Republican, U.S. Senator from Ohio
Now: U.S. Senator since 2025 verified October 12, 2026 · source (opens in a new tab)
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Of 5 statements on the record, 4 raised concerns about data centers and 1 carries no label.
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What they said
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Senator Bernie Moreno objected to Heinrich's GRID Savings Act proposal
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Paraphrased from source. Label set by a tiebreak.
Where & When: September 18, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- KOA 850 AM & 94.1 FM (opens in a new tab), local outlet
Label rationale: No label: the words are not clearly the speaker's own. The two first readings differed, and a third reading of the statement and its source held it.
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Bernie Moreno plans to introduce federal legislation aimed at eliminating the financial benefit of state and local tax incentives for data centers
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Paraphrased from source.
Where & When: September 10, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- wowo.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet
Label rationale: Both readings of the statement agreed. The words that set it: "plans to introduce federal legislation aimed at eliminating the financial benefit of state and local tax incentives for data centers".
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Moreno proposes imposing a federal tax equal to 100% of any tax incentive provided to a data center by a state or local government
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Paraphrased from source.
Where & When: September 10, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- wowo.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet
Label rationale: Both readings of the statement agreed. The words that set it: "imposing a federal tax equal to 100% of any tax incentive provided to a data center by a state or local government".
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Moreno criticized a 4.5 million dollar Ohio tax incentive connected to a data center expansion backed by the Carlyle Group in March 2026, arguing the project was expected to create only 10 new jobs
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Paraphrased from source.
Where & When: September 10, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- wowo.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet
Label rationale: Both readings of the statement agreed. The words that set it: "criticized a 4.5 million dollar Ohio tax incentive connected to a data center expansion... expected to create only 10 new jobs".
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U.S. Senator Bernie Moreno called to end tax subsidies to data centers and proposed federal legislation that would tax state or local data center tax incentives at 100 percent
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Paraphrased from source.
Where & When: September 8, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- Ohio Capital Journal (opens in a new tab), local outlet
Label rationale: Both readings of the statement agreed. The words that set it: "called to end tax subsidies to data centers and proposed federal legislation that would tax state or local data center tax incentives at 100 percent".
How they voted
No vote on a data center measure on the record.
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Data Center Record, "Public statements by Bernie Moreno", https://datacenterrecord.org/speakers/bernie-moreno, last verified October 13, 2026.
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