{
  "schema": 1,
  "generated_at": "2026-10-21T17:49:15.644Z",
  "election_day": "2026-11-03",
  "election_label": "2026 U.S. midterm elections",
  "title": "Who is pro-AI, against, or neutral in the 2026 midterms?",
  "methodology": {
    "summary": "Each candidate carries one coarse AI stance tag — pro, against, or neutral — coded from cited public campaign statements and legislative records. The tag is a reading of the public record, not a score of how dangerous the person is, and not an endorsement.",
    "stances": {
      "pro": "Public record favors accelerating AI deployment, data-center buildout, faster permitting, or opposing broad new federal AI rules.",
      "against": "Public record favors construction pauses, extensive new federal AI rules, public control of advanced systems, or making AI crackdown a central campaign plank.",
      "neutral": "AI-specific record is thin, mixed across dimensions, or still unscored on the main AI governance questions."
    },
    "sources_note": "Senate and House evidence comes from AI Congress race pages (aicongress.us) and named news interviews; governor races come from named news outlets. Undated AI Congress lines carry the date the page was read. Candidates without a verifiable quote are left off. Missing evidence is marked, never filled in."
  },
  "races": [
    {
      "id": "sen-ga-2026",
      "chamber": "senate",
      "state": "GA",
      "state_name": "Georgia",
      "seat": "U.S. Senate",
      "compare_url": "https://aicongress.us/races/georgia/",
      "candidates": [
        {
          "id": "ossoff",
          "name": "Jon Ossoff",
          "party": "D",
          "incumbent": true,
          "stance": "against",
          "summary": "Backs continued AI growth paired with mandatory safeguards on child safety, biosafety, and health care, and ratepayer protections on data centres.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "legislative",
              "date": "2026-04-20",
              "quote": "My office is investigating AI data centers' impact on rising power bills.",
              "url": "https://aicongress.us/races/georgia/",
              "source": "AI Congress / Ossoff Senate letter"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "collins-ga",
          "name": "Mike Collins",
          "party": "R",
          "incumbent": false,
          "stance": "pro",
          "summary": "Emphasizes faster permitting, more energy supply, and business-led growth; AI-specific governance questions stay unscored in the public record.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "campaign",
              "date": "2026-06-16",
              "quote": "Collins highlighted the PERMIT Act and an all-of-the-above energy agenda to lower costs and spur growth.",
              "url": "https://aicongress.us/races/georgia/",
              "source": "AI Congress / Collins campaign statement"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "sen-ia-2026",
      "chamber": "senate",
      "state": "IA",
      "state_name": "Iowa",
      "seat": "U.S. Senate",
      "compare_url": "https://aicongress.us/races/iowa/",
      "candidates": [
        {
          "id": "hinson",
          "name": "Ashley Hinson",
          "party": "R",
          "incumbent": false,
          "stance": "pro",
          "summary": "Supports rapid AI adoption, rural data-centre investment, workforce prep, and China-focused export enforcement while opposing broad regulation.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "campaign",
              "date": "2026-03-24",
              "quote": "Those investments are creating real jobs in rural communities.",
              "url": "https://aicongress.us/races/iowa/",
              "source": "AI Congress / Hinson campaign op-ed"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "turek",
          "name": "Josh Turek",
          "party": "D",
          "incumbent": false,
          "stance": "neutral",
          "summary": "Worker and antimonopoly platform is detailed; a position on data-centre construction or general AI rules is not in the reviewed record.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "summary",
              "date": "2026-10-21",
              "quote": "has not published a position on data-center construction or general AI rules",
              "url": "https://aicongress.us/races/iowa/",
              "source": "AI Congress"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "sen-mi-2026",
      "chamber": "senate",
      "state": "MI",
      "state_name": "Michigan",
      "seat": "U.S. Senate",
      "compare_url": "https://aicongress.us/races/michigan/",
      "candidates": [
        {
          "id": "el-sayed",
          "name": "Abdul El-Sayed",
          "party": "D",
          "incumbent": false,
          "stance": "against",
          "summary": "Calls for national AI guardrails, democratic control of advanced systems, and an FDA-style overseer for model development.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "interview",
              "date": "2026-10-20",
              "quote": "We need AI under democracy and AI under control.",
              "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/abdul-el-sayed-mike-rogers-detroit-economic-club/",
              "source": "CBS News Detroit / Detroit Economic Club"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "rogers-mi",
          "name": "Mike Rogers",
          "party": "R",
          "incumbent": false,
          "stance": "neutral",
          "summary": "Backs a temporary Michigan construction pause and ratepayer protections while framing AI investment, competitiveness, and jobs as priorities.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "interview",
              "date": "2026-08-20",
              "quote": "I think we need to take a pause",
              "url": "https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4695391/mike-rogers-data-center-moratorium/",
              "source": "Washington Examiner"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "sen-tx-2026",
      "chamber": "senate",
      "state": "TX",
      "state_name": "Texas",
      "seat": "U.S. Senate",
      "compare_url": "https://aicongress.us/races/texas/",
      "candidates": [
        {
          "id": "talarico",
          "name": "James Talarico",
          "party": "D",
          "incumbent": false,
          "stance": "against",
          "summary": "Proposes explicit data-centre cost rules, worker protections, automated-decision transparency, and an AI dividend.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "campaign",
              "date": "2026-10-21",
              "quote": "Would require large data centers to fund needed infrastructure and supports tighter siting, cost, water, and community protections.",
              "url": "https://aicongress.us/races/texas/",
              "source": "AI Congress / Talarico campaign platform"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "paxton",
          "name": "Ken Paxton",
          "party": "R",
          "incumbent": false,
          "stance": "neutral",
          "summary": "Pairs a market-led energy posture with aggressive state enforcement of privacy and child-safety rules against technology and AI companies.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "legislative",
              "date": "2024-06-04",
              "quote": "Texas launched a dedicated initiative to enforce privacy laws against technology and AI companies.",
              "url": "https://aicongress.us/races/texas/",
