Emilia Sykes

Rep. Emilia Sykes' voter registration was called into question by a challenge in October, right before Sykes' bid for a second term in Congress.

Emilia Sykes defeated Coughlin with just over 51% of the vote, according to unofficial results from the Ohio Secretary of State's office.

The Summit County Board of Elections remained deadlocked on party lines in a hearing.

Black women are often seen as the backbone of the Democratic Party. When Black women run for office, however, they often encounter a number of hurdles and barriers. We’ll look at a new training program being created to help Black women candidates.

The former leader of Ohio House Democrats is running for Congress.

Democrats in the Ohio House will meet soon to select a new head of their caucus, with minority leader Emilia Sykes' announcement she is stepping down at the end of the year after three years in that position.

The governor signed off on a Republican-drawn Congressional map that creates 12 out 15 districts expected to result in wins for GOP candidates.

Republican state lawmakers will unveil their proposal for new state House and Senate district maps at tomorrow's meeting.

Advocates for fair districts said redistricting leaders should remain focused on the goal.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday convenes the state redistricting commission, a seven- member board, charged with drafting new maps for state lawmakers’ districts. They’ve got a lot on their plate and not a lot of time to handle it all.