# Emilia Sykes

Emilia Sykes is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Ohio’s 13th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Ohio’s 13th district
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: S001223
- FEC candidate IDs: H2OH13264

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/S001223 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

37% of Sykes’s statements claim credit, 1.6 times the House Democrat average of 23%.

## What Sykes says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,866 classified statements: 1,283 posts on X, 351 press releases, 116 Congressional Record speeches, 116 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Sykes | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.9% | 6.6% | 197 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 27.4% | 27.5% | 124 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 75.1% | 73.2% | 93 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 14.1% | 9.8% | 35 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 37.3% | 22.7% | 14 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 1.6% | 1.9% | 101 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 33% (House Democrats 26%); Economics and Public Finance 27% (House Democrats 20%); Government Operations and Politics 20% (House Democrats 20%); Armed Forces and National Security 17% (House Democrats 16%); Education 16% (House Democrats 9.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.88 (standard error 0.01), from 4,539 donors and 2,080 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 64% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 97.3% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 95.6% (96.4%). 24 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 42 bills: 42 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 310. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 171 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10900: To require States and units of local government that receive funds under the Byrne grant program or the COPS grant program to submit a report to the Attorney… (in committee, 2026-10-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10900
- H.Res. 1638: Honoring and commemorating United Baptist Church's 100 years of historic contributions to the Akron and surrounding communities. (in committee, 2026-10-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1638
- H.R. 10638: Skills Against Violence Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-28) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10638
- H.Res. 1540: Commemorating the city of Massillon's 200 years. (in committee, 2026-09-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1540
- H.Res. 1541: Commemorating the City of North Canton's 120 Years. (in committee, 2026-09-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1541
- H.R. 9004: Truck Stop Safety Act (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9004
- H.R. 8713: RAPID Responders Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8713
- H.R. 8639: COOL IT Act (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8639
- H.R. 8530: Quantum for Health Act (in committee, 2026-04-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8530
- H.R. 8393: Consumer Protection and Corporate Accountability in Bankruptcy Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8393

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $4.0M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 22% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 38% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepEmiliaSykes/status/2114712718338879759
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/RepEmiliaSykes/status/2114779549938614720
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepEmiliaSykes/status/2114868136772051057
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepEmiliaSykes/status/2113699512174727280
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepEmiliaSykes/status/2113736742159438242
- 2026-10-23 · Newsletter · 60 Seconds with Sykes: Protecting Your Privacy · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepEmiliaSykes/status/2113304625533308956
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepEmiliaSykes/status/2113336370047451493
- 2026-10-22 · Press release · Rep. Sykes Introduces Legislation to Stop Law Enforcement Officers from Abusing Flock Cameras · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://sykes.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-sykes-introduces-legislation-to-stop-law-enforcement-officers-from-abusing-flock-cameras
- 2026-10-22 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy discussion · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-10-22

## Links

- Official site: https://sykes.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepEmiliaSykes
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repemiliasykes
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/RepEmiliaSykes
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/repemiliasykes
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S001223

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/S001223