              "source": "AI Congress / Texas Attorney General record"
            },
            {
              "kind": "press",
              "date": "2026-09-18",
              "quote": "Paxton has touted his lawsuits against major social media companies",
              "url": "https://abcnews.com/Politics/trump-breaks-republican-midterm-candidates-voters-key-tech/story?id=136540625",
              "source": "ABC News"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "sen-nc-2026",
      "chamber": "senate",
      "state": "NC",
      "state_name": "North Carolina",
      "seat": "U.S. Senate",
      "compare_url": "https://aicongress.us/races/north-carolina/",
      "candidates": [
        {
          "id": "cooper",
          "name": "Roy Cooper",
          "party": "D",
          "incumbent": false,
          "stance": "neutral",
          "summary": "Centres affordability and a rule that data centres pay their full power costs; frontier-model and general AI rules are unscored.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "campaign",
              "date": "2026-03-18",
              "quote": "Data centers should pay the full cost of all the power they use.",
              "url": "https://aicongress.us/races/north-carolina/",
              "source": "AI Congress / Cooper utility-cost plan"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "whatley",
          "name": "Michael Whatley",
          "party": "R",
          "incumbent": false,
          "stance": "pro",
          "summary": "Opposes a federal data-centre moratorium and frames AI infrastructure as part of competition with China.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "interview",
              "date": "2026-07-23",
              "quote": "We don't want to lose the AI race to China.",
              "url": "https://aicongress.us/races/north-carolina/",
              "source": "AI Congress / NY1"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "sen-me-2026",
      "chamber": "senate",
      "state": "ME",
      "state_name": "Maine",
      "seat": "U.S. Senate",
      "compare_url": "https://aicongress.us/races/maine/",
      "candidates": [
        {
          "id": "jackson-me",
          "name": "Troy Jackson",
          "party": "D",
          "incumbent": false,
          "stance": "against",
          "summary": "Ties AI development to corporate cost-sharing, labor protections, environmental oversight, and community control.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "summary",
              "date": "2026-10-21",
              "quote": "Supports AI development only with stronger corporate cost-sharing, labor protections, environmental oversight",
              "url": "https://aicongress.us/races/maine/",
              "source": "AI Congress"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "collins-me",
          "name": "Susan Collins",
          "party": "R",
          "incumbent": true,
          "stance": "neutral",
          "summary": "Favors targeted AI safeguards, public computing investment, and case-by-case data-centre siting rather than a single accelerate-or-pause line.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "summary",
              "date": "2026-10-21",
              "quote": "Supports targeted AI safeguards, public computing investment, and case-by-case data-center development",
              "url": "https://aicongress.us/races/maine/",
              "source": "AI Congress"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "sen-oh-2026",
      "chamber": "senate",
      "state": "OH",
      "state_name": "Ohio",
      "seat": "U.S. Senate (special)",
      "compare_url": "https://aicongress.us/races/ohio/",
      "candidates": [
        {
          "id": "brown",
          "name": "Sherrod Brown",
          "party": "D",
          "incumbent": false,
          "stance": "against",
          "summary": "Makes local consent, household power bills, and opposition to corporate subsidies for data centres a central campaign line.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "campaign",
              "date": "2026-10-21",
              "quote": "Ohioans should not be forced to subsidize these costs.",
              "url": "https://aicongress.us/races/ohio/",
              "source": "AI Congress / Brown campaign"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "husted",
          "name": "Jon Husted",
          "party": "R",
          "incumbent": true,
          "stance": "pro",
          "summary": "Supports AI infrastructure, research access, and workforce adoption, paired with a bill requiring large data centres to cover grid costs.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "legislative",
              "date": "2026-05-13",
              "quote": "The CREATE AI Act would widen access to compute, data, and AI safety research.",
              "url": "https://aicongress.us/races/ohio/",
              "source": "AI Congress / Husted Senate record"
            },
            {
              "kind": "legislative",
              "date": "2026-07-20",
              "quote": "The Ratepayer Protection Act conditions growth on full infrastructure-cost recovery.",
              "url": "https://aicongress.us/races/ohio/",
              "source": "AI Congress / Husted Senate record"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "sen-nh-2026",
      "chamber": "senate",
      "state": "NH",
      "state_name": "New Hampshire",
      "seat": "U.S. Senate",
      "compare_url": "https://spectrumnewsnecn.com/necn/central-western-ma/news/2026/09/08/new-hampshire-data-centers-shaheen-pappas-ayotte",
      "candidates": [
        {
          "id": "pappas",
          "name": "Chris Pappas",
          "party": "D",
          "incumbent": false,
          "stance": "against",
          "summary": "Opposes AI data-centre development in New Hampshire and says residents should not bear the costs.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "interview",
              "date": "2026-09-07",
              "quote": "New Hampshire is not the right place for AI data centers",
              "url": "https://spectrumnewsnecn.com/necn/central-western-ma/news/2026/09/08/new-hampshire-data-centers-shaheen-pappas-ayotte",
              "source": "Spectrum News"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "sen-ne-2026",
      "chamber": "senate",
      "state": "NE",
      "state_name": "Nebraska",
      "seat": "U.S. Senate",
      "compare_url": "https://prospect.org/2026/10/15/in-nebraska-pete-ricketts-was-data-centers-best-friend/",
      "candidates": [
        {
          "id": "ricketts",
          "name": "Pete Ricketts",
          "party": "R",
          "incumbent": true,
          "stance": "pro",
          "summary": "Recruited and signed tax incentives for data centres as governor and describes siting as a community decision.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "press",
              "date": "2026-10-15",
              "quote": "the number one reason these technology companies are coming to Nebraska is our people",
              "url": "https://prospect.org/2026/10/15/in-nebraska-pete-ricketts-was-data-centers-best-friend/",
              "source": "The American Prospect"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "osborn",
          "name": "Dan Osborn",
          "party": "I",
          "incumbent": false,
          "stance": "neutral",
