Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle
Emilia Strong Sykes
- Office
- U.S. representative for Ohio’s 13th district
- Party
- Democrat
- Hometown
- Akron, OH
- Born
- 1986
- In Congress
- House since 2023 · 3 years in office
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
- FEC filing name
- SYKES, EMILIA
- Next election
- Primary May 3, 2022 · General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Ohio, District 13
Official websiteX (Twitter)FacebookInstagramYouTubeFEC pageCongressional biography
Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID H2OH13264 · Principal campaign committee: EMILIA SYKES FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · Ohio District 13 | $3,990,518.80 | General-election nominee |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · Ohio District 13 | $5,332,291.25 | Won the general election |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · Ohio District 13 | $2,542,383.02 | Won the general election (52.68%) |
Total raised$2,542,383.02
Total spent$2,491,705.97
Cash on hand$50,677.05
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00
2021–2022 cycle totals through December 31, 2022, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$1,919,131.2475%
- PACs and other committees$553,621.4422%
- Party committees$9,894.330%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$59,191.162%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$544.850%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
Committees
- House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
- Investigations and Oversight Ranking Member
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- Highways and Transit
- Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
- Water Resources and Environment
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
PAC and committee contributors
161 committees reported giving $550,341.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICALeadership PAC$22,500.00
- UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)Connected PAC$15,000.00
- HOUSE MAJORITY PACHybrid PAC$15,000.00
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- UNITED STEELWORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS PACPAC$10,000.00
- AMERICA WORKS FEDERAL PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- PAC TO THE FUTURELeadership PAC$10,000.00
- NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUNDConnected PAC$10,000.00
- HIGHER HEIGHTS FOR AMERICA PACPAC$10,000.00
- THE COLLECTIVE PACConnected PAC$10,000.00
- JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMENPAC$10,000.00
- DCCCParty committee$9,997.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$8,505.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$7,500.00
- BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IN DIVERSE GEOGRAPHIC ENVIRONMENTS PAC (BRIDGE PAC)Leadership PAC$7,500.00
- FAIR SHOT PACLeadership PAC$6,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECTHybrid PAC$5,500.00
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) 'INT'L UNION UNITED AUTOMOBILE AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA UAW Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
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- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CULAC THE PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONPAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (THE PAC OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- POLITICAL EDUCATION PATTERNS POLITICAL ARM INTL UNION OPERATING ENG LOCAL 18 Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NARAL PRO-CHOICE AMERICA PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM (NARFE-PAC)Connected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (HBI-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- WOMEN'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE FEDERALPAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTIONHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICA 2.0 PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- FRONTLINE USALeadership PAC$5,000.00
- TRI-STATE MAXED-OUT WOMENHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- PURPOSE PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- BEND THE ARC JEWISH ACTION INC. PAC Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- ONWARD TOGETHER COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- DIGIDEMS PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- DEFEND THE VOTEHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$4,999.00
- SUPPORTING HOUSE PROBLEM SOLVERS - SHP PACPAC$4,900.00
- UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
- EQUALITY PACConnected PAC$4,470.00
- HOYER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- MADISON PAC; THELeadership PAC$4,000.00
- CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC)Leadership PAC$4,000.00
- AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- HUDSON VALLEY PACLeadership PAC$3,500.00
- BUTTERFIELD FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$3,000.00
- ONE VOICELeadership PAC$3,000.00
- FUTURE FORUM PACPAC$3,000.00
- I GOT YOUR BACK PACLeadership PAC$2,900.00
- SMART TD PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- OFFICE AND PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION (OPEIU) JB MOSS VOICE OF THE ELECTORATE (VOTE)PAC$2,500.00
- TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NEW VOICE PACPAC$2,500.00
- PROGRESSIVE MAJORITY PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- SIERRA CLUB POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,000.00
- TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT AFL-CIO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TTD/PAC)Connected PAC$2,000.00
- ADAM SMITH FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEECandidate committee$2,000.00
- SCHIFF FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- CITIZENS TO ELECT RICK LARSENCandidate committee$2,000.00
- CHC BOLD PACConnected PAC$2,000.00
- COMMITTEE FOR A DEMOCRATIC FUTURELeadership PAC$2,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE CHOICES PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRACYLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- DEMOCRATS WIN SEATS (DWS PAC)Leadership PAC$2,000.00
- SCOTT PETERS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- MARC VEASEY CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEECandidate committee$2,000.00
- ASPIRE PACConnected PAC$2,000.00
- FRIENDS OF DON BEYERCandidate committee$2,000.00
- EVERGREEN PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- BLUE MOMENTUM PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- MOMS FED UPPAC$2,000.00
