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U.S. Representative, Ohio 13th district · Democrat
Emilia Strong Sykes
100 statements indexed, set against 676 recorded votes.
676 recorded votes
- Voted for29643.8%
- Voted against35752.8%
- Did not vote182.7%
Turned up for 96.6% of the votes they could have cast, below the middle of the House, which is 97.5%.
Sykes voted 97 times out of every 100 they could. That is less than the middle of the House, which is 98.
They vote the same way as Pablo José Hernández more than anyone else. The two agreed 99 times out of 100.
Across the aisle they line up most with James C. Moylan. They agreed 68 times out of 100.
The Record prints their remarks under 7 headings more than once. The list below names them.
- First took office
- January 3, 2023
- Terms served
- 2 terms in the House
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
- Born
- January 4, 1986
Sources: Clerk of the House and congress-legislators.
What They Spoke On
Nothing in Sykes's indexed remarks passes three. A resolution of congressional disapproval leads, then pairs on Black maternal health, the cost of living, energy and water infrastructure, gun violence and the Social Security Administration. A weekly recognition of people in her Akron district recurs alongside them.
The business the Congressional Record printed their remarks under, counted, with the chamber's own procedure left out. It is what was before the chamber, which is not always what the member was addressing.
- Providing for Congressional Disapproval of the Rule…3
- Celebrating Black Maternal Health2
- Champion of the Week: Akron Mental Health Court2
- Higher Costs of Everyday Life2
- Massive Cuts to Energy and Water Infrastructure2
- Observing Gun Violence Awareness Month2
- Social Security Administration Is There to Help, Not…2
What Was Said, and What Was Done
100 statements quoted from the Congressional Record and set against Emilia Strong Sykes’s votes. The most recent are below, one from each item of business, each linking to what it is set against.
- 2026-08-10HONORING ABBY LaPOLE“Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Abby LaPole of Massillon as Ohio's 13th Congressional District's Champion of the Week for July 27th after being awarded Stark County Girls Athlete of the Year.”
- 2026-08-10HONORING THE REEVES FAMILY AND REEVES CAKE SHOP“Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the Reeves family and Reeves Cake Shop as Ohio's 13th Congressional District's Champion of the Week on August 7. This recognition honors their remarkable 50-year legacy of serving the Akron community and preserving a family baking tradition that spans more than a century.”
- 2026-07-27RECOGNIZING THE DRAGON DREAM TEAM NAMED AS OHIO'S 13TH CHAMPION OF THE WEEK“Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the Dragon Dream Team as the Ohio 13th Congressional District's Champion of the Week. The Dragon Dream Team is Ohio's first group of breast cancer survivors participating in the team sport of dragon boating.”
- 2026-07-16RECOGNIZING MARCUS CHRISTOPHER AS OHIO'S 13TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT CHAMPION OF THE WEEK“Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize Marcus Christopher as Ohio's 13th Congressional District's Champion of the Week after capturing the gold medal in BMX Park at the X Games in Chiba, Japan.”
What Their Votes Add Up To
Measures that reached a final vote, grouped by subject. A yes here means pass the thing, which is why the count leaves out motions to recommit, to table and to proceed: on those a no can be support. Which subject a measure belongs to is this site's reading, and every measure in every subject is listed. A subject below links to its own measures.
- Voted for
- Voted against
Voting With Their Party
On the 471 votes this Congress where a majority of Democrats took one side and a majority of Republicans took the other, Emilia Strong Sykes voted on 458 and was with the Democrat majority on 438 of them.