          "summary": "Criticizes Congress for not acting on AI and data centres and opposes data-centre tax credits; a detailed AI framework is not in the record.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "campaign",
              "date": "2026-09-30",
              "quote": "leaving without touching AI and data centers, two issues which need immediate action",
              "url": "https://wjla.com/news/nation-world/nebraska-independent-dan-osborn-embraces-safe-strategy-in-red-state-senate-race-ai-congress-midterm-elections",
              "source": "The National News Desk"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "house-az-01-2026",
      "chamber": "house",
      "state": "AZ",
      "state_name": "Arizona",
      "seat": "U.S. House · District 1",
      "compare_url": "https://aicongress.us/races/house/az-01/",
      "candidates": [
        {
          "id": "shah-az",
          "name": "Amish Shah",
          "party": "D",
          "incumbent": false,
          "stance": "neutral",
          "summary": "Approaches emerging technology through consumer protection, public health, and clean energy; no federal AI framework is published.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "summary",
              "date": "2026-10-21",
              "quote": "Approaches emerging technology through consumer protection, public health, clean energy, and accountable growth.",
              "url": "https://aicongress.us/races/house/az-01/",
              "source": "AI Congress"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "feely-az",
          "name": "Jay Feely",
          "party": "R",
          "incumbent": false,
          "stance": "pro",
          "summary": "Emphasizes business investment, domestic energy production, and a lighter federal regulatory posture; AI governance is unscored.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "campaign",
              "date": "2026-10-21",
              "quote": "Feely places energy expansion and a pro-business regulatory posture in his economic agenda.",
              "url": "https://aicongress.us/races/house/az-01/",
              "source": "AI Congress / Feely campaign"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "house-az-06-2026",
      "chamber": "house",
      "state": "AZ",
      "state_name": "Arizona",
      "seat": "U.S. House · District 6",
      "compare_url": "https://aicongress.us/races/house/az-06/",
      "candidates": [
        {
          "id": "mendoza-az",
          "name": "JoAnna Mendoza",
          "party": "D",
          "incumbent": false,
          "stance": "neutral",
          "summary": "Supports data-centre growth only if facilities supply their own power and protect household bills and water.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "campaign",
              "date": "2026-10-21",
              "quote": "Says new data centers should provide their own power rather than raise household bills",
              "url": "https://aicongress.us/races/house/az-06/",
              "source": "AI Congress / Mendoza campaign"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "ciscomani-az",
          "name": "Juan Ciscomani",
          "party": "R",
          "incumbent": true,
          "stance": "pro",
          "summary": "Supports continued technology and data-centre investment alongside grid modernization and new generation.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "official",
              "date": "2026-06-04",
              "quote": "Supports continued investment alongside transmission and generation upgrades intended to preserve reliability and jobs.",
              "url": "https://aicongress.us/races/house/az-06/",
              "source": "AI Congress / Ciscomani House record"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "house-ca-22-2026",
      "chamber": "house",
      "state": "CA",
      "state_name": "California",
      "seat": "U.S. House · District 22",
      "compare_url": "https://aicongress.us/races/house/ca-22/",
      "candidates": [
        {
          "id": "villegas-ca",
          "name": "Randy Villegas",
          "party": "D",
          "incumbent": false,
          "stance": "neutral",
          "summary": "Supports targeted safeguards for high-risk AI tools affecting children, alongside rural broadband and worker protections.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "campaign",
              "date": "2026-10-21",
              "quote": "Villegas supports safeguards for high-risk AI tools and action against AI-generated child sexual abuse material.",
              "url": "https://aicongress.us/races/house/ca-22/",
              "source": "AI Congress / BallotReady"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "valadao-ca",
          "name": "David Valadao",
          "party": "R",
          "incumbent": true,
          "stance": "neutral",
          "summary": "Approaches technology through agriculture, water, and rural infrastructure; a general federal AI position is not in the reviewed record.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "summary",
              "date": "2026-10-21",
              "quote": "No detailed current position on general federal AI testing, automated-decision rules, or liability was located.",
              "url": "https://aicongress.us/races/house/ca-22/",
              "source": "AI Congress"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "house-co-08-2026",
      "chamber": "house",
      "state": "CO",
      "state_name": "Colorado",
      "seat": "U.S. House · District 8",
      "compare_url": "https://aicongress.us/races/house/co-08/",
      "candidates": [
        {
          "id": "rutinel-co",
          "name": "Manny Rutinel",
          "party": "D",
          "incumbent": false,
          "stance": "against",
          "summary": "Sponsored Colorado’s high-risk AI law and supports enforceable AI safeguards and stronger conditions on data centres.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "legislative",
              "date": "2026-05-28",
              "quote": "Rutinel sponsored Colorado's first-in-the-nation framework for high-risk AI systems.",
              "url": "https://aicongress.us/races/house/co-08/",
              "source": "AI Congress / Colorado Sun"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "evans-co",
          "name": "Gabe Evans",
          "party": "R",
          "incumbent": true,
          "stance": "pro",
          "summary": "Frames AI policy around competition with China and avoiding excessive regulation, with local buy-in on data centres.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "press",
              "date": "2026-08-14",
              "quote": "Evans framed AI policy around competition with China and concern over excessive regulation.",
              "url": "https://aicongress.us/races/house/co-08/",
              "source": "AI Congress / Washington Post"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "house-ia-01-2026",
      "chamber": "house",
      "state": "IA",
      "state_name": "Iowa",
      "seat": "U.S. House · District 1",
      "compare_url": "https://aicongress.us/races/house/ia-01/",
      "candidates": [
        {
          "id": "bohannan-ia",
          "name": "Christina Bohannan",
          "party": "D",
          "incumbent": false,
          "stance": "neutral",
          "summary": "Focuses on education and worker training for an economy shaped by AI; no AI governance framework is published.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "campaign",
              "date": "2026-10-21",