- JAIME HARRISON FOR US SENATECandidate committee$2,000.00
- DMFI PACHybrid PAC$2,000.00
- ALL IN PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- MORGAN MCGARVEY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- JASMINE FOR USCandidate committee$2,000.00
- SUMMIT COUNTY PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATS FEDERAL PACConnected PAC$2,000.00
- STRENGTH IN SEVEN PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR AN EFFECTIVE CONGRESSPAC$1,500.00
- VSS&P FEDPACPAC$1,500.00
- AMERICAN MOSAIC PACLeadership PAC$1,500.00
- MARCH ON PACHybrid PAC$1,500.00
- DEMOCRACY ENGINE, INC., PACConnected PAC$1,410.00
- HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PACConnected PAC$1,155.00
- AFL-CIO COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL ACTIONHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
- NITA LOWEY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- MICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC - MSVPAC Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- ROETZEL & ANDRESS CO, LPA FSL PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- UNITED PILOTS PAC/UNITED AIRLINES MASTER EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- RE-ELECT MCGOVERN COMMITTEECandidate committee$1,000.00
- DIANA DEGETTE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- MIKE THOMPSON FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SHORE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- CLARKE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- PINGREE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- DEMOCRATS OF ORANGE COUNTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DEMOC PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- CONNOLLY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- PAUL TONKO FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- POET PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- WOLVERINE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- KUSTER FOR CONGRESS, INCCandidate committee$1,000.00
- JOBS AND INNOVATION MATTER PAC (JIM PAC)Leadership PAC$1,000.00
- SCHNEIDER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- TONY CARDENAS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- COMMONWEALTH PACPAC$1,000.00
- ATHENA PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- VIRGIN ISLANDS FOR PLASKETTCandidate committee$1,000.00
- ROBIN KELLY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- AMERICA NEEDS NEW INNOVATION AND ENERGY PACPAC$1,000.00
- GIFFORDS PACHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- CHERPACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- GOOD FRIENDS PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- REMEDY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$1,000.00
- VIBE PAC (VICTORY BY INVESTING BUILDING EMPOWERING)Leadership PAC$1,000.00
- VISIONARY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- OC JOBS & EDUCATIONLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- JOE NEGUSE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- VERONICA ESCOBAR FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- BRIDGE THE GAP PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- LORI TRAHAN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEECandidate committee$1,000.00
- BLUE LINE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- DOGWOOD PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- MAD 4 PA PACCandidate committee$1,000.00
- VPPHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- SARA JACOBS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- BEAT THE ODDS PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- NIKEMA FOR CONGRESS, INCCandidate committee$1,000.00
- MAKING A DIFFERENCE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- TROY CARTER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- AHORA PACPAC$1,000.00
- LEADING PEOPLE FORWARD PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- BEN SAMUELS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- SPIKE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- TOKUDA FOR HAWAIICandidate committee$1,000.00
- EMILY'S LISTConnected PAC$855.00
- VISTRA EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF VISTRA CORP. Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
- AMERICAN INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMI PAC)PAC$500.00
- MELANIE FOR NEW MEXICOCandidate committee$500.00
- SOCIAL SECURITY WORKS PACPAC$150.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Emilia Sykes$881,361.09
- Independent expenditures opposing Emilia Sykes$7,626,179.41
- Company and union communications to members about Emilia Sykes$37,034.29
FEC totals for the 2022 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- NRCCOpposing$3,392,321.00
- CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUNDOpposing$1,211,976.00
- HOUSE MAJORITY PACSupporting$400,500.00
- DCCCSupporting$155,204.00
- OHIO ORGANIZING CAMPAIGNSupporting$142,969.00
- CLIMATE POWER ACTIONSupporting$55,167.00
- TOGETHER FOR OHIO'S FUTURE PACSupporting$51,378.00
- AMERICAN LEADERSHIP PACOpposing$35,250.00
- LCV VICTORY FUNDSupporting$32,529.00
- AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTIONOpposing$28,642.00
- WORKING AMERICASupporting$25,749.00
- CPAC ACTION PACOpposing$19,992.00
The race
Ohio U.S. House, District 13, 2022 · 10 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emilia Sykes (D) | $2,542,383.02 | $50,677.05 | 2022-12-31 |
| Madison Gesiotto Gilbert (R) | $2,197,170.59 | $3,263.43 | 2022-12-31 |
| Timothy Ryan (D) | $1,418,482.04 | $0.00 | 2021-08-24 |
| Gregory Wheeler (R) | $205,365.04 | $0.00 | 2022-05-23 |
| Shay Hawkins (R) | $164,177.44 | $0.00 | 2022-12-31 |
| Jonah Schulz (R) | $74,822.90 | $0.00 | 2022-05-11 |
| Janet L Folger Porter (R) | $58,521.50 | $0.00 | 2022-09-30 |
| Charlie Gaddis (R) | $28,759.30 | −$5,230.69 | 2022-06-30 |
| Ryan Saylor (R) | $17,289.27 | $0.00 | 2022-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wick/RRH Elections (R) | October 23–26, 2022 | 525 (LV) | ± 4% | Emilia Sykes 46% · Madison Gesiotto Gilbert 44% |
| GQR Research (D) | May 23–31, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | Emilia Sykes 47% · Madison Gesiotto Gilbert 45% |
| RMG Research | May 19–20, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.5% | Emilia Sykes 37% · Madison Gesiotto Gilbert 46% |
| Change Research (D) | October 19, 2022 | – | – | Generic Republican 46% · Generic Democrat 43% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: EMILIA SYKES FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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