Carey Coleman
Republican
Former WNIR radio talk show host and former television meteorologist
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U.S. House · Nov 3, 2026
U.S. House race in Ohio’s 13th district
Incumbent: Emilia Sykes, running for re-election.
Democratic Rep. Emilia Sykes is seeking a third term in a district Ohio redrew in 2025; Ohio rotates the order of candidates' names on its ballots, so they are listed alphabetically, as in the Stark County Board of Elections' federal write-in ballot notice.
The 3 candidates
Sandeep Dixit
Nonparty candidateEngineer who co-founded a software development and consulting firm in the Cleveland area
Emilia Sykes
DemocraticIncumbentU.S. Representative for Ohio's 13th district since 2023; former member of the Ohio House
Where they stand
What each candidate says they support or would do, on the issues they campaign on. Summaries use the same neutral words for everyone and link to the candidate’s own words.
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Jobs & labor
RepublicanCarey Coleman
Supports workforce training tied to local employers' needs, expanded apprenticeships, reshoring critical manufacturing and supply chains, trade policies he says protect American workers, pro-growth tax policies and regulatory reform for small businesses.
Nonparty candidateSandeep Dixit
Supports raising the minimum wage so full-time work makes living affordable; opposes bailouts for companies that cut Ohio jobs and move on.
DemocraticEmilia Sykes
Cosponsors the PRO Act on workers' right to organize and the National Apprenticeship Act; supports the Raise the Wage Act to increase the federal minimum wage to keep up with inflation.
Crime & justice
RepublicanCarey Coleman
Supports more resources for local police, stronger penalties for violent and repeat offenders, federal help for local departments to recruit and retain officers, cracking down on fentanyl trafficking, securing the border to stop illegal drugs, and addiction recovery programs.
Nonparty candidateSandeep Dixit
No published position found.
DemocraticEmilia Sykes
Says she worked with members of both parties on a bill to improve hiring and retention resources for local law enforcement; supports criminal justice reform to build accountability and community trust.
Health care
RepublicanCarey Coleman
No published position found.
Nonparty candidateSandeep Dixit
Supports a basic health care guarantee, with low-cost clinics for everyday care and access to essential treatments such as insulin, and requiring hospitals and insurers to publish real-time, binding prices for common procedures.
DemocraticEmilia Sykes
Supports capping the cost of medications such as insulin and affordable long-term care options; opposes cuts to Medicaid, which she says would take health care from thousands of Ohioans and cause rural hospitals to close.
Social Security & Medicare
RepublicanCarey Coleman
No published position found.
Nonparty candidateSandeep Dixit
Supports ending federal taxation of Social Security benefits and no property tax increases for people on fixed incomes.
DemocraticEmilia Sykes
Cosponsored the Social Security 2100 Act to protect and extend benefits; supports letting Medicare negotiate drug prices and using the savings to cover vision, hearing and dental care; says she will fight to protect and expand benefits.
Environment
RepublicanCarey Coleman
No published position found.
Nonparty candidateSandeep Dixit
Supports strict enforcement of environmental regulations, including rules such as closed-loop systems and alternative energy sources for data centers, protecting national parks, and public debate on environmental decisions.
DemocraticEmilia Sykes
Says access to clean water, clean air and a clean environment is a basic human right; says she has supported environmental policies that support the economy, national parks and native wildlife.
Economy & cost of living
RepublicanCarey Coleman
Supports reining in federal spending, ending programs he says drive inflation, expanding American energy production to lower fuel and utility costs, reducing supply chain bottlenecks, and protecting middle-class families from new taxes and mandates.
Nonparty candidateSandeep Dixit
No published position found.
DemocraticEmilia Sykes
No published position found.
Civil rights
RepublicanCarey Coleman
Says he would oppose federal mandates that infringe on personal liberty, defend the First and Second Amendments and religious freedom, and work to rein in unelected agencies that make rules without accountability.
Nonparty candidateSandeep Dixit
No published position found.
DemocraticEmilia Sykes
No published position found.
Infrastructure
RepublicanCarey Coleman
Supports streamlining federal permitting to speed construction, repairing and modernizing existing infrastructure before expanding bureaucracy, public-private partnerships, transparent project oversight and performance-based funding.
Nonparty candidateSandeep Dixit
No published position found.
DemocraticEmilia Sykes
No published position found.
Education
RepublicanCarey Coleman
No published position found.
Nonparty candidateSandeep Dixit
Supports teaching STEM and the science of AI in every Ohio public school and investing $500 million per district in vocational and skilled-trades training; opposes cuts to teaching staff and to education and vocational programs.
DemocraticEmilia Sykes
No published position found.
Technology
RepublicanCarey Coleman
No published position found.
Nonparty candidateSandeep Dixit
Supports making privacy a top priority, with penalties and civil lawsuits for violations of privacy protections, including through surveillance tools such as Flock Safety cameras.
DemocraticEmilia Sykes
No published position found.
Abortion
RepublicanCarey Coleman
No published position found.
Nonparty candidateSandeep Dixit
No published position found.
DemocraticEmilia Sykes
Cosponsors the Women's Health Protection Act and is a member of the Reproductive Freedom Caucus; opposes attempts to criminalize abortion and contraception.
Immigration
RepublicanCarey Coleman
No published position found.
Nonparty candidateSandeep Dixit
No published position found.
DemocraticEmilia Sykes
Supports a bipartisan, comprehensive immigration solution and a secure border that keeps out dangerous drugs and weapons; supports cracking down on cartels that traffic people and drugs; says people who come legally and follow the rules deserve equal rights.
Taxes
RepublicanCarey Coleman
No published position found.
Nonparty candidateSandeep Dixit
No published position found.
DemocraticEmilia Sykes
Says her Lower Your Taxes Act would expand the Earned Income and Child Tax Credits; introduced the HOMES Act to restrict tax breaks for large corporate investors that buy homes, and the Bring Jobs Home Act to deter companies from moving jobs overseas.
Who’s on the ballot: sources
- ListStark County Board of Elections: Candidates List, General Election, Tuesday, November 3, 2026(opens in a new tab)
- ListStark County Board of Elections: Election Notice for Use with the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot (FWAB): November 3, 2026 General Election (updated 46-day notice)(opens in a new tab)
- ListWYSU: 2026 Ohio Primary: Challengers set in 5th, 6th and 13th Congressional Districts(opens in a new tab)
- ListWikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio(opens in a new tab)