              "quote": "Bohannan calls for education and training that prepare workers to thrive in an era of technology and AI.",
              "url": "https://aicongress.us/races/house/ia-01/",
              "source": "AI Congress / Bohannan platform"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "miller-meeks-ia",
          "name": "Mariannette Miller-Meeks",
          "party": "R",
          "incumbent": true,
          "stance": "neutral",
          "summary": "Supports AI growth with congressional scrutiny of electricity demand and household costs.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "summary",
              "date": "2026-04-29",
              "quote": "Supports responsible AI growth with congressional scrutiny of electricity demand, employers, and household costs.",
              "url": "https://aicongress.us/races/house/ia-01/",
              "source": "AI Congress"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "house-ia-03-2026",
      "chamber": "house",
      "state": "IA",
      "state_name": "Iowa",
      "seat": "U.S. House · District 3",
      "compare_url": "https://aicongress.us/races/house/ia-03/",
      "candidates": [
        {
          "id": "trone-garriott-ia",
          "name": "Sarah Trone Garriott",
          "party": "D",
          "incumbent": false,
          "stance": "neutral",
          "summary": "Emphasizes workers, land, water, and clean energy; AI-specific policy detail is limited in the campaign record.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "summary",
              "date": "2026-10-21",
              "quote": "No detailed campaign position on model testing, automated decisions, or federal liability was located.",
              "url": "https://aicongress.us/races/house/ia-03/",
              "source": "AI Congress"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "nunn-ia",
          "name": "Zach Nunn",
          "party": "R",
          "incumbent": true,
          "stance": "pro",
          "summary": "Backs wider AI research access, workforce pathways, agricultural AI adoption, and national guardrails framed around innovation.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "legislative",
              "date": "2026-01-21",
              "quote": "Nunn introduced a bipartisan proposal to widen AI research and workforce pathways.",
              "url": "https://aicongress.us/races/house/ia-03/",
              "source": "AI Congress / Nunn House record"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "house-mi-07-2026",
      "chamber": "house",
      "state": "MI",
      "state_name": "Michigan",
      "seat": "U.S. House · District 7",
      "compare_url": "https://aicongress.us/races/house/mi-07/",
      "candidates": [
        {
          "id": "lawrence-mi",
          "name": "William Lawrence",
          "party": "D",
          "incumbent": false,
          "stance": "against",
          "summary": "Supports a temporary federal data-centre moratorium and stronger environmental safeguards.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "interview",
              "date": "2026-07-24",
              "quote": "Lawrence endorsed a federal moratorium and stronger regulation of data-center development.",
              "url": "https://aicongress.us/races/house/mi-07/",
              "source": "AI Congress / Michigan Public"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "barrett-mi",
          "name": "Tom Barrett",
          "party": "R",
          "incumbent": true,
          "stance": "neutral",
          "summary": "Supports continued development with local control, transparency, and ratepayer protections, and opposes federal siting overrides.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "legislative",
              "date": "2026-08-20",
              "quote": "Barrett introduced bills addressing local control, nondisclosure agreements, utility bills, land, and water.",
              "url": "https://aicongress.us/races/house/mi-07/",
              "source": "AI Congress / Barrett House record"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "house-nj-07-2026",
      "chamber": "house",
      "state": "NJ",
      "state_name": "New Jersey",
      "seat": "U.S. House · District 7",
      "compare_url": "https://aicongress.us/races/house/nj-07/",
      "candidates": [
        {
          "id": "bennett-nj",
          "name": "Rebecca Bennett",
          "party": "D",
          "incumbent": false,
          "stance": "neutral",
          "summary": "Supports science-based oversight and has criticized deceptive synthetic campaign media; no full federal AI framework is released.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "summary",
              "date": "2026-10-21",
              "quote": "Supports science-based oversight and has criticized deceptive synthetic campaign media",
              "url": "https://aicongress.us/races/house/nj-07/",
              "source": "AI Congress"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "kean-nj",
          "name": "Tom Kean Jr.",
          "party": "R",
          "incumbent": true,
          "stance": "neutral",
          "summary": "Presses utilities on grid reliability as demand grows; a general AI governance position is unscored in the reviewed record.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "summary",
              "date": "2026-10-21",
              "quote": "No detailed current position on general model testing, automated decisions, or federal AI liability was located.",
              "url": "https://aicongress.us/races/house/nj-07/",
              "source": "AI Congress"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "house-ny-17-2026",
      "chamber": "house",
      "state": "NY",
      "state_name": "New York",
      "seat": "U.S. House · District 17",
      "compare_url": "https://aicongress.us/races/house/ny-17/",
      "candidates": [
        {
          "id": "conley-ny",
          "name": "Cait Conley",
          "party": "D",
          "incumbent": false,
          "stance": "against",
          "summary": "Opposes the proposed Orangetown data-centre expansion pending environmental and energy review and stronger national standards.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "campaign",
              "date": "2026-07-08",
              "quote": "Conley called for rejection of DataBank Phase II until the project and broader national safeguards receive further review.",
              "url": "https://aicongress.us/races/house/ny-17/",
              "source": "AI Congress / Conley campaign"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "lawler-ny",
          "name": "Mike Lawler",
          "party": "R",
          "incumbent": true,
          "stance": "neutral",
          "summary": "Supports targeted federal rules on AI-generated election content and chatbot accountability alongside technology-sector growth.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "legislative",
              "date": "2026-10-21",
              "quote": "Lawler introduced legislation addressing AI-generated election content and accountability.",
              "url": "https://aicongress.us/races/house/ny-17/",
              "source": "AI Congress / Lawler House record"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "house-oh-09-2026",
      "chamber": "house",
      "state": "OH",
      "state_name": "Ohio",
      "seat": "U.S. House · District 9",
      "compare_url": "https://aicongress.us/races/house/oh-09/",
      "candidates": [
        {
          "id": "kaptur-oh",
