Data center debate hits 3rd Congressional District race

By: Henry Redman

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: September 23, 2026

Words: 253

Last Updated: 2 days, 23 hours ago

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The influence of voter opposition to data center development on November’s elections has begun to show in Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District, in one of the state’s most hotly contested races.

Both candidates in the race, Republican U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden and Democrat Rebecca Cooke, as well as outside spending groups, have each worked to connect the other to pro-data center policies.

Van Orden’s campaign has pointed out that Cooke …

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