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Summit County, OH ballot

Emilia Sykes

Democraticincumbent

Representative to Congress (13th District) · Summit County, Ohio · November 3, 2026

Also on the ballot: Carey Coleman (Republican), Sandeep Dixit (Nonparty candidate)

Emilia Sykes is the two-term Democratic incumbent for Ohio's 13th Congressional District, seeking re-election against Republican Carey Coleman and independent Sandeep Dixit. She has built her 2026 record largely around opposing Trump administration actions on Iran, science funding, FEMA, and housing, while continuing to raise substantial campaign funds.

What this office decides

A member of the U.S. House votes on federal taxes and spending, health care and immigration law, firearms and criminal justice statutes, and authorization of military action abroad. Representatives also oversee federal agencies and help constituents with federal problems. One of 435 votes, elected every two years.

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Dossier

Researched 2026-09-23 · Claude Code research agent with web search

Donald Trump: nothing found. No instance found of Trump endorsing or criticizing Sykes specifically in this race. The NRCC (a party committee, not Trump) has attacked her record, and she has repeatedly criticized Trump administration actions, but neither counts as a statement by Trump himself.

  • National Republican Congressional Committee (against) source

Who they are

Emilia Sykes is the two-term U.S. Representative for Ohio's 13th Congressional District, in office since January 2023 (Wikipedia). Before Congress she served as Ohio House Minority Leader (2019-2021) and represented Ohio House District 34 (2015-2022) (Wikipedia). She won re-election in 2024 with 51.1% against Republican Kevin Coughlin in one of the nation's most competitive House races (Wikipedia).

Positions

  • Foreign policy: Publicly opposed President Trump's 2026 rhetoric and military escalation toward Iran, calling his threats "disgusting, beneath the Office of the Presidency" and urging Congress to restrict his war-making authority (sykes.house.gov, 2026-04-07).
  • Health care: Co-introduced the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act targeting racial disparities in maternal mortality (Wikipedia).
  • Business & regulation: As Ranking Member of the Science, Space and Technology oversight subcommittee, criticized Trump administration cuts to scientific research funding (sykes.house.gov, 2026-06).

Record

Sits on the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee (vice ranking member) and Science, Space & Technology Committee; has pushed for water-infrastructure and rail-safety funding after the East Palestine derailment, and joined a House Democratic discharge petition targeting a "$1.8 billion Trump slush fund" (sykes.house.gov; Wikipedia). Also warned that Trump administration staffing cuts are "weakening FEMA" ahead of disaster season (sykes.house.gov, 2026-07).

Money

Raised $3,137,439.96 with $1,897,462.29 cash on hand for the cycle through June 30, 2026, per FEC filings (FEC.gov).

Recent news

  • 2026-09-16: The National Republican Congressional Committee published an attack post, "Emilia Sykes' agenda: Impeachment, Obstruction, Socialism, Repeat," criticizing her record — a Republican party-committee characterization, not independent reporting (NRCC).
  • 2026-07: Warned that Trump administration cuts are weakening FEMA (sykes.house.gov).
  • 2026-04-07: Condemned Trump's Iran rhetoric (sykes.house.gov).

What we couldn't find

  • No explicit on-record 2026 statements on taxes, guns, abortion, or immigration.
  • Detail on top donors/PACs beyond the FEC topline totals.
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