2026 Democratic U.S. Senate candidate for Michigan
El Sayed calls for state and local moratorium on data centers until conditions are met
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Abdul El-Sayed
Democratic Party. Candidate for U.S. Senate, Michigan, on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Listed by the Michigan Department of State, Official Candidate Listing, Candidate Listing Report, All State and Judicial Offices, General Election, Tuesday, November 3, 2026 (721 Candidates as of Fri Sep 04 08:48:42 EDT (the page's own footer; the year is not printed there, the election is November 3, 2026)); FEC candidate S6MI00418, party as filed DEM. Office, district and party are as the list gives them; the record adds no judgment.
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El Sayed calls for state and local moratorium on data centers until conditions are met (as reported, September 10, 2026)
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Statements on data centers 6
2026 Democratic U.S. Senate candidate for Michigan
Abdul El Sayed states his conditions for University of Michigan data center: all union labor, no utility rate increases, no water use, revenue investment in reliability, and community benefits agreement
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, Michigan
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El Sayed of Ann Arbor has been a vocal critic of data center projects.
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate
Michigan Democratic Senate hopeful Abdul El Sayed criticized lack of transparency from Big Tech corporations on data center buildout
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, Michigan
Abdul El Sayed stated there is no real regulation of data centers and corporations are so deep in the pockets of politicians who should regulate them
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, Michigan
Democrat Abdul El Sayed has advocated for strict federal guidelines for data center facilities but has stopped short of calling for a ban
Recorded votes on data center bills 0
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