Emilia Strong Sykes

Emilia Strong Sykes is a Representative from Ohio, born in Akron in 1986. She graduated from Firestone High School in 2003 and earned degrees from Kent State University and the University of Florida, including a law degree and a Master of Public Health. Before her congressional service, she worked in county administration and as a law clerk, and served in the Ohio state house of representatives from 2015 to 2023.