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Louisiana U.S. House District 1 2026: where the candidates stand on data centers

4 candidates on the November 3, 2026 ballot, from the Louisiana Secretary of State's list (opens in a new tab). The officeholder comes first, then the Republican and Democratic nominees together by last name, then everyone else by last name; in each group a candidate with a statement or vote on the record comes first (how the order works). Each has the same space. The list: Candidate Inquiry, Louisiana Secretary of State (Election 11/03/2026, election id 344; statewide candidate list for U. S. Senator and the six U. S. Representative districts) (The inquiry states no certification or as of date; it is the live qualified candidate list for the 11/03/2026 election, each row carrying its qualifying date (02/11/2026 to 08/07/2026)).

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The candidates

  1. Steve Scalise, Republican candidate for U.S. House District 1, Louisiana

    Steve Scalise

    Republican · In office

    House Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Rep. Julie Fedorchak promoted the bill at press conference in Fargo on September 22, 2026.

    Their newest statement on the record, September 22, 2026, InForum (opens in a new tab).

    What they said

    3 statements on the record

    What they did

    0 votes in favor of data centers 1 vote against

    3 statements · 1 vote on the record

    Photo: U.S. Congress, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.

    Steve Scalise's page · In their own words

  2. Randall Arrington

    Republican

    No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.

    0 statements · 0 votes on the record

    Randall Arrington's page · In their own words

  3. Lauren Jewett

    Democratic

    No sourced statement on the record as of October 14, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.

    0 statements · 0 votes on the record

    Lauren Jewett's page · In their own words

  4. E. "Liddy" Glass

    No Party / Unaffiliated

    No sourced statement on the record as of October 21, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.

    0 statements · 0 votes on the record

    E. "Liddy" Glass's page · In their own words

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In their own words

Where does Steve Scalise stand on data centers?

Steve Scalise has 3 statements on data centers on the record.

Statements 3 statements
  1. · paraphrased

    House Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Rep. Julie Fedorchak promoted the bill at press conference in Fargo on September 22, 2026.

    InForum (opens in a new tab) · Full quote, context and sources

  2. · paraphrased · label set by a tiebreak

    House Majority Leader Steve Scalise told Fox Business GOP is investigating whether China is behind misinformation against data centers

    MS NOW (opens in a new tab) · Full quote, context and sources

  3. · paraphrased · label set by a tiebreak

    Scalise claimed social media bots controlled by Beijing are spreading data center opposition messaging

    MS NOW (opens in a new tab) · Full quote, context and sources

Votes 1 vote

1 vote on data center measures: 0 in favor of data centers, 1 against.

  1. Voted yes on a measure that limited data centers: H.R. 9340, U.S. House of Representatives, September 16, 2026 · against

Where does Randall Arrington stand on data centers?

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Randall Arrington.

Statements 0 statements

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Randall Arrington.

Votes 0 votes

No vote on a data center measure on the record.

Where does Lauren Jewett stand on data centers?

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Lauren Jewett.

Statements 0 statements

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Lauren Jewett.

Votes 0 votes

No vote on a data center measure on the record.

Where does E. "Liddy" Glass stand on data centers?

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for E. "Liddy" Glass.

Statements 0 statements

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for E. "Liddy" Glass.

Votes 0 votes

No vote on a data center measure on the record.

Candidates and their order come from the Louisiana Secretary of State's list (opens in a new tab), verified October 9, 2026. Every candidate, by state · How the record reads leaders.

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Every race in Louisiana, and where each candidate stands

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