Democratic candidate for U.S. House, District 4, Washington
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John Duresky has 3 statements on data centers on the record.
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What they said
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"Data centers are part of how we get our Netflix and get our Amazon shopping and our Google or Gmail, so some data centers , have to have them"
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Direct verbatim quote from source. Counterpoints: Duresky acknowledged that some data centers are necessary infrastructure despite concerns about their proliferation.
Where & When: Congressional campaign commentary · October 19, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- Yakima Herald-Republic (opens in a new tab), news outlet
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"building these power-hungry, water-hungry data centers all over the place seems like something that we should be cautious about"
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Direct verbatim quote from source. Counterpoints: Duresky expressed caution about rapid data center expansion while acknowledging their necessity for modern internet services.
Where & When: Congressional campaign commentary · October 19, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- Yakima Herald-Republic (opens in a new tab), news outlet
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John Duresky, Democrat candidate for U.S. Rep. from Washington's 4th District, said his coalition includes trade unions that want to build data centers as well as environmentalists concerned about AI impact.
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Paraphrased from source. Label set by a tiebreak.
Where & When: September 17, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- KUOW (opens in a new tab), local outlet
Label rationale: A tiebreak: the two first readings differed, and a third reading of the statement and its source decided. The words that set it: "I have the trade unions that want to build those data centers... I have a lot of people who are just rightly concerned about the impact of AI".
Where we looked
The record last searched for John Duresky's words on October 26, 2026.
How they voted
No vote on a data center measure on the record.
Others in this race
- Amanda McKinney Republican · U.S. House, District 4 · the race page
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