The AI data center push has roiled Kansas politics. It may also define the race for governor.

By: Max McCoy

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: October 4, 2026

Words: 2,110

Last Updated: 2 weeks ago

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Cindy Holscher has something she would like you to know.

She changed her mind on data centers because she listens.

“The subject was coming up over and over again,” she said of the 80 or so town halls she held in the last 12 months across Kansas. “It seemed to me at the time that a lot of candidates were really wary of this subject and hadn’t figured out this was something people cared about.”

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