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Ohio Senators Push Data-Center Guardrails After Voter Backlash

By Drooid · Oct 24, 2026, 3:33 PM UTC · How we work

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Sen. Jon Husted and Sen. Sherrod Brown are centering Ohio Senate race on data-center policy.
A September Bowling Green State University (BGSU) poll found 75% of Ohio voters oppose a data center locally.
The poll showed 63% oppose data centers statewide and 78% support a temporary construction ban.
Husted introduced the Ratepayer Protection Act, which Democrats voted down.
Brown was the first statewide Ohio candidate to propose 2027 data-center guardrails.

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Story summary

Sen. Jon Husted and Sen. Sherrod Brown are centering Ohio Senate race on data-center policy.
A September Bowling Green State University (BGSU) poll found 75% of Ohio voters oppose a data center locally.
The poll showed 63% oppose data centers statewide and 78% support a temporary construction ban.
Husted introduced the Ratepayer Protection Act, which Democrats voted down.
Brown was the first statewide Ohio candidate to propose 2027 data-center guardrails.