          "name": "Marcy Kaptur",
          "party": "D",
          "incumbent": true,
          "stance": "neutral",
          "summary": "Supports data-centre growth only with stronger ratepayer protection, grid planning, and public energy investment.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "official",
              "date": "2026-10-21",
              "quote": "Kaptur connected unchecked data-center growth to grid strain and household electricity costs.",
              "url": "https://aicongress.us/races/house/oh-09/",
              "source": "AI Congress / Kaptur floor remarks"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "merrin-oh",
          "name": "Derek Merrin",
          "party": "R",
          "incumbent": false,
          "stance": "pro",
          "summary": "Voted to widen Ohio’s data-centre sales-tax exemption; current detail on costs and safeguards is limited.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "legislative",
              "date": "2026-10-21",
              "quote": "Merrin voted for the state budget that widened Ohio's data-center sales-tax exemption",
              "url": "https://aicongress.us/races/house/oh-09/",
              "source": "AI Congress / Ohio Capital Journal"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "house-pa-07-2026",
      "chamber": "house",
      "state": "PA",
      "state_name": "Pennsylvania",
      "seat": "U.S. House · District 7",
      "compare_url": "https://aicongress.us/races/house/pa-07/",
      "candidates": [
        {
          "id": "brooks-pa",
          "name": "Bob Brooks",
          "party": "D",
          "incumbent": false,
          "stance": "neutral",
          "summary": "Approaches AI and automation through worker bargaining power and public accountability; no detailed AI framework is released.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "summary",
              "date": "2026-10-21",
              "quote": "Approaches AI and automation through worker protections, bargaining power, wages, and public accountability.",
              "url": "https://aicongress.us/races/house/pa-07/",
              "source": "AI Congress"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "mackenzie-pa",
          "name": "Ryan Mackenzie",
          "party": "R",
          "incumbent": true,
          "stance": "pro",
          "summary": "Supports AI adoption by small businesses and favors gathering evidence on worker effects before broad legislation.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "official",
              "date": "2026-04-15",
              "quote": "Says Congress needs better evidence on AI's effects on employees and employers before choosing legislative solutions.",
              "url": "https://aicongress.us/races/house/pa-07/",
              "source": "AI Congress / Mackenzie hearing statement"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "house-pa-08-2026",
      "chamber": "house",
      "state": "PA",
      "state_name": "Pennsylvania",
      "seat": "U.S. House · District 8",
      "compare_url": "https://aicongress.us/races/house/pa-08/",
      "candidates": [
        {
          "id": "cognetti-pa",
          "name": "Paige Cognetti",
          "party": "D",
          "incumbent": false,
          "stance": "neutral",
          "summary": "Calls for stronger public scrutiny of data-centre costs and promised local benefits; AI governance is unscored.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "press",
              "date": "2026-10-21",
              "quote": "Cognetti called for greater scrutiny of the region's rapid data-center buildout.",
              "url": "https://aicongress.us/races/house/pa-08/",
              "source": "AI Congress / AP"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "bresnahan-pa",
          "name": "Rob Bresnahan",
          "party": "R",
          "incumbent": true,
          "stance": "neutral",
          "summary": "Supports keeping data-centre siting decisions local, with continued development under community conditions.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "legislative",
              "date": "2026-10-21",
              "quote": "The proposal would keep data-center land-use decisions with local governments.",
              "url": "https://aicongress.us/races/house/pa-08/",
              "source": "AI Congress / Bresnahan House record"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "house-pa-10-2026",
      "chamber": "house",
      "state": "PA",
      "state_name": "Pennsylvania",
      "seat": "U.S. House · District 10",
      "compare_url": "https://aicongress.us/races/house/pa-10/",
      "candidates": [
        {
          "id": "stelson-pa",
          "name": "Janelle Stelson",
          "party": "D",
          "incumbent": false,
          "stance": "neutral",
          "summary": "Ties infrastructure policy to consumer costs and community benefit; no detailed federal data-centre siting plan is released.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "summary",
              "date": "2026-10-21",
              "quote": "Would evaluate large infrastructure projects against consumer costs and community benefit",
              "url": "https://aicongress.us/races/house/pa-10/",
              "source": "AI Congress"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "perry-pa",
          "name": "Scott Perry",
          "party": "R",
          "incumbent": true,
          "stance": "pro",
          "summary": "Favors continued technology and infrastructure growth through faster permitting and more domestic energy supply.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "summary",
              "date": "2026-10-21",
              "quote": "Supports continued technology and infrastructure growth backed by faster permitting and expanded energy supply.",
              "url": "https://aicongress.us/races/house/pa-10/",
              "source": "AI Congress"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "house-va-02-2026",
      "chamber": "house",
      "state": "VA",
      "state_name": "Virginia",
      "seat": "U.S. House · District 2",
      "compare_url": "https://aicongress.us/races/house/va-02/",
      "candidates": [
        {
          "id": "luria-va",
          "name": "Elaine Luria",
          "party": "D",
          "incumbent": false,
          "stance": "neutral",
          "summary": "Approaches technology through national security and infrastructure; no detailed 2026 AI framework is in the record.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "summary",
              "date": "2026-10-21",
              "quote": "no detailed 2026 AI framework was located",
              "url": "https://aicongress.us/races/house/va-02/",
              "source": "AI Congress"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "kiggans-va",
          "name": "Jen Kiggans",
          "party": "R",
          "incumbent": true,
          "stance": "pro",
          "summary": "Supports American AI leadership, national-security applications, and continued technology investment.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "legislative",
              "date": "2025-11-25",
              "quote": "Kiggans led the AI for America Act to strengthen domestic leadership and capacity.",
              "url": "https://aicongress.us/races/house/va-02/",
              "source": "AI Congress / Kiggans House record"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "house-wa-03-2026",
      "chamber": "house",
