ICYMI: Socialist Squad Sykes Sold Out to the CCP

ICYMI: Socialist Squad Sykes Sold Out to the CCP

A new report is highlighting that Emilia Sykes has accepted thousands of dollars from a progressive billionaire "with deep connections to Chinese markets" while voting to support dangerous pro-Chinese Communist Party policies.

This is a concerning pattern. Just take a look at her pro-China record:

• Voted against the Deterrent Act, which would lower the threshold for reporting requirements of foreign gifts to American colleges and prevent American colleges from entering contracts with adversarial foreign entities like Russia and China.
• Voted against appropriations bills that included provisions to counter China's influence twice. (H.R. 4665, Roll Call Vote #500 and H.R. 2670, Roll Call Vote #328)
• Voted against a bill to set up a Department of Justice initiative to counter CCP threats.
• Voted against a motion that would impose tax penalties on certain foreign-tied political donors.
• Voted against visa sanctions on members of the CCP.
• Voted against a bill prohibiting tax credits for electric vehicles made in China, Russia, Iran and North Korea.
• Voted against restricting the Department of Homeland Security's funding to educational institutions aligned with the CCP, allowing the CCP to push propaganda in American classrooms, steal intellectual property, and conduct espionage.

"Socialist Squad member Emilia Sykes is selling out to the Chinese Communist Party, pocketing cash from a billionaire investor tied to China and voting to gut America's national security. Ohio deserves better than a CCP sympathizer who emboldens America's greatest adversary." - NRCC spokesman Zach Bannon

Read more from Ohio.News here or see excerpts below:

Critics call Sykes' voting record on China into question after donations
Ohio.News
Gary Fox
September 10, 2025

Critics are questioning Democratic U.S. Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes' voting record on China, particularly after pointing out $13,500 in donations she received from an investment manager with deep connections to Chinese markets.

Federal Election Commission records confirm Sykes received several contributions from S. Donald Sussman.

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Sussman is the founder and chief investment officer of Paloma Funds and co-founder of New China Capital Management, which acts as an adviser to the Cathay Funds, private equity vehicles making growth capital investments in China's "private sector."

Doing business with China is very common among diversified investors, and does not by itself indicate any political intent.

The National Republican Congressional Committee is pointing to Sykes' voting record, saying it clearly shows her opposition to measures aimed at curbing Chinese influence.

"Socialist Squad member Emilia Sykes is selling out to the Chinese Communist Party, pocketing cash from a billionaire investor tied to China and voting to gut America's national security," Zach Bannon said in a statement to Ohio.News. "Ohio deserves better than a CCP sympathizer who emboldens America's greatest adversary."

Examples the NRCC highlighted include Sykes' votes against visa sanctions for CCP members, a Department of Justice indicative targeting of Chinese Communist Party threats, and restrictions on Department of Homeland Security funding to educational institutions aligned with the CCP. The NRCC said she also opposed a motion to impose tax penalties on some foreign-tied political donors and a measure banning tax credits for electric vehicles made in China, Russia, Iran and North Korea.

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