[3] Gesiotto Gilbert was the Republican nominee in the 2022 election in Ohio's 13th congressional district, losing to Democrat Emilia Sykes.

[citation needed] Gesiotto Gilbert graduated with honors from Ohio State University in 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts in political science.

[9][10] After winning Miss Ohio USA, Gesiotto Gilbert was featured on various television news outlets for her promotion of political awareness and her fundraising for Wounded Warrior Project.

[17] Gesiotto Gilbert was the author of a weekly column at The Washington Times, entitled "Millennial Mindset", that focused on various American political, policy, and legal issues.

[19][20] Gesiotto Gilbert worked for Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign and on the United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.