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Jon Husted brought over 220 data centers to Ohio, and we’re all paying the price.
Sherrod Brown · A campaign video posted to his YouTube channel · October 1, 2026 · Race: U.S. Senator from Ohio
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The records: Quick Facts: Data Centers in Ohio · Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A: Average Price of Electricity to Ultimate Customers by End-Use Sector, by State, July 2026 and 2025 · Jon Husted pushed for data centers and tax incentives in Ohio, as Sherrod Brown ads say
Context
The Office of the Ohio Consumers' Counsel lists Ohio as having more than 200 data centers, the fifth-highest number of any state.
Topics: Energy, Technology.
Other claims by Sherrod Brown
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Sen. Jon Husted gave billions in tax breaks to Big Tech so they would build their data centers here
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Jon Husted voted for a tax cuts for his billionaire friends.
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And Jon Husted wrote the law on letting utility companies jack up our electric bills.
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We have some of the highest electricity rates in the country now
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led the push to bring data centers to Ohio and gave billions of tax dollars to make it happen.
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So why has Jon Husted voted 13 times for the war and wasted $100 billion dollars in the process?
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Husted took more money from Jeffrey Epstein's co-conspirators than anyone else in Washington…
Sources
- Jon Husted brought over 220 data centers to Ohio, and we’re all paying the price. · Sherrod Brown (YouTube) · 2026-10-01 · accessed 2026-10-05
- Quick Facts: Data Centers in Ohio · Office of the Ohio Consumers' Counsel · accessed 2026-10-05
- Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A: Average Price of Electricity to Ultimate Customers by End-Use Sector, by State, July 2026 and 2025 · U.S. Energy Information Administration · accessed 2026-10-05
- Jon Husted pushed for data centers and tax incentives in Ohio, as Sherrod Brown ads say · PolitiFact · 2026-09-23 · accessed 2026-10-05
- 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
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