U.S. Senator
U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds says data centers should go only where actively welcomed by local populations and long term solution likely lies in space based data centers
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Mike Rounds
REP, the incumbent. Candidate for U.S. Senate, South Dakota, on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Listed by the 2026 General Election Candidate List, South Dakota Secretary of State Voter Information Portal (no date stated on the page (live database list; election date column reads 11/3/2026)); FEC candidate S4SD00049. Office, district and party are as the list gives them; the record adds no judgment.
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U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds says data centers should go only where actively welcomed by local populations and long term solution likely lies in space based data centers (as reported, September 5, 2026)
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Statements on data centers 1
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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