Mike Beltran
No data center in the community without local approval and a guarantee it won't raise energy bills or harm the environment.
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Issue record
Energy bills and data centers
In short
Beltran's campaign wants local approval for data centers and a guarantee they won't raise power bills. Castor's office opposes data center development in Hillsborough County; Lambert's campaign backs market-driven energy. On the record, Castor cosponsored a bill making large data centers pay for grid upgrades; it passed the House 417-3 and is not law. She voted for the Inflation Reduction Act, which funds home efficiency rebates; this site did not measure its effect on bills.
Campaign positions
What each campaign says.
Kathy Castor
Opposes data center development in Hillsborough County. Wants data centers to pay the full cost of their power and grid upgrades.
Brian Lambert
Backs an all-of-the-above energy policy driven by markets, not mandates. His site says nothing about data centers.
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Evidence timeline
What the record shows.
official action
Kathy Castor: Matches stated record claim
She is the only original cosponsor of the bill, which passed the House 417-3 on September 16, 2026; a Senate vote to take it up failed, so it is not law.
Full detail
Her office says she and Rep. Gabe Evans saw the House pass their bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act, which makes large data centers pay for the grid upgrades they need. Rep. Evans sponsored H.R. 9340 and she is its only original cosponsor; 42 members have now signed on. She voted Yea as it passed the House 417-3 on September 16, 2026. A Senate vote to take it up failed on September 30. Limit: It passed the House only; it is not law.
official action
Kathy Castor: Matches stated direction
She voted for the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, which funds rebates for home efficiency upgrades and extends a tax credit for energy-saving home improvements.
Full detail
Her House office says she has championed energy efficiency so that all families can have cheaper energy and a clean environment. She voted Yea on August 12, 2022, as the House sent the Inflation Reduction Act to the President, 220-207. It became Public Law 117-169. The law funds rebates for home efficiency upgrades and high-efficiency electric homes, and extends a tax credit for energy-saving home improvements. Limit: Her page names no bill. The law's effect on power bills is not measured here.
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Sources10 source records
- Mike Beltran for Congress, platformhttps://beltranforcongress.com/platform
Mike Beltran for Congress · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Captured 2026-10-01. Thirteen headings, from health care and taxes to guns, abortion and elections.
candidate statement
For: Mike Beltran: campaign position
- Castor Champions Passage of Bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Acthttps://castor.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=405289
Office of Rep. Kathy Castor · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Her office's release on House passage of H.R. 9340, read 2026-10-01. Also says she opposes data center development in Hillsborough County.
official office record
For: Kathy Castor: campaign position; Kathy Castor: Matches stated record claim
- Brian Lambert for Congress, energyhttps://www.brianlambertforcongress.com/issues/energy
Brian Lambert for Congress · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Captured 2026-10-01. Says nothing about data centers.
candidate statement
For: Brian Lambert: campaign position
- Brian Lambert for Congress, issueshttps://www.brianlambertforcongress.com/issues
Brian Lambert for Congress · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Captured 2026-10-01. Index of twelve issue pages, all of which were read. None addresses abortion or data centers.
candidate statement
For: Brian Lambert: campaign position
- H.R. 9340, Ratepayer Protection Act (119th Congress)https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9340
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Read through the Congress.gov API on 2026-10-01. Sponsor Rep. Gabe Evans; Castor is its only original cosponsor, dated 2026-06-18, of 42 cosponsors in all. Passed the House 2026-09-16; a Senate cloture vote failed on 2026-09-30.
official legislative record
For: Kathy Castor: Matches stated record claim
- House roll call 312, 119th Congress, 2nd session (document)
Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
On passage of H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, 2026-09-16. Passed 417-3. Castor voted Yea.
official legislative record
For: Kathy Castor: Matches stated record claim
- Energy/Environmenthttps://castor.house.gov/issues/issue/?IssueID=3584
Office of Rep. Kathy Castor · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Her House office's issue page, read 2026-10-01. Undated.
official office record
For: Kathy Castor: Matches stated direction
- House roll call 420, 117th Congress, 2nd session (document)
Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
On concurring in the Senate amendment to H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act, 2022-08-12. Passed 220-207. Castor voted Yea.
official legislative record
For: Kathy Castor: Matches stated direction
- H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (117th Congress)https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5376
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Read through the Congress.gov API on 2026-10-01. Became Public Law 117-169.
official legislative record
For: Kathy Castor: Matches stated direction
- Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/PLAW-117publ169
U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Section 13301 extends the energy-efficient home improvement credit; sections 50121 and 50122 fund home efficiency and high-efficiency electric home rebates.
official legislative record
For: Kathy Castor: Matches stated direction