Ohio State House of Representatives (2019-2023)
Minority Whip, Ohio State House of Representatives (2018)
Assistant Minority Whip, Ohio State House of Representatives (2017-2018)
COMMITTEES SERVED ON
Committee on Science, Space & Technology
Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure
INTERESTING FACTS
First Black person elected to represent Ohio's 13th District
Won the EMILY's List National Rising Star Award
Proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority