{"id":2632653,"date":"2026-07-20T13:16:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T17:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sherrod-brown-aims-to-court-anti-data-center-voters-in-latest-ohio-senate-ads\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T13:23:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T17:23:13","slug":"sherrod-brown-aims-to-court-anti-data-center-voters-in-latest-ohio-senate-ads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sherrod-brown-aims-to-court-anti-data-center-voters-in-latest-ohio-senate-ads\/","title":{"rendered":"Sherrod Brown aims to court anti-data center voters in latest Ohio Senate ads"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsherrod-brown-aims-to-court-anti-data-center-voters-in-latest-ohio-senate-ads%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2632653&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Sherrod Brown, a former Democratic U.S. Senator from Ohio, is focusing on the issue of data centers in his campaign against Republican Jon Husted for ohio&#8217;s Senate seat. Brown opposes the proliferation of data centers near Ohio communities, criticizing thier impact on electricity prices and the environment. He emphasizes that data centers often overconsume energy, raising costs for residents, and advocates for requiring them to pay the full cost of their energy use. This stance aligns him with environmental concerns and the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >anti-data center movement gaining momentum<\/a> among activists. Brown&#8217;s campaign highlights the economic and environmental consequences of data centers, positioning himself as a defender of ohioans&#8217; interests in the broader debate over AI infrastructure development. Husted, simultaneously occurring, supports the growth of data centers, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-mexico-offers-first-economic-development-grant-to-rural-retail-shop\/\" title=\"New Mexico awards inaugural economic development grant to a rural ret...l outlet\">citing job creation<\/a> and Ohio as a tech hub, and has pledged to protect ratepayers from increased costs. The upcoming race is considered competitive, with recent polls showing a close contest for the seat vacated by JD Vance, and the election scheduled for the November special election.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former Democratic Ohio Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sherrod-brown\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2353\">Sherrod Brown<\/a> is positioning the fight against artificial intelligence <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/data-centers\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"22166\">data centers<\/a> near the forefront of his campaign against Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jon-husted\/\">Jon Husted<\/a> (R-OH) as he aims to return to the upper chamber.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brown, a former three-term senator from the Buckeye State who fell to Sen.<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bernie-moreno\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11273\"> Bernie Moreno<\/a> (R-OH) in 2024, released two new advertisements in July, jumping on the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/4644309\/change-local-reaction-data-center-developer\/\">anti-data center movement<\/a> catching fire among environmentalists <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/4607237\/state-cities-pushing-back-against-data-centers\/\">in states such as Ohio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4655279\/sherrod-brown-courts-anti-data-center-voters-latest-ohio-senate-ad\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Sherrod Brown aims to court anti-data center voters in latest Ohio Senate ads<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4655298\/troy-jackson-delegate-sweep-maine-senate-race-platner-replacement\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Troy Jackson\u2019s delegate sweep turns open race to replace Graham Platner into a near-coronation<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4655161\/elizabeth-warren-endorsement-abdul-el-sayed-michigan-senate-race\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Elizabeth Warren endorsement adds to Abdul el Sayed\u2019s progressive bona fides<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOhio\u2019s electric grid: big corporations treat it like a game, gobbling up energy to feed their data centers, no matter how much it raises our prices. It\u2019s the latest way they\u2019ve rigged the system, costing the average Ohioan thousands of dollars, with prices still going up,\u201d Brown said in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AndrewSolender\/status\/2079008037545582727?s=20\">July advertisement<\/a>, which included imagery of Pac-Man gobbling up dots on electricity lines.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brown pitched the message in an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/affordability\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"21532\">affordability<\/a>-minded way, vowing to make sure \u201cdata centers pay the full cost of their electricity,\u201d not neighboring Ohioans, and to ensure that the artificial intelligence companies \u201cdon\u2019t get to play games with your energy bill.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Across the country, data center skeptics have become increasingly concerned with how the AI infrastructure increases electricity demand and can <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/hls.harvard.edu\/today\/how-data-centers-may-lead-to-higher-electricity-bills\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/hls.harvard.edu\/today\/how-data-centers-may-lead-to-higher-electricity-bills\/\">reportedly jack up nearby electric bills<\/a>. A <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/709772\/americans-oppose-data-centers-area.aspx\">Gallup poll from May<\/a> found that 7 in 10 Americans oppose having data centers in their own backyards, as they <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/4644309\/change-local-reaction-data-center-developer\/\">raise concerns about<\/a> the effects on electric bills and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-risk-local-water-supply-to-create-fake-snow-for-beijing-olympics\/\" title=\"Chinese Risk Local Water Supply to Create Fake Snow for Beijing Olympics\">local water supply<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, data centers can also provide more local employment opportunities and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/infrastructure\/3826645\/loudoun-county-commercial-tax-base-initiative-data-centers-virginia-hub\/\">grow local commercial tax bases<\/a>, all while developing the domestic AI industry. Data centers have become a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/4644309\/change-local-reaction-data-center-developer\/\">political pressure point<\/a> on both the Right and the Left, as politicians weigh the infrastructure\u2019s environmental impact versus their revolutionary impact on America\u2019s AI industry.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brown falls in line with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4647263\/hochul-sign-one-year-ban-data-center-construction\/\">much of the Left<\/a> as he takes on data centers, quoting Cleveland\u2019s <em>The Plain Dealer<\/em> in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AdImpact_Pol\/status\/2074493471247728721?s=20\">recent ad<\/a> calling Husted \u201cthe face of data centers in Ohio.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Husted has helped grow AI data center investment in Ohio, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/governor.ohio.gov\/media\/news-and-media\/governor-dewine-announces-10-billion-investment-plan-from-amazon-web-services-in-greater-ohio\">calling the state <\/a>the \u201ctech hub of the Midwest\u201d in 2024 when he was lieutenant governor. But the senator has also championed ratepayer protections throughout the state\u2019s data center development, joining a White House roundtable in March to boost President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u2018s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/4480533\/big-tech-firms-trump-pledge-data-centers-power-use\/\">Ratepayer Protection Pledge<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf America wants economic and national security dominance, we must lead in technology and AI to stay ahead of adversaries like China. But, this innovation requires energy and Ohio families are concerned about the impact on their own bills. I\u2019m grateful to those who signed the Ratepayer Protection Pledge today and to the president for making this happen for working Ohio families,\u201d Husted said in a March statement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>has reached out to Husted\u2019s campaign for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4648913\/unlikely-coalition-campaign-against-data-centers\/\">WAR ON DATA CENTERS A FRONT IN VITAL FIGHT FOR AI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Husted and Brown are set to face off in the November special election to fill Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"7658\">JD Vance\u2019s<\/a> seat in Ohio. Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-dewine\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1201\">Mike DeWine<\/a> (R-OH) appointed Husted in early 2025. Cook Political Report pings the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4604149\/analysis-senate-race-favor-democrats-north-carolina-ohio-alaska\/\">seat as a toss-up race<\/a>, while Husted and Brown have swung between single digits in recent polling on the race. Husted took the latest <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/polls\/ohio-us-senate-election-polls-2026.html\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/polls\/ohio-us-senate-election-polls-2026.html\"><em>New York Times<\/em>\/Siena poll<\/a> by a three-point margin.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moreno defeated Brown in 2024 by 3.6 percentage points when Trump sat atop the ballot.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sherrod Brown targets data centers in Ohio Senate race<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2632654,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MixCollage-16-Dec-2025-10-37-AM-3756.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[63631,32225,37685,32227,35480],"class_list":["post-2632653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-data-center","tag-ohio-senate","tag-political-ads","tag-sherrod-brown","tag-voter-outreach"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MixCollage-16-Dec-2025-10-37-AM-3756.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2632653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2632653"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2632653\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2632662,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2632653\/revisions\/2632662"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2632654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2632653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2632653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2632653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}