There's more blue and gold headed to Washington D.C.!
Emilia Sykes, who earned a bachelor's degree in Psychology, won the race for Ohio's 13th congressional district, which includes the Kent and Trumbull campuses and the Twinsburg Academic Center. On Nov. 8, 2022, Sykes, a longtime Akron Democrat defeated Madison Gesiotto Gilbert, a Republican newcomer originally from Stark County.
Born and raised in Akron, Sykes was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives to represent her hometown (OH-34) in November 2014. Sykes served in Democratic leadership for four years, holding the positions of Assistant Whip, Minority Whip and Minority Leader.
Sykes joins , who earned an associate's degree from ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ at Stark and was first elected to Congress in 2001.