Current Position: US Representative of OH 13th District since 2023
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position:  Ohio House of Representatives 34th district from 2015 to 2022 & Minority Leader from 2019 to 2021
District:  portions of the Akron area.  
Upcoming Election: Sykes kept her seat in the 2024 Election

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.

Sykes has served as an administrative adviser in the Summit County fiscal office.^[

The 13th district includes most of the Akron – Canton population corridor. The incumbent is Democrat Tim Ryan, who was re-elected with 52.5% in 2020. On April 26, 2021, Ryan announced that he would seek the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by two-term Senator Rob Portman.

This district is included on the list of Democratic-held seats the National Republican Congressional Committee is targeting in 2022. The seat was altered significantly due to redistricting, now including all of Summit County and switching out parts of the Mahoning Valley for Canton. Despite this, it remains a Democratic leaning swing seat.

Source: Wikipedia

Current Position: State Senator of District 34 since 2014
Affiliation: Democrat
Candidate: 2023 US Representative for District 13

Current Position: Washington Times reporter since 2016
Affiliation: Republican
Candidate: 2023 US Representative for District 13