David Jolly
Democrat · FL Governor OPPOSES DATA CENTERSOutside AI PAC Money: $0
Position on Hyperscale Data Centers
- Has pledged to sign an executive order on his very first day in office as governor imposing an immediate one-year statewide moratorium on data center construction (ftw.usatoday / WPTV), with potential for a permanent ban (DavidJolly.com).
- Warns that Florida is blindly copying Northern Virginia’s mistakes, pointing to “exceedingly real noise pollution, destabilization of communities, devaluation of real estate, and visual symbols of greater anxieties about AI and the loss of jobs” (FOX 13).
- Actively campaigns in Orlando blasting opponent Byron Donalds over tech ties (Orlando Sentinel) and demands a total ban on local economic development agencies signing secrecy NDAs with Big Tech developers.
- Rejects AI super PAC funding; campaign is financed without tech industry PAC support.
Verified Quotes & Evidence
"There are still questions around public health. The noise pollution is exceedingly real. The destabilization of communities, the devaluation of real estate. And I think it also becomes a visual symbol of the greater anxieties about artificial intelligence, the loss of jobs, the disruption of wages."
Date: 2026-10-15
→ Source: FOX 13 Tampa Bay
"I've proposed a one-year moratorium... My first day in office as governor, I will issue that moratorium."
Date: 2026-10-19
→ Source: USA TODAY Network
"Florida's voters are saying, don't do this. And I've said, I'll issue a moratorium on my very first day in office... Big tech and big data are rushing into a relatively unregulated environment."
Date: 2026-10-05
→ Source: News4Jax