Democratic candidate for U.S. House, District 6, Virginia
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Beth A. Macy has 6 statements on data centers on the record.
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What they said
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Democratic candidate Beth Macy said Republican incumbent Ben Cline attended a weekend gathering with lobbyists from Google and Nvidia at an $800 a night winery resort in Napa Valley on October 10, 2026, instead of meeting constituents.
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Paraphrased from source.
Where & When: October 10, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- Blue Virginia (opens in a new tab), local outlet
Archived copy: Wayback Machine (opens in a new tab).
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Macy supports a moratorium on new data centers until there are clear rules that will bring transparency to the process, protect water, keep energy prices in check, force companies to pay for renewable energy and contain AI
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Paraphrased from source.
Where & When: October 1, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- Cardinal News (opens in a new tab), local outlet
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Beth Macy, Democratic candidate for Congress, calls for federal moratorium on new data centers until clear rules established for transparency, water protection, energy pricing, renewable energy procurement and AI regulation.
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Paraphrased from source.
Where & When: September 23, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- Augusta Free Press (opens in a new tab), local outlet
Label rationale: Both readings of the statement agreed. The words that set it: "calls for federal moratorium on new data centers until clear rules established for transparency, water protection, energy pricing, renewable energy procurement and AI regulation".
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Macy argues Congress must establish national rules for data center construction, contradicting incumbent Ben Cline who voted for 10 year moratorium on state local regulation that fell short in Senate.
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Paraphrased from source.
Where & When: September 23, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- Augusta Free Press (opens in a new tab), local outlet
Label rationale: Both readings of the statement agreed. The words that set it: "Congress must establish national rules for data center construction".
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Cline voted three times to let data centers pay no sales tax
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Paraphrased from source.
Where & When: September 21, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- cardinalnews.org (opens in a new tab), local outlet
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Beth Macy came out against a proposed data center in Roanoke County in September, saying Big Tech will continue to run roughshod over communities until there are guardrails on data center construction
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Paraphrased from source.
Where & When: September 1, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- Cardinal News (opens in a new tab), local outlet
1 statement on file was labeled and is left out of the counts.
How they voted
No vote on a data center measure on the record.
Others in this race
- Ben Cline Republican · U.S. House, District 6 · the race page
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Data Center Record, "Public statements by Beth A. Macy", https://datacenterrecord.org/speakers/beth-a-macy, last verified October 20, 2026.
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