Derrick Van Orden
Republican · WI House - District 3 MIXED RECORDOutside AI PAC Money: $0
Position on Hyperscale Data Centers
Voted for the Ratepayer Protection Act (417-3) — a consensus vote, never scored as a label; his individual statement is the evidence. Local communities get final say; productive farmland should not be paved. District context: Menomonie data-center project killed by local opposition. Counterweight (context): voted for OBBBA, which included the federal AI-preemption provision.
Verified Quotes & Evidence
"Wisconsin families shouldn't be stuck paying higher utility bills to subsidize massive energy demands, including from data centers ... If a company needs massive amounts of power, Wisconsin families shouldn't be left holding the bill."
Date: 2026
→ Source: Wispolitics