WHAT OHIOANS ARE READING: ‘Jon Husted says he wants to protect you from data centers, but he’s the one who invited them in’

WHAT OHIOANS ARE READING: 'Jon Husted says he wants to protect you from data centers, but he's the one who invited them in'

July 23, 2026

Husted was called "The Face Of Data Centers" and led the charge to hand out billions in tax breaks

COLUMBUS, OHIO - New reporting from the Plain Dealer perfectly sums up Jon Husted's bill on data centers - after years of leading the charge to bring a record number of these "power-hungry" facilities to Ohio, Husted is now pretending he cares about protecting families from higher electricity bills.

According to the Plain Dealer, Husted was "a data center's best friend" and "spent years rolling out the red carpet" for these massive corporations to come to Ohio. Now, three months away from an election, Husted is "suddenly positioning himself as the guy who's going to rein them in."

Ohio Democratic Party Senior Communications Advisor Tony Wen released the following statement:

"Husted is shamelessly running away from his record of jacking up Ohioans' utility rates and selling out Ohio to out of state corporations building data centers in the state. It won't work because Ohioans know the truth, and they will hold him accountable in November."

Read more about how Jon Husted led the charge to bring data centers to Ohio:

• Jon Husted played such a large role in bringing data centers to Ohio, the editor of Cleveland.com referred to Husted as "the face of data centers."

• When he was Lt. Governor, Husted led the charge to give billions in out-of-control tax breaks to out of state corporations building data centers in Ohio.

• Because of Husted's efforts, Ohioans have seen their utility bills skyrocket, with Ohio seeing the second largest utility rate increase in the country over the last year.

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