458 party line votes cast
- With their party43895.6%
- Against their party204.4%
Votes Against Their Own Party
- 15-Jul-2026H R 8595Voted No · On Agreeing to the Amendment
- 13-May-2026H R 1346Voted Yea · On Passage
- 9-Jan-2026H R 5184Voted Yea · On Passage
- 11-Dec-2025H R 3638Voted Yea · On Passage
- 3-Dec-2025H R 4305Voted Yea · On Passage
- 21-Nov-2025H CON RES 58Voted Yea · On Agreeing to the Resolution
- 20-Nov-2025H R 3109Voted Yea · On Passage
- 10-Sep-2025H R 3838Voted Aye · On Passage
- 21-Jul-2025H R 3095Voted Yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
- 17-Jul-2025S 1582Voted Yea · On Passage
- 10-Jun-2025H R 2096Voted Yea · On Passage
- 9-Jun-2025H RES 488Voted Yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree
- 11-Mar-2025H J RES 25Voted Yea · On Passage
- 11-Mar-2025H R 1156Voted Yea · On Passage
- 13-Feb-2025H R 35Voted Yea · On Passage
- 6-Feb-2025H R 27Voted Yea · On Passage
- 22-Jan-2025S 5Voted Yea · On Passage
- 16-Jan-2025H R 30Voted Yea · On Passage
- 9-Jan-2025H R 23Voted Yea · On Passage
- 7-Jan-2025H R 29Voted Yea · On Passage
Who They Vote With
In Their Own Party
Of the votes both took part in.
- Pablo José HernándezDemocrat · PR · agreed on 98.8% of 80 shared votes
- Timothy M. KennedyDemocrat · NY · agreed on 97.7% of 651 shared votes
- Dina TitusDemocrat · NV · agreed on 97.6% of 592 shared votes
- April McClain DelaneyDemocrat · MD · agreed on 97.5% of 636 shared votes
- Eleanor Holmes NortonDemocrat · DC · agreed on 97.4% of 78 shared votes
Voting Across the Aisle
- James C. MoylanRepublican · GU · agreed on 67.6% of 74 shared votes
- Kimberlyn King-HindsRepublican · MP · agreed on 62.1% of 66 shared votes
- Brian K. FitzpatrickRepublican · PA · agreed on 48.4% of 647 shared votes
- Michael LawlerRepublican · NY · agreed on 40.6% of 641 shared votes
- James GallagherRepublican · CA · agreed on 39.3% of 89 shared votes
Where the Words Are
The Congressional Record marks Emilia Strong Sykes as speaking in 100 items of business across 75 sitting days of this Congress.
Many of those appearances are procedural: yielding time, a request to revise and extend, a call for the yeas and nays. The count comes from the Record's own speaker tagging, which is not complete, so a member may have spoken more often than it shows.
- August 10, 2026HONORING ABBY LaPOLE; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 131
- August 10, 2026HONORING THE REEVES FAMILY AND REEVES CAKE SHOP; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 131
- July 27, 2026RECOGNIZING THE DRAGON DREAM TEAM NAMED AS OHIO'S 13TH CHAMPION OF THE WEEK; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No
- July 16, 2026RECOGNIZING MARCUS CHRISTOPHER AS OHIO'S 13TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT CHAMPION OF THE WEEK; Congressional Recor
- July 14, 2026RECOGNIZING THE BOYS HIGH SCHOOL TRACK CHAMPIONS AS OHIO'S 13TH DISTRICT CHAMPION OF THE WEEK; Congressional R
- July 14, 2026RECOGNIZING THE GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL TRACK CHAMPIONS AS OHIO'S 13TH DISTRICT CHAMPION OF THE WEEK; Congressional
- July 14, 2026RECOGNIZING HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF SUMMIT COUNTY AS OHIO'S 13TH DISTRICT CHAMPION OF THE WEEK; Congressional
- July 14, 2026RECOGNIZING PATIENCE KENIMOND AS OHIO'S 13TH DISTRICT CHAMPION OF THE WEEK; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No.
The eight most recent, each linking to that day's Record at govinfo.
Every Recorded Vote
All 676 recorded votes of the 119th Congress in which the Clerk of the House lists Emilia Strong Sykes. The most recent 4 below, each linking to the official record of that vote.
- 16-Sep-2026S 2403Voted for (Yea) · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
- 16-Sep-2026H R 9497Voted for (Yea) · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
- 16-Sep-2026H R 9340Voted for (Yea) · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
- 16-Sep-2026H J RES 213Voted against (Nay) · On Passage
Elsewhere in the Record
- Everyone who represents Ohio Both chambers, with a link to each member's page.
- Find your representatives Every member of the 119th Congress, by state.
The other Ohio representatives in this Congress: Troy Balderson and David P. Joyce.
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