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John Fetterman

Democrat · PA Senate (2028) SUPPORTS DATA CENTERS
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Position on Hyperscale Data Centers

  • Identified by the GridWatch 2026 federal index as an *Accelerate (pro-build)* Democrat, standing as one of only two Democratic senators nationally to openly champion aggressive hyperscale data center expansion (GridWatch).
  • Fiercely condemned anti-data-center moratorium proposals within his own party: “You know, people in my party are now becoming anti-AI and data centers... calling for a moratorium in our country. That’s lunacy. That’s China-first kind of a policy in our nation... I’ll be the one Democrat to just stand up and say that’s ridiculous. You know, we have to be the people that build the chassis of AI” (Fox News / The Hill / AOL).
  • Defended data centers as a vital national security imperative: “We must win the war for AI supremacy over China. They foment the ‘anti’ argument through misinformation. There’s nothing more damaging to a Democrat than agreeing with Trump AND data centers—but what’s right is right” (Tampa Free Press).
  • Co-authored a bipartisan national op-ed with Sen. Dave McCormick calling AI infrastructure a modern “Manhattan Project” requiring massive power generation and computational brute force (The Free Press / Just The News).

Verified Quotes & Evidence

"You know, people in my party are now becoming anti-AI and data centers. You know, people in my party are calling for a moratorium in our country. That's lunacy. That's China-first kind of a policy in our nation... I'll be the one Democrat to just stand up and say that's ridiculous. You know, we have to be the people that build the chassis of AI."
Date: 2026-05-14
→ Source: Fox News / The Hill
"Agreed. We must win the war for AI supremacy over China. They foment the 'anti' argument through misinformation. There's nothing more damaging to a Democrat than agreeing with Trump AND data centers—but what's right is right."
Date: 2026-09-01
→ Source: Tampa Free Press
"To win the AI race, America needs more brute computation and energy, which means more data centers... It is a national security imperative. It is not enough to say 'slow down' to American developers."
Date: 2026-09-30
→ Source: The Free Press / Just The News