Emilia Sykes (born January 4, 1986) is the Representative for the 34th district of the Ohio House of Representatives. Sykes is the daughter of former state Representatives Vernon Sykes and Barbara Sykes, who collaboratively held the same seat from 1982 to 2014, meaning that the seat has been represented by a member of the Sykes family for over thirty years. Sykes is a graduate of Kent State University and received both a JD and a Master of Public Health from the University of Florida