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Senator Sykes is currently serving his second term in the Ohio Senate, where he represents the city of Akron and multiple neighboring cities.
A longtime advocate of redistricting reform, Senator Sykes was instrumental in passing legislation to reform the way Ohio's congressional and state legislative districts are drawn.
Senator Sykes is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Kent State University.
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Today, state Senator Vernon Sykes (D-Akron) commended the Ohio Senate's passage of the state's capital budget (House Bill 2), which includes $20.7 million for 33 projects within Ohio's 28th Senate District, which includes parts of Summit and Geauga Counties, and all of Portage County.
This week, the Ohio Senate passed Senate Bill 176, bipartisan legislation from state Senators Vernon Sykes (D-Akron) and Mark Romanchuk (R-Ontario), which allows judges to issue child support orders for adult children with disabilities.
Yesterday, state Senator Vernon Sykes (D-Akron) disagreed with Ohio Senate Republicans again for including unrelated and controversial language in a bill to fix the Biden ballot situation.
Today, state Senator Vernon Sykes (D-Akron) commends the Ohio Senate for its unanimous passage of Senate Bill 141, which designates a section of I-77 in Akron between I-76 and Lovers Lane as the American Gold Star Mothers, Inc. Memorial Highway.
Today, state Senator Vernon Sykes (D-Akron) remarked on the legacy of the United States Supreme Court's landmark ruling in Brown v. Board of Education (1954) on the 70th anniversary of the decision.
Today, state Senator Vernon Sykes (D-Akron) issued the following statement in response to Governor Mike DeWine's State of the State address.
Today, state Senator Vernon Sykes (D-Akron) remembered former member of the Ohio Senate Democratic Caucus C.J. Prentiss, who passed away on April 2.
State Senators Vernon Sykes (D-Akron) and Michele Reynolds (R-Canal Winchester) and state Representatives Elgin Rogers (D-Toledo), and Josh Williams (R-Sylvania) recently introduced Senate Bill 210, and respective companion legislation House Bill 368, to designate Ohio Black Media Week.
This week, state Senator Vernon Sykes (D-Akron) joined President John Langell of the Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) to be recognized as a key supporter of the new Bitonte College of Dentistry.
This week, as a member of the Ohio Controlling Board, state Senator Vernon Sykes (D-Akron) approved an additional $4 million for the Women's Business Enterprise Loan Program and an additional $2.5 million for the Ohio Micro-Loan Program for certified minority- and women-owned business at the Ohio Department of Development.