Campaign money · 2025–2026 cycle
Who's Funding Emilia Sykes?
Emilia Sykes’s campaign for Ohio’s 13th Congressional District has reported raising $3,990,519 through October 14, 2026. That includes $1,958,987 (49%) in itemized individual contributions, $546,469 (14%) in unitemized gifts of $200 or less and $1,268,199 from PACs, party and other committees. Itemized contributions name each contributor; the rankings below are built from them.
At a glance
Total raised$3,990,519January 1, 2025 – October 14, 2026
| Source | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals giving over $200 | $1,958,987 | 49% |
| PACs and other committees | $1,261,004 | 32% |
| Individuals giving $200 or less | $546,469 | 14% |
| Party committees | $7,194 | 0.2% |
| Other receipts | $216,865 | 5.4% |
The leader in each category
Itemized contributions, 2025–2026 cycle
- Top individualMichael Hackman$8,500 · 0.4% of $1,960,591
- Top committeeJEFFRIES BATTLEGROUND PROTECTION FUND$62,977 · 14% of $448,827
- Top employerJane Street$10,500 · 0.5% of $1,956,851
- Top occupationNot employed$642,132 · 33% of $1,956,851
- Top industryFinance, Insurance & Real Estate$140,534 · 9.0% of $1,554,751
- Top stateOhio$758,825 · 39% of $1,959,591
Top individual contributors
The largest individual contributor to Sykes’s campaign is Michael Hackman, who gave $8,500 across 3 contributions. Brenda Baker gave $7,000.
Sykes’s top individual contributors
- Michael Hackman$8,5003 contributions
- Brenda Baker$7,0002 contributions
- Elizabeth Z. Bartz$7,0003 contributions
- Anita Bekenstein$7,0002 contributions
- Josh Bekenstein$7,0002 contributions
- Ross Boucher$7,0002 contributions
- Jason Carroll$7,0002 contributions
- Stephen W. Chamberlin$7,0002 contributions
- Susan Chamberlin$7,0002 contributions
- Merle Chambers$7,0003 contributions
Top committee contributors
PACs, party committees and other committees gave $448,827 in itemized contributions. The largest is JEFFRIES BATTLEGROUND PROTECTION FUND, at $62,977 across 5 contributions. DEMOCRACY SUMMER 2026 follows with $41,250. A joint fundraising committee passes along money it raised from many individuals, so its total here is not one contributor’s money.
Sykes’s top committee contributors
- JEFFRIES BATTLEGROUND PROTECTION FUND$63K5 contributions
- DEMOCRACY SUMMER 2026$41.3K5 contributions
- CLARK FRONTLINE VICTORY FUND$22.1K2 contributions
- FRONTLINE PROTECTION FUND$19.3K2 contributions
- CROCKETT SYKES VICTORY FUND$12.3K1 contribution
- WOMEN ARE THE MAJORITY MAKERS$11.8K1 contribution
- DEM SUMMER 26$8,5002 contributions
- UTILITY WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA COPE$8,0002 contributions
- COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS PAC$7,5002 contributions
- REPRESENTATION MATTERS: STAND UP FOR DEMOCRACY$5,9301 contribution
Top employers
The leading named employer is Jane Street: contributors who work there gave $10,500 across 3 contributions. Individual is next at $9,282. Contributors who reported being unemployed, retired or self-employed gave $1,115,106 (57% of itemized individual dollars). Employers are as each contributor reported them; a company named here did not give itself.
Sykes’s top employers
- Unemployed$934K3,667 contributions
- Self-employed$181.1K353 contributions
- Jane Street$10.5K3 contributions
- Individual$9,28217 contributions
- MAIN STREET GOURMET$8,5003 contributions
- BGR Group$8,25010 contributions
- Capital Group$7,5003 contributions
- G STEPHENS INC$7,5006 contributions
- KKR$7,5003 contributions
- Palo Alto Unified School District$7,5003 contributions
Top occupations
Among named occupations, contributors listing “Attorney” gave the most: $114,122 across 162 contributions. “Chief Executive Officer” follows at $91,326. Contributors reporting no occupation, or being retired, gave $939,804 (48% of itemized individual dollars).
Sykes’s top occupations
- Not employed$642.1K3,077 contributions
- Retired$297.7K590 contributions
- Attorney$114.1K162 contributions
- Chief Executive Officer$91.3K51 contributions
- Vice President$62.8K58 contributions
- President$45.1K40 contributions
- Physician$41.7K70 contributions
- Writer$40.4K57 contributions
- Director$31.2K20 contributions
- Owner$31K28 contributions
Top industries
Classified by contributors’ employers, the largest industry is Finance, Insurance & Real Estate, at $140,534 (7.2% of itemized individual dollars). Nonprofit, Labor & Civil Society follows with $97,978. Contributors with no employer to classify, or self-employed, gave $1,115,106 (57% of itemized individual dollars).
Sykes’s top industries
- Unemployed$934K3,667 contributions
- Self-Employed & Freelance$181.1K353 contributions
- Finance, Insurance & Real Estate$140.5K64 contributions
- Nonprofit, Labor & Civil Society$98K33 contributions
- Legal & Professional Services$59.2K77 contributions
- Education & Academia$29.9K33 contributions
- Technology & Communications$24.3K18 contributions
- Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals$20.5K39 contributions
- Government$18.4K40 contributions
- Government Relations and Lobbying Services$13.8K27 contributions
Top states
Ohio contributors gave the most, $758,825 (39% of itemized individual dollars). That is the state Sykes is running in; 61% of itemized individual dollars came from outside it.
Sykes’s top states
- Ohio$758.8K3,450 contributions
- California$446.6K558 contributions
- New York$187K173 contributions
- Massachusetts$135K133 contributions
- Illinois$76.9K110 contributions
- District of Columbia$45.6K131 contributions
- Maryland$40.4K72 contributions
- Washington$30.8K89 contributions
- Texas$29.2K21 contributions
- Colorado$29K18 contributions
About the data
Totals raised come from the FEC's summary of every committee authorized by Emilia Sykes. The rankings cover the itemized contributions reported by the principal campaign committee (EMILIA SYKES FOR CONGRESS), net of refunds and excluding memo entries. A contribution made through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed is reported under the person who gave it.
Industries are assigned from each contributor's reported employer. Figures change as the campaign files new and amended reports.
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