Republican candidate for U.S. House, District 9, Tennessee
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Brent Taylor has 4 statements on data centers on the record.
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What they said
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State Sen. Brent Taylor said he does not think a national moratorium on data centers is needed
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Paraphrased from source.
Where & When: October 13, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- The Center Square (opens in a new tab), national outlet
Archived copy: Wayback Machine (opens in a new tab).
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State Senator Brent Taylor, R Memphis, said data centers should be left up to local governments and opposed a national moratorium
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Paraphrased from source.
Where & When: October 13, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- themercury.com (opens in a new tab), news outlet
Archived copy: Wayback Machine (opens in a new tab).
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State Sen. Brent Taylor sponsored legislation requiring data center owners to pay full costs of electricity upgrades instead of passing costs to residents
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Paraphrased from source.
Where & When: October 13, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- The Center Square (opens in a new tab), national outlet
- themercury.com (opens in a new tab), news outlet
Archived copy: Wayback Machine (opens in a new tab).
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State Sen. Brent Taylor said data center location needs to be left up to local governments and cities and counties know best their communities
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Paraphrased from source.
Where & When: October 13, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- The Center Square (opens in a new tab), national outlet
Archived copy: Wayback Machine (opens in a new tab).
Where we looked
The record last searched for Brent Taylor's words on October 21, 2026.
How they voted
No vote on a data center measure on the record.
Others in this race
- Justin J. Pearson Democratic · U.S. House, District 9 · the race page
- Dennis Clark Independent · U.S. House, District 9 · the race page
- Michelle Davis Head Independent · U.S. House, District 9 · the race page
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