Chris Pappas
Democratic · NH Senate MIXED RECORDOutside AI PAC Money: $0
Position on Hyperscale Data Centers
Chris Pappas supports federal and state guardrails to ensure data centers do not increase residential electric rates or strain New England's regional energy grid.
Verified Quotes & Evidence
"Pappas helped introduce a bill to curb “tax giveaways” for data center projects; in quoted comments, Pappas said the measure responds to tax breaks he criticized in the OBBBA and argued that data center growth can affect local decision-making, electricity rates and water use."
Date: 2026-09
→ Source: Quiverquant
"New Hampshire is not the right place for AI data centers and Granite Staters should not be asked to foot the bill for large, out-of-state corporations who might seek to develop these centers"
Date: 2026-09-08
→ Source: Spectrumnews1