Emilia Strong Sykes

A Representative from Ohio. Born in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, January 4, 1986. Graduated from Firestone High School, Akron, Ohio, 2003. B. A. , Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, 2007. J. D. , University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla. , 2011. M. P. H, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla. , 2011. Administrative staff advisor, Summit County, Ohio, fiscal office. Law clerk, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Member of the Ohio state house of representatives, 2015-2023. Minority leader, 2019-2021. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Eighteenth and to the succeeding Congress (January 2023-present).