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led the push to bring data centers to Ohio and gave billions of tax dollars to make it happen.

Sherrod Brown · A campaign advertisement · September 3, 2026 · Race: U.S. Senator from Ohio

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The record does not settle it

Checked against No record retrieved settles this sentence: the Ohio Department of Development publishes Tax Credit Authority approvals project by project, but no total for data centers, and "led the push" is a characterization of a role no record measures.

The record: Tax Credit Authority reports

Context

Husted was lieutenant governor of Ohio from 2019 until he was appointed to the U.S. Senate in 2025.

Topics: Energy, Economy, Taxes.

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Sources

  1. Jon Husted pushed for data centers and tax incentives in Ohio, as Sherrod Brown ads say · PolitiFact · 2026-09-23 · accessed 2026-10-03
  2. Data Centers and Electricity Prices: It's Not as Simple as Voters May Think · FactCheck.org (Jessica McDonald) · 2026-10-29 · accessed 2026-10-30
  3. Tax Credit Authority reports · Ohio Department of Development · accessed 2026-10-15

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