Mississippi leaders on data centers
5 races on the November 3 ballot · 15 candidates · 1 on the ballot with a statement · 3 sitting officials on the record
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U.S. Senate 1 race
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U.S. Senate 3 candidates · 1 with a statement
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Cindy Hyde-Smith
Republican · In office
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
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Scott Colom
Democratic
Scott Colom claimed the average Entergy household in Mississippi is paying about $10.60 more every month because of data center operations.
Their newest statement on the record, October 7, 2026, The Enterprise-Tocsin (opens in a new tab).
3 statements · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Scott Colom's page.
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Ty Pinkins
Independent
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
U.S. House 4 districts
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Every district and its candidates
- 1st District: Trent Kelly, Cliff Johnson, Johnny Baucom
- 2nd District: Bennie G. Thompson, Ron Eller, Bennie Foster
- 3rd District: Michael Guest, Michael A. Chiaradio, Erik Kiehle
- 4th District: Mike Ezell, Jeffrey Hulum III, Carl Boyanton
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U.S. House, District 1 3 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Trent Kelly
Republican · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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Cliff Johnson
Democratic
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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Johnny Baucom
Libertarian
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 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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Bennie G. Thompson
Democratic · 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
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Ron Eller
Republican
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 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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Bennie Foster
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 16, 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 3 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Michael Guest
Republican · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 21, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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Michael A. Chiaradio
Democratic
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 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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Erik Kiehle
Libertarian
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 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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Mike Ezell
Republican · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 21, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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Jeffrey Hulum III
Democratic
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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Carl Boyanton
Independent
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
In office now 9 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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1 statement · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Tate Reeves'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
- John Horhn Mayor of Jackson
2 statements · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on John Horhn's page.
- Kenneth Stokes Ward 3 Councilman, Jackson City Council
1 statement · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Kenneth Stokes'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. Mississippi's bills and laws on the record.
