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Val Hoyle

Democrat, Working Families, the incumbent. Candidate for U.S. House, District 4, 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)); FEC candidate H2OR04095, party as filed DEM. Office, district and party are as the list gives them; the record adds no judgment.

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Val Hoyle, Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. from Oregon's 4th Congressional District, co sponsored or voted for several bills to regulate AI and address data center impacts, including the Ratepayer Protection Act and Bernie Sanders' Ban Artificial Super Intelligence Act (as reported, September 21, 2026)

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Statements on data centers 1

U.S. Representative

Val Hoyle, Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. from Oregon's 4th Congressional District, co sponsored or voted for several bills to regulate AI and address data center impacts, including the Ratepayer Protection Act and Bernie Sanders' Ban Artificial Super Intelligence Act

September 21, 2026, OPB · OPB local outlet (Paraphrased; said in the source itself)

Also reported by 1 source: NPR for Oregonians local outlet

Recorded votes on data center bills 1

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