Green candidate for Governor, Maryland
On your ballot Governor, Maryland (certified list (opens in a new tab), verified October 9, 2026)
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Andy Ellis has 4 statements on data centers on the record.
Labels are applied by the record's published rules: two readings of each statement, and a third that reads its source where the two differ. Every label sits beside its statement and its source, and any label can be challenged through Report a change, with the correction logged on the corrections page.
What they said
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“We’re demanding a ban,” Ellis said in a statement after Moore’s announcement.
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Paraphrased from source.
Where & When: October 8, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- The Baltimore Banner (opens in a new tab), local outlet
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Andy Ellis, Green Party candidate, renewed calls for a statewide ban on data center construction and permitting.
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Paraphrased from source.
Where & When: September 23, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- Maryland Daily Record (opens in a new tab), local outlet
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Ellis called for a data center ban and recision of any tax breaks already distributed to data centers.
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Paraphrased from source.
Where & When: August 14, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- Maryland Matters (opens in a new tab), local outlet
Label rationale: Both readings of the statement agreed. The words that set it: "called for a data center ban and recision of any tax breaks already distributed to data centers".
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Andy Ellis, Maryland Green Party candidate for governor, announced he was bringing on Taylor Frazier McCollum, a Prince George's County anti data center activist, as campaign organizer focused on data center issue.
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Paraphrased from source. Label set by a tiebreak.
Where & When: August 14, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- Maryland Matters (opens in a new tab), local outlet
Label rationale: No label: the words support none. The two first readings differed, and a third reading of the statement and its source held it.
How they voted
No vote on a data center measure on the record.
Others in this race
- Wes Moore Democratic · Governor · the race page
- Dan Cox Republican · Governor · the race page
- Cathy White Working Class Party · Governor · the race page
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