Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
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Ghazala Hashmi has 2 statements on data centers on the record.
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What they said
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Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi reported that NextEra intends to accelerate infrastructure for data centers regardless of whether it is the least cost option
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Paraphrased from source.
Where & When: October 12, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- The Virginian-Pilot (opens in a new tab), local outlet
Archived copy: Wayback Machine (opens in a new tab).
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Lieutenant Governor Ghazala Hashmi said data center developers should be responsible for paying for their own water and energy use rather than putting those costs on taxpayers
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Paraphrased from source.
Where & When: September 25, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- WSET (opens in a new tab), local outlet
How they voted
No vote on a data center measure on the record.
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Data Center Record, "Public statements by Ghazala Hashmi", https://datacenterrecord.org/speakers/ghazala-hashmi, last verified October 20, 2026.
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