      "state": "WA",
      "state_name": "Washington",
      "seat": "U.S. House · District 3",
      "compare_url": "https://aicongress.us/races/house/wa-03/",
      "candidates": [
        {
          "id": "gluesenkamp-perez-wa",
          "name": "Marie Gluesenkamp Perez",
          "party": "D",
          "incumbent": true,
          "stance": "neutral",
          "summary": "Approaches technology through workers, repair rights, and small manufacturers; a 2026 AI governance position is unscored.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "summary",
              "date": "2026-10-21",
              "quote": "No detailed 2026 position on model testing, automated decisions, or general federal AI liability was located.",
              "url": "https://aicongress.us/races/house/wa-03/",
              "source": "AI Congress"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "braun-wa",
          "name": "John Braun",
          "party": "R",
          "incumbent": false,
          "stance": "neutral",
          "summary": "Emphasizes business investment, workforce development, and energy supply; a federal AI platform is not in the record.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "summary",
              "date": "2026-10-21",
              "quote": "No detailed federal AI governance platform was located in the current campaign record.",
              "url": "https://aicongress.us/races/house/wa-03/",
              "source": "AI Congress"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "house-wi-03-2026",
      "chamber": "house",
      "state": "WI",
      "state_name": "Wisconsin",
      "seat": "U.S. House · District 3",
      "compare_url": "https://aicongress.us/races/house/wi-03/",
      "candidates": [
        {
          "id": "cooke-wi",
          "name": "Rebecca Cooke",
          "party": "D",
          "incumbent": false,
          "stance": "against",
          "summary": "Supports a temporary data-centre pause and statewide rules protecting ratepayers, water, and communities.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "campaign",
              "date": "2026-10-21",
              "quote": "Cooke pledged to fight for a moratorium while state safeguards are developed.",
              "url": "https://aicongress.us/races/house/wi-03/",
              "source": "AI Congress / WisPolitics"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "van-orden-wi",
          "name": "Derrick Van Orden",
          "party": "R",
          "incumbent": true,
          "stance": "neutral",
          "summary": "Opposes a broad construction halt while asking for local buy-in and limits on development of farmland.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "interview",
              "date": "2026-08-12",
              "quote": "Van Orden emphasized local buy-in and limiting development on farmland.",
              "url": "https://aicongress.us/races/house/wi-03/",
              "source": "AI Congress / Roll Call"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "gov-al-2026",
      "chamber": "governor",
      "state": "AL",
      "state_name": "Alabama",
      "seat": "Governor",
      "compare_url": "https://www.newsweek.com/map-shows-states-where-governor-candidates-support-data-center-moratoriums-12225115",
      "candidates": [
        {
          "id": "jones-al-gov",
          "name": "Doug Jones",
          "party": "D",
          "incumbent": false,
          "stance": "against",
          "summary": "Says he would support a data-centre moratorium and objects to lax zoning and rules for new facilities.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "interview",
              "date": "2026-07-21",
              "quote": "I do not want to see Alabama become the dumping ground for data centers",
              "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/map-shows-states-where-governor-candidates-support-data-center-moratoriums-12225115",
              "source": "Newsweek / WIAT"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "gov-fl-2026",
      "chamber": "governor",
      "state": "FL",
      "state_name": "Florida",
      "seat": "Governor",
      "compare_url": "https://www.newsweek.com/map-shows-states-where-governor-candidates-support-data-center-moratoriums-12225115",
      "candidates": [
        {
          "id": "jolly-fl-gov",
          "name": "David Jolly",
          "party": "D",
          "incumbent": false,
          "stance": "against",
          "summary": "Calls for a pause on data-centre construction until the state adopts a plan for water, grid, and communities.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "campaign",
              "date": "2026-07-21",
              "quote": "has a responsible plan to protect our water, power grid, and communities.",
              "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/map-shows-states-where-governor-candidates-support-data-center-moratoriums-12225115",
              "source": "Newsweek / Jolly post on X"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "gov-ga-2026",
      "chamber": "governor",
      "state": "GA",
      "state_name": "Georgia",
      "seat": "Governor",
      "compare_url": "https://www.newsweek.com/map-shows-states-where-governor-candidates-support-data-center-moratoriums-12225115",
      "candidates": [
        {
          "id": "bottoms-ga-gov",
          "name": "Keisha Lance Bottoms",
          "party": "D",
          "incumbent": false,
          "stance": "against",
          "summary": "Supports a temporary data-centre moratorium to reassess impacts on bills, water, and communities.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "interview",
              "date": "2026-07-21",
              "quote": "an opportunity for us as a state to press pause, I believe",
              "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/map-shows-states-where-governor-candidates-support-data-center-moratoriums-12225115",
              "source": "Newsweek / Columbus Ledger-Enquirer"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "jackson-ga-gov",
          "name": "Rick Jackson",
          "party": "R",
          "incumbent": false,
          "stance": "pro",
          "summary": "Opposes a moratorium, has invested in a data centre, and proposes county-level options with tax benefits to host counties.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "interview",
              "date": "2026-07-21",
              "quote": "What I want to do is give some of our counties an option.",
              "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/map-shows-states-where-governor-candidates-support-data-center-moratoriums-12225115",
              "source": "Newsweek / 11Alive"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "gov-ia-2026",
      "chamber": "governor",
      "state": "IA",
      "state_name": "Iowa",
      "seat": "Governor",
      "compare_url": "https://www.newsweek.com/map-shows-states-where-governor-candidates-support-data-center-moratoriums-12225115",
      "candidates": [
        {
          "id": "lahn-ia-gov",
          "name": "Zach Lahn",
          "party": "R",
          "incumbent": false,
          "stance": "against",
          "summary": "Supports a data-centre moratorium and frames farmland protection as the priority.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "campaign",
              "date": "2026-07-21",
              "quote": "This isn't anti-technology. It's pro-Iowa.",
