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Emilia Sykes

DemocratRepresentative · OH-13Official site ↗JSONReport an error
3 press releases on AI$15K from AI-industry employees and PACsAI super PACs: $332K for, $0 against

Data as of: votes Oct 21, 2026 · statements Oct 19, 2026 · contributions Oct 19, 2026 · super PAC spending Oct 23, 2026. What changed

Said and voted

What they said

toward oversightSep 22, 2026

Sykes cosponsors a bill to rein in tax giveaways for AI data centers, favoring reduced subsidies and more accountability.

“WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) cosponsored the Reverse Big Ugly Tax Breaks for Data Centers Act, which would rein in tax giveaways for data center development. Last year,…”

toward oversightAug 13, 2026

Celebrates a $2.35 million NSF grant to Stark State College to train workers for automation, AI, and microelectronics jobs, backing federal investment in AI workforce development.

“CANTON, OHIO — Today, U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) announced the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Stark State College of Technology $2,350,372 in federal funding through the A…”

neutralJul 6, 2026

Sykes touts federal NSF funding for AI computing research and workforce development at the University of Akron without taking a regulatory position.

“AKRON, OH — Today, U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) announced that the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the University of Akron $199,413 for research on engineering and workf…”

Summaries and stance tags are written by a model; the release is the record.

How they voted

YEASep 16, 2026
Ratepayer Protection Act

passage under suspension · H.R. 9340 · Passed 417-3

YEAJul 22, 2026
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

motion to recommit · H.R. 8800 · Failed 213-216

NAYJul 22, 2026
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

passage · H.R. 8800 · Passed 216-212

NOT VOTINGJun 29, 2026
KIDS Act

passage under suspension · H.R. 7757 · Passed 267-117

YEAJan 20, 2026
AI for Main Street Act

passage under suspension · H.R. 5764 · Passed 395-14

YEADec 10, 2025
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

procedural · S. 1071 · Failed 209-216

YEADec 10, 2025
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

passage · S. 1071 · Passed 312-112

AI super PAC spending in this race

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC, 2026 cycle. This money never touches the campaign; it is spent for or against the candidate directly.

Supporting · Think Big (Leading the Future)$332K

Contributions from AI-industry employees and PACs

Itemized receipts to this member's campaign committee where the contributor's employer or the contributing PAC is on the alias list. An employee's personal gift is not the company's.

$11K

From employees and investors, personally

$4K

From company PACs

By employer

Company PACs in teal; employees' personal gifts in black. Spellings are unified through the alias list.

Largest gifts

DateContributorEmployer, as filedAmountFiling
Mar 26, 2026Kevin ScottMICROSOFT$4K↗
Dec 18, 2025Linus UpsonGOOGLE$4K↗
Jun 25, 2025AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)PAC$2K↗
Mar 26, 2026Kevin ScottMICROSOFT$2K↗
Jun 12, 2026GOOGLE LLC NETPACPAC$1K↗
Apr 16, 2026GOOGLE LLC NETPACPAC$1K↗
May 31, 2026Al PettersonNVIDIA$500↗
Mar 31, 2026Edward AnGOOGLE$500↗
Apr 21, 2025David ZapolskyAMAZON$500↗
Jun 24, 2026Brin ManningAMAZON$250↗
Jun 9, 2025Kaitlin SullivanFACEBOOK$250↗

Source: OpenFEC Schedule A, itemized receipts only, 2026 cycle, read Oct 19, 2026. The FEC itemizes a contributor once their gifts to a committee pass $200 in aggregate.