Democratic candidate for Governor, Wisconsin
On your ballot Governor, Wisconsin (Kenosha County Clerk's list (opens in a new tab), verified October 15, 2026)
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Of 8 statements on the record, 1 was for data centers, 2 raised concerns about data centers and 5 carry no label.
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Position History: Chronological record of positions across sourced statements.
- · Raises concern · Urban Milwaukee
- · Raises concern · capitalandmain.com
- · Supports · capitalandmain.com
- · Supports · AOL.com
What they said
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"Congressman Tom Tiffany, the last thing we need to do in terms of energy is to burn more coal, which is something you support."
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Direct verbatim quote from source. Counterpoints: Crowley countered Tiffany's position during the gubernatorial debate, emphasizing environmental concerns over fossil fuel use.
Where & When: Gubernatorial debate · October 23, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- AOL.com (opens in a new tab), national outlet
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Democratic candidate for governor David Crowley said he would sign a bill repealing the state's sales and use tax exemption for data centers.
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Paraphrased from source.
Where & When: October 15, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- The Capital Times (opens in a new tab), local outlet
Archived copy: Wayback Machine (opens in a new tab).
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By early summer 2026 Crowley insisted local communities should have absolute veto power to reject any data center project
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Paraphrased from source.
Where & When: September 9, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- capitalandmain.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet
Label rationale: Both readings of the statement agreed. The words that set it: "local communities should have absolute veto power to reject any data center project".
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David Crowley in November 2025 said Wisconsin had the opportunity to become a major AI and data center hub for the country and globe
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Paraphrased from source.
Where & When: September 9, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- capitalandmain.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet
Label rationale: Both readings of the statement agreed. The words that set it: "Wisconsin had the opportunity to become a major AI and data center hub for the country and globe".
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David Crowley stated that local communities should have control over whether data center projects are built nearby and any data center should be built by union labor
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Paraphrased from source.
Where & When: August 25, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- Urban Milwaukee (opens in a new tab), local outlet
Label rationale: Both readings of the statement agreed. The words that set it: "local communities should have control over whether data center projects are built nearby and any data center should be built by union labor".
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Tom Tiffany voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act which included $70 billion in tax breaks for tech companies building data centers
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Paraphrased from source.
Where & When: August 21, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- news8000.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet
Label rationale: No label: the words are not clearly the speaker's own. Both readings of the statement held it.
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David Crowley argued that every Wisconsin community should have veto power over any data center project within its territory
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Paraphrased from source.
Where & When: August 19, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- vox.com (opens in a new tab), national outlet
Archived copy: Wayback Machine (opens in a new tab).
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Tom Tiffany voted for tax cuts that benefit Big Tech and permitting reforms that made data centers easier to build, according to Crowley
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Paraphrased from source.
Where & When: August 19, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- vox.com (opens in a new tab), national outlet
Archived copy: Wayback Machine (opens in a new tab).
1 statement on file was labeled and is left out of the counts.
Where we looked
The record last searched for David Crowley's words on October 26, 2026.
How they voted
No vote on a data center measure on the record.
Others in this race
- Thomas P. Tiffany Republican · Governor · the race page
- Tom Tiffay Republican · Governor · the race page
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