Mayor of Lexington
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Linda Gorton has 1 statement on data centers on the record.
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What they said
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Incumbent Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton said hyperscale data centers do not belong in Fayette County and that her administration would not award any city funding or tax incentives for the DartPoints project
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Paraphrased from source.
Where & When: September 11, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- Lexington Herald Leader (opens in a new tab), national outlet
How they voted
No vote on a data center measure on the record.
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Data Center Record, "Public statements by Linda Gorton", https://datacenterrecord.org/speakers/linda-gorton, last verified October 20, 2026.
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Last verified: October 20, 2026.