              "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/map-shows-states-where-governor-candidates-support-data-center-moratoriums-12225115",
              "source": "Newsweek / Lahn Facebook post"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "sand-ia-gov",
          "name": "Rob Sand",
          "party": "D",
          "incumbent": false,
          "stance": "neutral",
          "summary": "Says data centres should pay their fair share and protect land, without calling for a moratorium.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "campaign",
              "date": "2026-07-21",
              "quote": "need to be responsible stewards of our land & pay their fair share",
              "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/map-shows-states-where-governor-candidates-support-data-center-moratoriums-12225115",
              "source": "Newsweek / Sand Facebook post"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "gov-ks-2026",
      "chamber": "governor",
      "state": "KS",
      "state_name": "Kansas",
      "seat": "Governor",
      "compare_url": "https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/ai-data-center-push-has-roiled-kansas-politics-it-may-also-define-race-governor",
      "candidates": [
        {
          "id": "holscher-ks-gov",
          "name": "Cindy Holscher",
          "party": "D",
          "incumbent": false,
          "stance": "against",
          "summary": "Calls for a state moratorium on new data-centre construction and opposes subsidies to large technology firms.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "interview",
              "date": "2026-07-21",
              "quote": "I am opposed to asking Kansas families, farmers, and small businesses to subsidize some of the wealthiest corporations",
              "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/map-shows-states-where-governor-candidates-support-data-center-moratoriums-12225115",
              "source": "Newsweek / Johnson County Post"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "masterson-ks-gov",
          "name": "Ty Masterson",
          "party": "R",
          "incumbent": false,
          "stance": "neutral",
          "summary": "Points to existing state guardrails and favors local decisions on data-centre siting.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "interview",
              "date": "2026-10-04",
              "quote": "Let the locals decide",
              "url": "https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/ai-data-center-push-has-roiled-kansas-politics-it-may-also-define-race-governor",
              "source": "Kansas Reflector / News From The States"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "gov-me-2026",
      "chamber": "governor",
      "state": "ME",
      "state_name": "Maine",
      "seat": "Governor",
      "compare_url": "https://www.newsweek.com/map-shows-states-where-governor-candidates-support-data-center-moratoriums-12225115",
      "candidates": [
        {
          "id": "pingree-me-gov",
          "name": "Hannah Pingree",
          "party": "D",
          "incumbent": false,
          "stance": "against",
          "summary": "Says she would enact a data-centre moratorium until guardrails for water, environment, and ratepayers are in place.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "campaign",
              "date": "2026-07-05",
              "quote": "as governor, I will enact a moratorium until we have guardrails in place",
              "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/map-shows-states-where-governor-candidates-support-data-center-moratoriums-12225115",
              "source": "Newsweek / Pingree video"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "charles-me-gov",
          "name": "Bobby Charles",
          "party": "R",
          "incumbent": false,
          "stance": "against",
          "summary": "Says he would sign a temporary data-centre moratorium pending study of electricity and water impacts.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "interview",
              "date": "2026-07-21",
              "quote": "I would sign a temporary moratorium on data centers until more is understood",
              "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/map-shows-states-where-governor-candidates-support-data-center-moratoriums-12225115",
              "source": "Newsweek / Portland Press Herald"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "gov-mi-2026",
      "chamber": "governor",
      "state": "MI",
      "state_name": "Michigan",
      "seat": "Governor",
      "compare_url": "https://www.michiganpublic.org/politics-government/2026-10-02/governors-race-hits-saline-township-site-of-massive-data-center-project",
      "candidates": [
        {
          "id": "benson-mi-gov",
          "name": "Jocelyn Benson",
          "party": "D",
          "incumbent": false,
          "stance": "neutral",
          "summary": "Backs a moratorium while rules are written, with guardrails for local voices and developers covering their own energy demand.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "interview",
              "date": "2026-10-16",
              "quote": "We have to put guardrails in place to protect local voices",
              "url": "https://www.wxyz.com/news/politics/benson-james-spar-over-data-centers-cost-of-living-in-second-michigan-governor-debate",
              "source": "WXYZ Detroit"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "james-mi-gov",
          "name": "John James",
          "party": "R",
          "incumbent": false,
          "stance": "neutral",
          "summary": "Backs a moratorium while rules are written and local control over siting, with projects on industrial land rather than farmland.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "campaign",
              "date": "2026-10-02",
              "quote": "the control should be by the locals, not dictated by Lansing and lawyers and lobbyists",
              "url": "https://www.michiganpublic.org/politics-government/2026-10-02/governors-race-hits-saline-township-site-of-massive-data-center-project",
              "source": "Michigan Public"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "gov-nh-2026",
      "chamber": "governor",
      "state": "NH",
      "state_name": "New Hampshire",
      "seat": "Governor",
      "compare_url": "https://www.newsweek.com/map-shows-states-where-governor-candidates-support-data-center-moratoriums-12225115",
      "candidates": [
        {
          "id": "ayotte-nh-gov",
          "name": "Kelly Ayotte",
          "party": "R",
          "incumbent": true,
          "stance": "against",
          "summary": "Proposed a multiyear pause on new data centres, citing energy, environment, and location.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "interview",
              "date": "2026-09-07",
              "quote": "Right now, they do not make sense at all in terms of energy, environment or location",
              "url": "https://spectrumnewsnecn.com/necn/central-western-ma/news/2026/09/08/new-hampshire-data-centers-shaheen-pappas-ayotte",
              "source": "Spectrum News"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "warmington-nh-gov",
          "name": "Cinde Warmington",
          "party": "D",
          "incumbent": false,
          "stance": "against",
          "summary": "Has backed data-centre moratoriums and statewide protections on water, rates, and noise.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "official",
