Is Emilia Strong Sykes pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Emilia Strong Sykes stand on Israel?

Emilia Strong Sykes (Democrat, Ohio) is tied for the 325th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +9: 4 cosponsorships and 10 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 2 cosponsorships and 5 votes on the pro-Palestine side.

Net score breakdown

Weights: sponsoring a scored bill 3 points, authoring a scored amendment 3 points, cosponsoring a scored bill 2 points, an aligned floor vote 1 point.

• Pro-Israel activity (additions): 4 cosponsored bills × 2 = 8 points; 10 aligned floor votes × 1 = 10 points. Subtotal: 18 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 2 cosponsored bills × 2 = 4 points; 5 aligned floor votes × 1 = 5 points. Subtotal: 9 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +9 pro-Israel (18 pro-Israel points minus 9 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $3,866,658. Total spent: $2,886,813. Cash on hand: $1,102,523.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Sykes: $358,132 (2022–2026, 2 PACs, 27 donors, 115 bundled, including $9,417 just filed with the FEC).

Pro-Israel money spent AGAINST Sykes: $0. No tracked pro-Israel money spent against this member.

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $34,020 (9%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $180,831 (37%, 27 named individuals), of which $46,831 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $190,112 (53%, 115 conduit donors, including $9,417 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $358,132: PAC money $34,020, plus named individual donors $180,831, minus $46,831 routed through conduits by 16 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $190,112, equals $358,132 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Sykes.

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $209,720, tracked in its own tier and not included in the hardline total.

Full committee and donor lists: Israel/Palestine campaign finance.

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.