Kentucky leaders on data centers
7 races on the November 3 ballot · 21 candidates · 4 on the ballot with a statement · 6 sitting officials on the record
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U.S. Senate 1 race
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U.S. Senate 3 candidates · 2 with a statement
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Andy Barr
Republican
Andy Barr, U.S. Representative and Republican Senate candidate, said Andy Barr wants local communities to decide the fate of data centers, not D.C. politicians.
Their newest statement on the record, September 30, 2026, WPSD Local 6 (opens in a new tab).
3 statements · 1 vote on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Andy Barr's page.
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Charles Booker
Democratic
Booker called for a data center moratorium.
Their newest statement on the record, October 20, 2026, lex18.com (opens in a new tab).
3 statements · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Charles Booker's page.
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Christopher Campbell
Kentucky Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
U.S. House 6 districts
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Every district and its candidates
- 1st District: James Comer, John "Drew" Williams
- 2nd District: Brett Guthrie, Megan Wingfield, Thomas A. Loecken
- 3rd District: Morgan McGarvey, Maria Teresa Rodriguez
- 4th District: Ed Gallrein, Melissa Claire Strange, Jeremy Todd
- 5th District: Harold Rogers, Ned Pillersdorf, Gerardo Serrano, Mikel Wein
- 6th District: Zach Dembo, Ralph Alvarado, Jay J Bowman, Pete Lynch
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U.S. House, District 1 2 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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James Comer
Republican · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 11, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
Photo: official portrait, public domain, source (opens in a new tab).
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John "Drew" Williams
Democratic
No sourced statement on the record as of October 11, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 2 3 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Brett Guthrie
Republican · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 19, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
Photo: United States House of Representatives, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.
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Megan Wingfield
Democratic
No sourced statement on the record as of October 11, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Thomas A. Loecken
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 11, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 3 2 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Morgan McGarvey
Democratic · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 23, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
Photo: official portrait, public domain, source (opens in a new tab).
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Maria Teresa Rodriguez
Republican
No sourced statement on the record as of October 21, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 4 3 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Ed Gallrein
Republican
No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Melissa Claire Strange
Democratic
No sourced statement on the record as of October 11, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Jeremy Todd
Libertarian Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 11, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 5 4 candidates · 1 with a statement
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Harold Rogers
Republican · In office
President Donald Trump introduced the Ratepayer Protection Pledge, committing utilities, data center developers, cooperatives and states not to pass the costs of data centers on to American families and businesses. Several Kentucky utility companies signed the pledge, which now has more than 300 signatures nationwide, covering 80 percent of all power delivered in America.
Their newest statement on the record, September 27, 2026, The Paintsville Herald (opens in a new tab).
1 statement · 1 vote on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Harold Rogers's page.
Photo: U.S. House of Representatives, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.
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Ned Pillersdorf
Democratic
No sourced statement on the record as of October 23, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Gerardo Serrano
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 19, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Mikel Wein
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 6 4 candidates · 1 with a statement
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Zach Dembo
Democratic
Dembo proposed legislation requiring transparency and local input on data centers, holding companies accountable for environmental impact, and preventing cost offloading to consumers.
Their newest statement on the record, September 23, 2026, Forward Kentucky (opens in a new tab).
2 statements · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Zach Dembo's page.
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Ralph Alvarado
Republican
No sourced statement on the record as of October 11, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.
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Jay J Bowman
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 11, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Pete Lynch
Kentucky Party
No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
In office now 12 officials
Each name opens the person's page. An official who is also on the November ballot is listed here and again in their race, marked In office.
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3 statements · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Andy Beshear's page.
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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1 statement · 1 vote on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Harold Rogers's page.
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3 statements · 1 vote on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Andy Barr's page.
- Adam Moore Democratic, State Representative, District Lexington, Kentucky
5 statements · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Adam Moore's page.
- Linda Gorton Mayor of Lexington
1 statement · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Linda Gorton's page.
- Vanessa Grossl Republican, Kentucky House of Representatives, Georgetown
1 statement · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Vanessa Grossl's page.
State lawmakers 0 on the record
State legislators appear here as sponsors and final passage voters on the data center bills already on the record, once that level ships. Kentucky's bills and laws on the record.
