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  1. Emilia Strong Sykes

    U.S. House · Ohio – District 13

    Up in 2026 and 2028

    $213,826

    in backing from AIPAC, UDP & allied PACs

    $190K via AIPAC PAC ($170K in earmarked donations from AIPAC’s donors that it passed on, $20K from the PAC itself) + $24K from other PACs

    • Voting score 56% (18 votes, average of 3 areas)
    • +$102K donor network
    • 1 AIPAC-funded trip to Israel
    • Second score (immigration & Wall Street) 56%
    • Other pro-Israel PACs: DMFI PAC $9,020 · JACPAC $5,000 · Citizens Organized PAC $5,000 · To Protect Our Heritage PAC $5,000
    56%Voting score on Israel, war powers & civil liberties: the three areas averaged equally; 100% = the scored vote every time
    56%Second score: immigration & Wall Street
    $102Kgiven directly by 45 people who also gave to AIPAC PAC or UDP
    1AIPAC-funded trip to Israel
    13%of campaign money from small donors

    How the 56% is calculated: the equal-weight average of Israel & Gaza 29% (7 votes), Speech & civil liberties 38% (8 votes), War powers 100% (3 votes). Higher means more often casting the scored vote: against military aid to Israel without new conditions and against ICC sanctions, for blocking arms sales, for requiring Congress to authorize war, and for civil liberties. Each area (Israel & Gaza, war powers, speech & civil liberties) counts equally, so the score is an average of areas, not the share of all listed votes.

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    Where the money comes from

    Who backs the campaign: PAC money by source
    1. Labor unions$611,100
    2. AIPAC and other pro-Israel PACs$212,806
    3. Banks, finance and insurance$193,500
    4. Health insurers$30,000
    5. Weapons makers' PACs$14,500
    6. Drug makers$10,500
    7. Oil and gas$1,000

    PAC contributions to the campaign, including donations AIPAC passed on as earmarks, since 2016. Not shown: $1,020 in outside spending by DMFI PAC backing them, not money given to the campaign.

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    AIPAC PAC
    $189,806 ($169,806 earmarked, $20,000 direct, as AIPAC PAC's reports label each contribution)
    Other pro-Israel PACs
    DMFI PAC $9,020 · JACPAC $5,000 · Citizens Organized PAC $5,000 · To Protect Our Heritage PAC $5,000
    Weapons makers' PACs (separate)
    $14,500: Boeing $10,500 · General Dynamics $4,000
    Labor unions (PACs, separate)
    $611,100 from 50 PACs: Communications Workers (CWA) $30,000 · AFSCME $25,000 · American Federation of Teachers $25,000 · Fire Fighters (IAFF) $25,000 · National Education Association $25,000 · and 45 more
    Banks, finance and insurance (PACs, separate)
    $193,500 from 28 PACs: Huntington Bancshares $20,000 · New York Life $20,000 · Synchrony $20,000 · UBS $16,000 · American Bankers Association $12,500 · and 23 more
    Health insurers (PACs, separate)
    $30,000 from 7 PACs: Elevance Health $16,000 · Molina Healthcare $5,000 · Centene $3,000 · Cigna $2,000 · Humana $2,000 · and 2 more
    Drug makers (PACs, separate)
    $10,500 from 6 PACs: AbbVie $2,500 · Amgen $2,500 · Eli Lilly $2,500 · Pfizer $1,500 · Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) $1,000 · and 1 more
    Oil and gas (PACs, separate)
    $1,000 from 1 PAC: Williams Companies $1,000
    AIPAC donor network (separate)
    $102,263 given directly by 45 people who also gave to AIPAC PAC or UDP (2021–2026). Matched by name and ZIP code, so a few matches may be different people with the same name (we estimate 1–3% of matched donors; see the methodology).
    Campaign funding, 2023–26
    $8,469,731 raised · 13% small donors (under $200) · 49% large donors · 29% PACs and party
    Co-sponsors, bills AIPAC backed
    U.S.-Israel Defense Partnership Act
    Positions
    Does not co-sponsor Medicare for All · Co-sponsors a ban on members trading stocks (H.R. 396)
    AIPAC-funded trips (AIEF)
    2023-08 (Israel)

    Pro-Israel PAC money by election cycle

    • 2016: none
    • 2018: none
    • 2020: none
    • 2022: $2,000
    • 2024: $112K
    • 2026: $99.9K

    Voting record

    2026 race

    Unopposed in the Democratic primary (OH-13), May 5, 2026

    Certified results: publicfiles.ohiosos.gov · data.ohiosos.gov

    November 3, 2026 (OH-13): faces Carey Coleman (Republican), Sandeep Dixit (Independent). Average of 7 forecasters: Solid D (range Solid D to Likely D; read Oct 20, 2026). Sources: publicfiles.ohiosos.gov · publicfiles.ohiosos.gov (2)

    2028 challengers

    Sources

    Changes to this entry (2)
    • 2026-10-09: AIPAC PAC + UDP changed from $194,806 to $189,806
    • 2026-10-02: Voting score changed from 54% to 56%

    Changes come from new FEC filings and votes, or from method changes explained in the change log.

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77th of 264 Democrats in Congress: more than 187 others.

  1. Earmarked donations via AIPAC PAC$169,806
  2. Given by AIPAC PAC itself$20,000
  3. DMFI PAC$9,020
  4. JACPAC$5,000
  5. Citizens Organized PAC$5,000
  6. 1 other pro-Israel PACs$5,000

Counted: AIPAC PAC, United Democracy Project, NORPAC, DMFI PAC, Pro-Israel America PAC and its Action Fund, JACPAC, U.S. Israel PAC and 11 regional pro-Israel PACs (full list with FEC IDs). FEC data through Aug 31, 2026.