Amy Acton
Supports a conditional pause on data centers: they must pay all their own utility costs, be built with union labor, disclose who is behind them, meet environmental standards, and go on brownfields rather than farms.
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Data centers
In short
Amy Acton's campaign backs pausing data centers unless they pay their own utility costs, use union labor, disclose backers, meet environmental rules and avoid farmland. Don Kissick's campaign calls them part of a growing surveillance system that uses lots of power, water and farmland; it names no policy. Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign would pause approvals until a law passes; centers must meet air and water rules and give nearby homes free power and lower property taxes.
Campaign positions
What each campaign says.
Don Kissick
Calls data centers part of a growing surveillance system, and says they use large amounts of power and water, take farmland, and get tax breaks while residents pay more for utilities. The page names no specific policy.
Vivek Ramaswamy
A data center could be built only if nearby homes get free electricity and lower property taxes and the center meets air and water rules. He would pause new data center approvals by executive order on his first day until a law is passed.
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Sources3 source records
- Data Centershttps://actonforgovernor.com/issue/data-centers/
Ohioans for Amy Acton and David Pepper · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
Campaign-controlled source. Positions and claims are attributed to the campaign, not independently verified facts. Its lines about her opponent are out of scope here.
candidate statement
For: Amy Acton: campaign position
- On the Issueshttps://donkissick.com/on-the-issues
People for Don Kissick and James Mills · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
Campaign-controlled source. Positions and claims are attributed to the campaign, not independently verified facts. Headings: data centers, license-plate cameras, property taxes, corruption, economic affordability, personal dignity. The site's press releases page carried no releases when read.
candidate statement
For: Don Kissick: campaign position
- The Planhttps://vivekforohio.com/the-plan/
Vivek Ramaswamy and Rob McColley for Ohio · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
Campaign-controlled source. Positions and claims are attributed to the campaign, not independently verified facts. Taxes, energy, schools, crime, and his data center pledge (reprinted from a Columbus Dispatch op-ed of August 6).
candidate statement
For: Vivek Ramaswamy: campaign position