Labor union that supports data centers is giving big to Beshear

By: Tom Loftus

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: August 24, 2026

Words: 722

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago


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FRANKFORT, Ky. – A national labor union that supports building data centers has been pouring contributions into Gov. Andy Beshear’s super PAC this summer.

Last month, a political committee of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) gave $26,000 to the Beshear PAC called In This Together. This came on the heels of $130,000 in donations by IBEW committees to In This Together in June, and a $50,000 contribution to In This Together last September.

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