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Emilia Strong Sykes

Democrat U.S. Representative for Ohio's 13th District.

Voted further left than 67% of the House, based on 555 roll-call votes this Congress.4

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Each tick is a member of the House (blue: Democrats, red: Republicans); the black line is this member. Scores are DW-NOMINATE, a standard measure computed from every recorded vote by Voteview at UCLA.

Follow the money U.S. House, Ohio 13th District (2026)

From FEC filings.3 The dot shows which party each group's money mostly helps. Full money record

Raised$3.1M
Cash on hand$1.9M
From PACs$1.0M
Outside groups for$461K
Outside groups against$55K

Top PACs giving directly

  1. Emilys List$10K
  2. Communications Workers of America - Cope Political Contributions Committee$10K
  3. Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers$10K
  4. United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot Club$10K
  5. NEA Fund for Children and Public Education$10K

Biggest outside groups helping

  1. Think Big$332K
  2. Rolling Sea Action Fund$115K
  3. Ab PAC$12K
  4. Ohio Citizen Action$1,539

Biggest outside groups attacking

  1. America PAC$55K

On the record

Office
U.S. Representative for Ohio's 13th District1
Party
Democratic1
In this office since
January 3, 20231
Term ends
January 3, 20271
Contact
Official website · 202-225-6265 · X / Twitter · Facebook · YouTube · Instagram1
On the ballot
U.S. House, Ohio 13th District (2026)3

What they say and what they did

Positions quoted from their website, next to bills they sponsored and how they voted in the 119th Congress. Pick a topic for the full record.

  • 34 bills sponsored, 0 became law · 274 cosponsored5
  • Voted on 305 of 316 final votes on bills; missed 116
  • Committees: House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology; House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure2

Money and the economy

Economy and jobs

2 bills sponsored · 74 votes

No position on their website.

  • Small business
  • Jobs and wages
  • Budget, debt and spending

Taxes

6 bills sponsored · 7 votes

No position on their website.

  • Tax cuts and relief
  • Tax credits for families
  • The IRS

Housing

3 votes · 12 cosponsored

No position on their website.

  • Building more homes

Farms and rural areas

2 bills sponsored · 4 votes

No position on their website.

  • Food and nutrition

Technology and AI

4 bills sponsored · 12 votes

No position on their website.

  • Research and innovation
  • Cybersecurity
  • Internet access

Health and families

Health care

3 bills sponsored · 6 votes

No position on their website.

  • Insurance and coverage
  • Medicare
  • Rural care and hospitals

Social Security and Medicare

2 bills sponsored · 3 votes

No position on their website.

  • Social Security
  • Medicare

Abortion

2 votes · 3 cosponsored

No position on their website.

  • Abortion rights and access

Education

10 votes · 7 cosponsored

No position on their website.

  • College and student debt
  • Public schools and teachers

Drugs and addiction

5 votes

No position on their website.

  • Fentanyl and opioids

Safety and justice

Crime and policing

6 bills sponsored · 28 votes

No position on their website.

  • Violent crime and public safety
  • Justice reform
  • Police

Guns

6 votes · 2 cosponsored

No position on their website.

  • Gun safety laws
  • Second Amendment

Immigration

1 bill sponsored · 20 votes

No position on their website.

  • Deportation and enforcement
  • Border security

Civil rights

6 votes · 7 cosponsored

No position on their website.

  • Race and equality

Security and the world

Military and veterans

2 bills sponsored · 20 votes

No position on their website.

  • Veterans
  • Military strength
  • National security

Foreign policy

12 votes · 7 cosponsored

No position on their website.

  • Human rights and global health
  • China
  • Israel and the Middle East

Energy and environment

Energy and climate

1 bill sponsored · 80 votes

No position on their website.

  • Water, land and wildfires
  • Climate change
  • Energy costs

Government and elections

Elections and voting

18 votes · 28 cosponsored

No position on their website.

