Wisconsin leaders on data centers
9 races on the November 3 ballot · 24 candidates · 6 on the ballot with a statement · 3 sitting officials on the record
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Governor 1 race
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Governor 3 candidates · 2 raised concerns
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David Crowley
Democratic
Of 8 statements on the record, 1 was for data centers, 2 raised concerns about data centers and 5 carry no label.
8 statements · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on David Crowley's page.
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Thomas P. Tiffany
Republican
Of 4 statements on the record, 1 was for data centers and 3 raised concerns about data centers.
4 statements · 1 vote on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Thomas P. Tiffany's page.
Photo: U.S. House of Representatives - Office of the Clerk, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.
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Tom Tiffay
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
U.S. House 8 districts
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The record does not yet hold this state's 2026 district lines, so the county picker is off here. Search a name or a district, or open the list below.
Every district and its candidates
- 1st District: Bryan Steil, Mitchell Berman
- 2nd District: Mark Pocan
- 3rd District: Derrick Van Orden, Rebecca Cooke, Alexander Valiensi Kent, Rustin Provance
- 4th District: Gwen Moore, Tim Rogers, Arthur Burks
- 5th District: Scott Fitzgerald, Andrew Beck
- 6th District: Glenn Grothman, Brad Smith, Matthew Arndt, Elizabeth Anne Fitzgibbon, Mike Thurow
- 7th District: Michael Alfonso, Fred Clark
- 8th District: Tony Wied, Rick Crosson
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U.S. House, District 1 2 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Bryan Steil
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 Congress, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.
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Mitchell Berman
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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U.S. House, District 2 1 candidate · No statement on the record yet
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Mark Pocan
Democratic · 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
Photo: United States Congress, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.
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U.S. House, District 3 4 candidates · 1 raised concerns
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Derrick Van Orden
Republican · In office
Of 6 statements on the record, 5 raised concerns about data centers and 1 carries no label.
6 statements · 1 vote on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Derrick Van Orden'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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Rebecca Cooke
Democratic
Rebecca Cooke says Van Orden voted to give an $83 billion tax break to data center developers.
Their newest statement on the record, September 25, 2026, Yahoo (opens in a new tab).
2 statements · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Rebecca Cooke's page.
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Alexander Valiensi Kent
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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Rustin Provance
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
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U.S. House, District 4 3 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Gwen Moore
Democratic · 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
Photo: U.S. House Office of Photography, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.
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Tim Rogers
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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Arthur Burks
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 15, 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 2 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Scott Fitzgerald
Republican · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 15, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
Photo: Franmarie Metzler, House Creative Services, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.
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Andrew Beck
Democratic
No sourced statement on the record as of October 15, 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 5 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Glenn Grothman
Republican · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 15, 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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Brad Smith
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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Matthew Arndt
Wisconsin Green
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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Elizabeth Anne Fitzgibbon
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
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Mike Thurow
Independent
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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U.S. House, District 7 2 candidates · 2 with a statement
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Michael Alfonso
Republican
Michael Alfonso, Republican candidate, said local communities should decide whether to allow data centers and opposed federal government involvement in telling municipalities what they can and cannot do
Their newest statement on the record, October 8, 2026, Civic Media (opens in a new tab).
1 statement · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Michael Alfonso's page.
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Fred Clark
Democratic
Fred Clark, Democrat and former state lawmaker, said data centers need state and federal regulations to protect communities from environmental and financial risks, calling for protection of water resources and that consumers of energy are held harmless by the huge power demand these things generate
Their newest statement on the record, October 8, 2026, Civic Media (opens in a new tab).
1 statement · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Fred Clark's page.
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U.S. House, District 8 2 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Tony Wied
Republican · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 15, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
Photo: Office of the Clerk, 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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Rick Crosson
Democratic
No sourced statement on the record as of October 15, 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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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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6 statements · 1 vote on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Derrick Van Orden'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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4 statements · 1 vote on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Thomas P. Tiffany's page.
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
- Michael Timm Wisconsin Rapids alderman
3 statements · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Michael Timm'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. Wisconsin's bills and laws on the record.
