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Michigan U.S. House District 6 2026: where the candidates stand on data centers

6 candidates on the November 3, 2026 ballot, from the Michigan Department of State's list. 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: Michigan Department of State, Official Candidate Listing, Candidate Listing Report, All State and Judicial Offices, General Election, Tuesday, November 3, 2026 (721 Candidates as of Fri Sep 04 08:48:42 EDT (the page's own footer; the year is not printed there, the election is November 3, 2026)).

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The candidates

  1. Debbie Dingell, Democratic candidate for U.S. House District 6, Michigan

    Debbie Dingell

    Democratic · In office

    Of 12 statements on the record, 10 raised concerns about data centers and 2 carry no label.

    What they said

    0 10 0

    What they did

    0 votes in favor of data centers 1 vote against

    12 statements · 1 vote on the record

    Photo: U.S. House of Representatives, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

    Debbie Dingell's page · In their own words

  2. Heather Smiley

    Republican

    No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.

    0 statements · 0 votes on the record

    Heather Smiley's page · In their own words

  3. Mike Mickevicius

    U.S. Taxpayers Party

    No sourced statement on the record as of October 16, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.

    0 statements · 0 votes on the record

    Mike Mickevicius's page · In their own words

  4. Linda Rayburn

    Working Class Party

    No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.

    0 statements · 0 votes on the record

    Linda Rayburn's page · In their own words

  5. Clyde Shabazz

    Green Party

    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

    Clyde Shabazz's page · In their own words

  6. Timothy A. Teagan

    Libertarian Party

    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

    Timothy A. Teagan's page · In their own words

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In their own words

Where does Debbie Dingell stand on data centers?

Of 12 statements on the record, 10 raised concerns about data centers and 2 carry no label.

Statements 12 statements

  1. · paraphrased

    U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, D Ann Arbor, released a proposed federal data center Bill of Rights outlining protections for large scale projects

    The Sun Times News · Full quote, context and sources

  2. · paraphrased

    Framework calls for residential electric, gas and water customers to be protected from data center related rate increases for the life of a facility

    The Sun Times News · Full quote, context and sources

  3. · paraphrased

    Framework calls for data centers to pay infrastructure costs tied to development, including energy generation, transmission and distribution, water, roads and environmental impacts

    The Sun Times News · Full quote, context and sources

  4. · paraphrased

    Dingell said the project warrants additional scrutiny due to site's environmental history and asked for details on remaining contamination, monitoring, restrictions, permits and cleanup responsibility

    www.quiverquant.com · Full quote, context and sources

  5. · paraphrased

    Dingell demanded EPA and Michigan EGLE establish current environmental status of Textile Road site and clarify regulatory responsibility

    The Michigan Daily · Full quote, context and sources

  6. · paraphrased

    Dingell called for state and federal rules governing large computing facilities including protections for utility customers, public reporting of water and electricity demand, environmental reviews and enforceable community benefit agreements

    thesuntimesnews.com · Full quote, context and sources

  7. · paraphrased · label set by a tiebreak

    Dingell questioned promised $300 million contribution from Los Alamos and whether federal money has been appropriated or federally committed

    thesuntimesnews.com · Full quote, context and sources

  8. · paraphrased · label set by a tiebreak

    U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell expressed opposition to University of Michigan's proposed data center with Los Alamos National Laboratory at Textile Road site in Ypsilanti Township

    The Michigan Daily · Full quote, context and sources

  9. · paraphrased · label set by a tiebreak

    Dingell called for University and Los Alamos to disclose details of their agreement and federal funding commitments for a project involving more than one billion dollars

    The Michigan Daily · Full quote, context and sources

  10. · paraphrased · label set by a tiebreak

    Rep. Dingell opposes building the Los Alamos research computing center at the Textile Road site in Ypsilanti Township

    thesuntimesnews.com · Full quote, context and sources

  11. · paraphrased

    U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell said data centers should not come into communities that do not want them

    The Michigan Daily · Full quote, context and sources

  12. · paraphrased

    U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell sent a letter to University of Michigan and Los Alamos National Laboratory leaders on June 24 asking them to answer community concerns by July 10

    thesuntimesnews.com · 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 Heather Smiley stand on data centers?

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Heather Smiley.

Statements 0 statements

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Heather Smiley.

Votes 0 votes

No vote on a data center measure on the record.

Where does Mike Mickevicius stand on data centers?

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Mike Mickevicius.

Statements 0 statements

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Mike Mickevicius.

Votes 0 votes

No vote on a data center measure on the record.

Where does Linda Rayburn stand on data centers?

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Linda Rayburn.

Statements 0 statements

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Linda Rayburn.

Votes 0 votes

No vote on a data center measure on the record.

Where does Clyde Shabazz stand on data centers?

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Clyde Shabazz.

Statements 0 statements

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Clyde Shabazz.

Votes 0 votes

No vote on a data center measure on the record.

Where does Timothy A. Teagan stand on data centers?

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Timothy A. Teagan.

Statements 0 statements

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Timothy A. Teagan.

Votes 0 votes

No vote on a data center measure on the record.

Candidates and their order come from the Michigan Department of State's list, verified October 9, 2026. Every candidate, by state · How the record reads leaders.

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