ICYMI: Socialist Squad Member Sykes Pushes Far-Left Agenda
A new Daily Signal report is highlighting that Emilia Sykes is racing to the far-left to appease her Socialist Squad while leaving Ohioans behind.
To answer the question above. Yes.
In the past seven months, Emilia Sykes launched a joint fundraising committee with radical lunatic Jasmine Crockett, brought Jasmine Crockett to Akron, raked in cash from out of state liberals, voted to uphold the Biden-era EV mandate, voted to allow the CCP to push propaganda in American classrooms, voted TWICE to allow illegal immigrants to decide U.S. elections, and refused to condemn Zohran Mamdani’s radical policies.
“Radical Emilia Sykes continues to push a far-left agenda as she is more focused on joining the socialist squad with Jasmine Crockett than delivering results for Ohioans. While Sykes’ extreme positions may have earned her a spot on the Squad, they’ll also cost her seat next year.” – NRCC spokesman Zach Bannon
Read more from The Daily Signal here or see excerpts below:
Is This Ohio DCCC Front-Line Member’s Reelection at Risk?
The Daily Signal
Rebecca Downs
July 21, 2025
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Sykes has been running to the left, which includes teaming with Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas. According to the Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index, Crockett’s district, Texas 30, has a D+25 advantage. Ohio 13 is even.
In April, Sykes and Crockett made headlines for their joint fundraising committee. According to The Washington Free Beacon, that “arrangement will allow Democrats to piggyback off each other’s shared fundraising efforts, potentially collecting larger checks as a result.”
Sykes also attended the 65th anniversary celebration of the Akron Alumni Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta alongside Crockett and Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, as Signal Akron covered in May.
Crockett has made headlines as a more liberal and outspoken House member, and for the Federal Election Commission opening an investigation in April into donations made to her 2024 campaign through ActBlue. Crockett’s campaign and office did not respond to The Daily Signal at the time, and her office did not respond to a request for comment about her association with Sykes.
While many vulnerable House Democrats have voted with Republicans, the same cannot be said for Sykes, who has voted with more liberal members on key bills.
Although Sykes was one of 48 Democrats to vote in favor of the Laken Riley Act in January, she has voted for allowing illegal immigrants to vote in U.S. elections. She also voted for upholding an electric vehicle mandate from the Biden administration and against restricting funds for educational institutions aligned with the Chinese Communist Party.
Sykes’ hobnobbing with Crockett is not the only time she’s been relying on those from outside of Ohio. FEC data for this year as of June 30 shows contributions coming from other states, including blue California, New York, and Maryland.
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The National Republican Congressional Committee spoke out against Sykes and her connections in a statement for The Daily Signal. “Radical Emilia Sykes continues to push a far-left agenda as she is more focused on joining the socialist squad with Jasmine Crockett than delivering results for Ohioans. While Sykes’ extreme positions may have earned her a spot on the Squad, they’ll also cost her seat next year,” said spokesman Zach Bannon.
Neither the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee nor Sykes’ office responded to requests for comment.
Coughlin is looking to challenge Sykes again for a rematch. In a statement for The Daily Signal, Coughlin pointed to the congresswoman’s liberal record. “If Emilia Sykes is what Democrats are calling a moderate these days, then I’d hate to see who they’re calling extreme,” he said. “She’s been all-in on the far-left’s agenda from day one, voting to raise taxes, give handouts to illegal immigrants, and siding with criminals over the police who keep us safe. She’s not fooling anyone here in Ohio.”
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