              "date": "2026-07-21",
              "quote": "We need to make sure that we put in protections all around our state",
              "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/map-shows-states-where-governor-candidates-support-data-center-moratoriums-12225115",
              "source": "Newsweek / Nottingham Planning Board remarks"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "gov-ok-2026",
      "chamber": "governor",
      "state": "OK",
      "state_name": "Oklahoma",
      "seat": "Governor",
      "compare_url": "https://www.newsweek.com/map-shows-states-where-governor-candidates-support-data-center-moratoriums-12225115",
      "candidates": [
        {
          "id": "munson-ok-gov",
          "name": "Cyndi Munson",
          "party": "D",
          "incumbent": false,
          "stance": "against",
          "summary": "Says she would order a data-centre moratorium on her first day, citing utility rates and grid strain.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "campaign",
              "date": "2026-07-21",
              "quote": "AI data centers are pushing up utility rates and stretching our grid thin.",
              "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/map-shows-states-where-governor-candidates-support-data-center-moratoriums-12225115",
              "source": "Newsweek / Munson Facebook post"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "gov-pa-2026",
      "chamber": "governor",
      "state": "PA",
      "state_name": "Pennsylvania",
      "seat": "Governor",
      "compare_url": "https://www.wsav.com/news/data-centers-become-flashpoint-in-gubernatorial-races/amp/",
      "candidates": [
        {
          "id": "shapiro-pa-gov",
          "name": "Josh Shapiro",
          "party": "D",
          "incumbent": true,
          "stance": "neutral",
          "summary": "Welcomed large AI campus investment and later proposed a framework requiring developers to fund their own power and sign community agreements.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "campaign",
              "date": "2026-07-13",
              "quote": "projects benefit our communities and don’t impose costs on Pennsylvanians",
              "url": "https://www.wsav.com/news/data-centers-become-flashpoint-in-gubernatorial-races/amp/",
              "source": "The Hill (via WSAV) / Shapiro campaign"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "garrity-pa-gov",
          "name": "Stacy Garrity",
          "party": "R",
          "incumbent": false,
          "stance": "neutral",
          "summary": "Backs a short pause for local zoning updates but not a multiyear moratorium, after earlier support for deregulation.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "campaign",
              "date": "2026-07-13",
              "quote": "Josh Shapiro was unfettered data center development's biggest cheerleader in Pennsylvania",
              "url": "https://www.wsav.com/news/data-centers-become-flashpoint-in-gubernatorial-races/amp/",
              "source": "The Hill (via WSAV) / Garrity campaign"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "gov-sc-2026",
      "chamber": "governor",
      "state": "SC",
      "state_name": "South Carolina",
      "seat": "Governor",
      "compare_url": "https://www.newsweek.com/map-shows-states-where-governor-candidates-support-data-center-moratoriums-12225115",
      "candidates": [
        {
          "id": "johnson-sc-gov",
          "name": "Jermaine Johnson",
          "party": "D",
          "incumbent": false,
          "stance": "against",
          "summary": "Introduced a resolution to halt data-centre construction pending a transparent statewide plan.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "campaign",
              "date": "2026-07-21",
              "quote": "Before we move forward, we need a responsible, transparent plan that protects our communities",
              "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/map-shows-states-where-governor-candidates-support-data-center-moratoriums-12225115",
              "source": "Newsweek / Johnson Facebook post"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "wilson-sc-gov",
          "name": "Alan Wilson",
          "party": "R",
          "incumbent": false,
          "stance": "pro",
          "summary": "Describes data centres as infrastructure for new technologies and a national-security issue.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "interview",
              "date": "2026-07-21",
              "quote": "are the infrastructure for the new innovative technologies of the future",
              "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/map-shows-states-where-governor-candidates-support-data-center-moratoriums-12225115",
              "source": "Newsweek / The State"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "gov-tx-2026",
      "chamber": "governor",
      "state": "TX",
      "state_name": "Texas",
      "seat": "Governor",
      "compare_url": "https://www.wsav.com/news/data-centers-become-flashpoint-in-gubernatorial-races/amp/",
      "candidates": [
        {
          "id": "abbott-tx-gov",
          "name": "Greg Abbott",
          "party": "R",
          "incumbent": true,
          "stance": "neutral",
          "summary": "Shifted from welcoming large AI investment to proposing limits on rural data centres and repeal of their tax exemptions.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "campaign",
              "date": "2026-07-13",
              "quote": "pushing back against these AI data centers that are trying to build in our neighborhoods",
              "url": "https://www.wsav.com/news/data-centers-become-flashpoint-in-gubernatorial-races/amp/",
              "source": "The Hill (via WSAV)"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "hinojosa-tx-gov",
          "name": "Gina Hinojosa",
          "party": "D",
          "incumbent": false,
          "stance": "against",
          "summary": "Makes data-centre tax breaks and household costs a key part of her campaign.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "interview",
              "date": "2026-07-13",
              "quote": "Data centers are moving to Texas because Greg Abbott helped create the most generous tax dollar giveaway",
              "url": "https://www.wsav.com/news/data-centers-become-flashpoint-in-gubernatorial-races/amp/",
              "source": "The Hill (via WSAV)"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "gov-wi-2026",
      "chamber": "governor",
      "state": "WI",
      "state_name": "Wisconsin",
      "seat": "Governor",
      "compare_url": "https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4695391/mike-rogers-data-center-moratorium/",
      "candidates": [
        {
          "id": "tiffany-wi-gov",
          "name": "Tom Tiffany",
          "party": "R",
          "incumbent": false,
          "stance": "neutral",
          "summary": "Centred his first general-election ad on data centres, labelling his opponent over the issue; a detailed policy is not in the cited record.",
          "evidence": [
            {
              "kind": "press",
              "date": "2026-08-20",
              "quote": "Data Center David Crowley",
              "url": "https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4695391/mike-rogers-data-center-moratorium/",
              "source": "Washington Examiner"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}