Jon Husted, U.S. Senator, supports data center development and the Ratepayer Protection Act to regulate developers
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Jon Husted
REP, the incumbent. Candidate for U.S. Senate, Ohio, on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
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Jon Husted, U.S. Senator, supports data center development and the Ratepayer Protection Act to regulate developers (as reported, October 1, 2026)
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Statements on data centers 11
U.S. Senator (R-OH)
Jon Husted, as Ohio's lieutenant governor, championed data center construction and provided tax breaks to operators for years before now calling for regulations on who pays for electricity and infrastructure costs tied to data centers.
Jon Husted, U.S. Senator
The Ratepayer Protection Act would require states to consider adopting standards under which large electricity users including data centers would pay for incremental costs of generation transmission and distribution infrastructure
U.S. Senator from Ohio
Senator Jon Husted, R Ohio, pushing legislation aimed at shielding electricity customers from data center costs as late boost in Senate race.
U.S. Senator
Jon Husted said that artificial intelligence and data centers were crucial to America's economic superiority because they drive innovation, support high tech industries, and help analyze vast data essential for global competitiveness
lieutenant governor of Ohio
Jon Husted defended tax incentives for Google's New Albany data center, saying economic benefits would outweigh the incentives
U.S. Senator (R-Ohio)
Jon Husted, U.S. Senator from Ohio, expressed disappointment at missed opportunity to address data center electricity costs before midterm elections
Sen. Jon Husted, as lieutenant governor, championed Ohio data center tax breaks passed a decade ago and led ribbon cutting ceremonies for new facilities
U.S. Senator
Jon Husted introduced the Ratepayer Protection Act in July 2026, requiring states to consider standards for connecting large electricity users, including data centers, to the electric grid
U.S. Senator from Ohio
Sen. Jon Husted of Ohio reversed his position from praising data center projects as establishing Ohio as an important tech hub to saying he is trying to protect Americans from having to foot the bill for data centers
GOP Senator in Ohio
Sen. Jon Husted introduced a Senate bill to stop average Americans from paying for data center energy costs
Recorded votes on data center bills 1
- September 30, 2026 H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection Act. On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 9340. Recorded as Yea.
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