Paige Cognetti
Says no data center project she has seen in the region should go ahead. Any that do should avoid homes, schools and parks, get no tax breaks, supply their own power and use local union labor.
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Data centers
In short
Paige Cognetti's campaign says no data center project she has seen in the region should go ahead; any that do should avoid homes, schools and parks, get no tax breaks and supply their own power. Rob Bresnahan's campaign wants towns, not developers, to decide, with legal protection for towns that say no. His 2026 bill to keep developers' suits over local denials out of federal court has not left committee.
Campaign positions
What each campaign says.
Rob Bresnahan Jr
Wants towns, not developers, to decide on data centers, with legal protection for towns that say no and community benefit deals where they say yes.
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What the record shows.
official action
Rob Bresnahan Jr: Matches stated record claim
He introduced the Local Control Protection Act on June 11, 2026; it would bar federal courts from hearing developers' challenges to local denials and has not left committee.
Full detail
His office says he introduced a bill to protect towns that turn down data centers from lawsuits by developers. He introduced H.R. 9262, the Local Control Protection Act, on June 11, 2026. The bill would bar federal courts from hearing developers' challenges to recorded local denials, and deny federal permits to developers who sue over such a denial in any court. It was sent to committees and has had no further action. Limit: Introducing a bill is the whole claim here. The bill would not stop suits in state court, though a developer who sued there would lose federal permits.
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Sources4 source records
- Prioritieshttps://paigeforpa.com/priorities/
Paige For PA · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Platform: reform, family costs, unions, manufacturing, tariffs, data centers.
candidate statement
For: Paige Cognetti: campaign position
- Bresnahan Introduces Bill to Keep Data Center Decisions in Local Handshttps://bresnahan.house.gov/media/press-releases/bresnahan-introduces-bill-keep-data-center-decisions-local-hands
Office of Rep. Rob Bresnahan · Published Jun 11, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Release of June 11, 2026, on the Local Control Protection Act.
official office record
For: Rob Bresnahan Jr: campaign position; Rob Bresnahan Jr: Matches stated record claim
- H.R. 9262, Local Control Protection Acthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9262
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Introduced June 11, 2026. Sponsor: Bresnahan. Referred to Ways and Means and Judiciary; no further action.
official legislative record
For: Rob Bresnahan Jr: Matches stated record claim
- H.R. 9262, as introducedhttps://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119hr9262ih
U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Sec. 2 bars federal courts from hearing challenges to a local government's recorded decision, with documented findings, to block a data center. Sec. 3 bars federal permits while the developer is suing in any court over a local zoning denial. Sec. 4 ties tax credits to a community benefit agreement.
official legislative record
For: Rob Bresnahan Jr: Matches stated record claim