Representative Emilia Sykes believes that there is nothing more important than her obligation to ensure the safety and security of those she represents. Prior to her time in Congress, she served in multiple leadership positions in the Ohio House of Representatives, spanning from assistant whip to minority whip to minority leader. In this capacity, Representative Sykes pushed for a package of key gun safety reforms that included universal background checks and extreme risk protection orders. Her work on domestic violence—which largely focused on granting protections to victims of dating violence—also earned bipartisan praise. 

In Congress, Representative Sykes has continued to reach across the aisle to put the safety of her constituents ahead of all else. Since coming to Washington DC, she’s been proud to cosponsor numerous pieces of gun safety legislation — from measures to expand background checks, keep deadly weapons out of the hands of those who pose a risk to themselves or others, and tighten federal regulations around the safe storage of firearms to keep guns out of the hands of innocent children who don’t know their power.

Next fall, Representative Sykes will fight to keep her seat in one of the country’s most competitive races, and creating a gun safety majority in the House will depend on her reelection. It’s imperative that voters mobilize like never before to flip control of the chamber and send committed champions like Representative Emilia Sykes back to Congress. We know she’ll never give up until every Ohioan can live free from the burden of gun violence and that she has what it takes to break through the gridlock and achieve real progress in the fight to save lives.

We are proud to endorse Emilia Sykes for the US House of Representatives.