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The candidates for Wisconsin governor in the Nov. 3 election have emphasized how they would regulate artificial intelligence data centers, but they also have spoken favorably of them.
Democrat David Crowley, the Milwaukee County executive, said in November that government should “make sure that this is fertile ground for entrepreneurs and businesses to either stay or move right here to the state of Wisconsin. I do think that data centers play a huge role. …
“There’s an opportunity for us to really become an AI and a data hub not only for the entire country, but for the entire globe.”
Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany voted in December to speed the process for permitting construction of projects such as data centers.
In January, he called data centers “exciting new technology.”
In August, Tiffany said data centers are needed to keep technology from being outsourced to China, WSAW-TV reported.
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Sources
- Wisconsin Public Radio: Tom Tiffany attacks David Crowley on data centers as campaign for governor ramps up
- WISN-TV: Gubernatorial candidates meet for first joint forum focused on tech and the economy
- Congress.gov: House Roll Call Vote 356
- CNBC: House passes bill to ease permits for building out AI infrastructure
- PBS Wisconsin: Tom Tiffany on issues in Wisconsin's 2026 governor's race
- WSAW-TV: Tiffany launches campaign in Mosinee, Crowley visits Fox Valley
- TomTiffany.com: Data Centers
- CrowleyForWI.com: David on Data Centers
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Where Tom Tiffany and David Crowley stand on Wisconsin data centers
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