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.[
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