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Abdul El-Sayed

Democratic · MI Senate OPPOSES DATA CENTERS
Outside AI PAC Money: $0
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Position on Hyperscale Data Centers

  • Authored a formal statewide platform titled “Terms of Engagement” and “AI Under Control”, calling for state and municipal moratoriums on new data centers to prevent DTE and Consumers Energy from passing transmission buildout costs onto residential ratepayers.
  • Demands that hyperscale developers generate 100% of their own power off-grid, arguing that unchecked tech expansion creates a “race to the bottom while the richest people in society make robots that could ultimately end humanity.” (WCMU).
  • Frames generative and frontier AI as an existential threat, formally pitching federal bans on autonomous self-improving systems (Hoodline) and algorithmic housing price-fixing.
  • Rejects all corporate and tech PAC contributions (Abdul for Senate); personal financial disclosures show no individual stock holdings, with retirement funds kept strictly in non-directed mutual funds (Planet Detroit).

Verified Quotes & Evidence

"I believe that we need local and state moratoriums to protect people. This cannot continue to be a race to the bottom while the richest people in society make robots that could ultimately end humanity."
Date: 2026-10-01
→ Source: WCMU Debate Coverage
"It's important for forward-thinking, future legislators to be talking about what it looks like to actually stand up for communities and protect them."
Date: 2026-09-15
→ Source: Planet Detroit
"Data centers must pay for their own energy demand — costs cannot be passed onto ratepayers."
Date: 2026-01-08
→ Source: Abdul for Senate Platform
"Big AI is spending big against me, because I'm for taking them on."
Date: 2026-10-17
→ Source: Abdul for Senate Campaign Ad