  • Voting rights and access
  • Government reform and accountability
  • Voter ID and election security

Everything they said and did, by topic

Money: U.S. House, Ohio 13th District (2026)

As reported to the Federal Election Commission, through June 30, 2026.3

Raised$3.1M
Spent$1.4M
Cash on hand$1.9M
  • From individuals $1.9M
  • From PACs and other committees $1.0M
  • From party committees $5,864
  • Other (transfers, loans, refunds) $207K

Gifts from people, by size7

Small gifts under $200 against the largest checks. People can give up to $3,500 per election.

  • Under $200 24%
  • $200–$499 8%
  • $500–$999 11%
  • $1,000–$1,999 16%
  • $2,000 and up 42%

Top PACs and committees giving directly8

Emilys ListConnected to Women Vote$10,159
Communications Workers of America - Cope Political Contributions CommitteeConnected to Communications Workers of America$10,000
Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace WorkersConnected to International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers$10,000
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot Club$10,000
NEA Fund for Children and Public EducationConnected to National Education Association$10,000
United Steelworkers Political Action FundConnected to United Steelworkers$10,000
Int'l Union of Bricklayers and Allied CraftworkersConnected to Int'l Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers$10,000
SEIU Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee on Political Education)Connected to Service Employees International Union$10,000
Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PACConnected to Laborers' International Union of North America$10,000
American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L EConnected to American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO$10,000
American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC)Connected to American Association for Justice (Aaj)$10,000
Int'l Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers (Ipal)Connected to Int'l Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers$10,000
American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education$10,000
International Association of Firefighters Interested in Registration and Education PACConnected to International Association of Fire Fighters$10,000
Air Line Pilots Association PACConnected to Air Line Pilots Association$10,000

Outside groups spending in this race9

Groups that spent money about this candidate without working with the campaign.

Spent to help: $461K

Think Big$332,071
Rolling Sea Action Fund$115,000
Ab PAC$12,311
Ohio Citizen Action$1,539

Spent to oppose: $55K

America PAC$54,949

Individual donors

  • $1.5M from 3,500 itemized gifts10
  • 38% came from people in Ohio10
  • 16% came from retired people10
  • Top states: Ohio $571K, California $326K, New York $135K, Massachusetts $109K, Illinois $73K10

Where donors work10

Employers as donors wrote them on the form. These are gifts from people who work there, not from the companies.

Jane Street3 gifts$10,500
BGR Group10 gifts$8,250
Capital Group3 gifts$7,500
Baupost Group2 gifts$7,000
Berkshire Partners2 gifts$7,000
California Institute of Arts2 gifts$7,000
Cool Effect2 gifts$7,000
De Shaw &2 gifts$7,000
G Stephens5 gifts$7,000
Harnisch Foundation2 gifts$7,000
High Tide Foundation2 gifts$7,000
Honor NYC2 gifts$7,000
Hudson River Trading2 gifts$7,000
Mass General Hospital2 gifts$7,000
Max Collaborative2 gifts$7,000

Sources

Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.

  1. 1
    Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress: Emilia Strong Sykeshttps://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S001223
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    congress-legislators, current members (public domain)https://github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
    Listed as a source by congress-legislators
  3. 3
    FEC candidate record H2OH13264https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H2OH13264/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    Voteview (UCLA): DW-NOMINATE scores, 119th Congresshttps://voteview.com/data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Free to use with credit
  5. 5
    GovInfo / Congress.gov bill status, 119th Congresshttps://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119
    Retrieved October 15, 2026 · Public domain
  6. 6
    Roll-call votes: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House, and U.S. Senatehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes
    Retrieved October 15, 2026 · Public domain
  7. 7
    Computed by the FEC · Retrieved October 15, 2026
  8. 8
    Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  9. 9
    FEC: independent expenditures about Emilia Sykes, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/independent-expenditures/?candidate_id=H2OH13264&cycle=2026
    24- and 48-hour notices; amended filings replace the originals · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  10. 10
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to Emilia Sykes for Congress, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00801274&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 that campaigns must itemize · Retrieved October 17, 2026