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Tina Kotek

Democrat, Working Families. Candidate for Governor, Oregon, on the November 3, 2026 ballot.

Listed by the Voters' Pamphlet, Oregon General Election November 3, 2026, Official Publication (Oregon Secretary of State, Elections Division), page 26 "List of Candidates & Measures"; the same page in each of the 19 county books VP_G26-Book1_web.pdf to VP_G26-Book19_web.pdf (the pamphlet's own words: 'This is a complete listing of federal and state candidates filed for the November 3, 2026, General Election, as prepared by the Secretary of State for counties covered in this pamphlet'; no list date is printed (the pamphlet says ballots are mailed beginning October 14)). Office, district and party are as the list gives them; the record adds no judgment.

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Democratic Governor Tina Kotek echoed Sanders' call for a data center moratorium in her reelection campaign. (as reported, September 28, 2026)

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Statements on data centers 7

Governor of Oregon

Democratic Governor Tina Kotek echoed Sanders' call for a data center moratorium in her reelection campaign.

September 28, 2026, OPB · OPB local outlet · the record (Paraphrased; said in the source itself)

Tina Kotek, Oregon Governor

Governor supports a statewide moratorium on data centers while Oregon develops stronger protections

September 8, 2026, katu.com · katu.com local outlet (Paraphrased; said in the source itself)

Also reported by 1 source: Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB local outlet

Oregon Governor

Governor Kotek wants legislature to pass statewide data center moratorium in 2027 session

September 8, 2026, Central Oregon Daily · Central Oregon Daily local outlet (Paraphrased; said in the source itself)

Also reported by 1 source: Willamette Week local outlet

Said again on September 9, 2026 ( Willamette Week local outlet ).

Governor

Kotek has come out in support of local moratoriums on data centers in advance of statewide actions on the committee's recommendations

August 21, 2026, Statesman Journal · Statesman Journal local outlet (Paraphrased; said in the source itself)

Governor

Gov. Tina Kotek plans to introduce legislation on data centers in the 2027 legislative session

August 21, 2026, Statesman Journal · Statesman Journal local outlet (Paraphrased; said in the source itself)

Governor

The bill would incorporate recommendations from Kotek's Data Center Advisory Committee

August 21, 2026, Statesman Journal · Statesman Journal local outlet (Paraphrased; said in the source itself)

Oregon Governor

Kotek voted in 2012 to pass bill ensuring tech companies operating data centers in state enterprise zones are only taxed on value of physical assets under five to ten year property tax breaks

January 1, 2012, OPB (via Google News) · OPB (via Google News) local outlet (Paraphrased; content date; reported from elsewhere)

Recorded votes on data center bills 0

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