Pennsylvania Democrat targets data centers in drive to oust Republican from House seat
Summary
Democrat Paige Cognetti is challenging Republican Rep. Rob Bresnahan in a Pennsylvania congressional race by criticizing new artificial intelligence (AI) data centers and their impacts on local communities. The race is important for the Democratic Party as they try to gain control of the U.S. House and oppose President Donald Trump's agenda.Key Facts
- Paige Cognetti is the mayor of Scranton and the Democratic candidate running against Republican Rep. Rob Bresnahan.
- The campaign ad focuses on opposition to AI data centers being built in the district.
- Data centers use a lot of electricity and often receive tax breaks, which Cognetti says unfairly raise local electric bills.
- Cognetti criticizes companies for secrecy, environmental pollution, and not hiring local union workers.
- Rep. Bresnahan introduced a bill to limit lawsuits by companies over local decisions to block data center construction.
- The bill has not advanced and has no cosponsors yet.
- President Trump supports data centers to boost U.S. AI competitiveness against China.
- Both President Trump and Vice President JD Vance have visited the district to support Bresnahan.
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