John W. Hickenlooper
Democratic · CO Senate MIXED RECORDOutside AI PAC Money: $0
Position on Hyperscale Data Centers
Hickenlooper advocates for aggressive ratepayer protection guardrails and federal AI accountability (introducing the VET AI Act), opposing proposals that force families to subsidize Big Tech's power requirements. He has not called for a moratorium.
Verified Quotes & Evidence
"Data centers use large amounts of electricity. And families shouldn't be forced to pay for their new infrastructure needs. Republicans say their bill fixes that. It doesn't.... If Big Tech wants a data center, Big Tech should pay for it. Congress needs to get serious and actually protect ratepayers."
Date: 2026-09-30
→ Source: U.S. Senate Official Release
"We're entering a new and dangerous era of artificial intelligence, and we need stronger guardrails to protect against the risks we can't allow the fox to guard the henhouse! Congress needs to act now."
Date: 2026-09-17
→ Source: U.S. Senate Official Release
"Even as your energy bills are spiking... billionaires have turned AI into a horse race focused solely on who is winning, with too little thought for who gets left behind."
Date: 2026-09-16
→ Source: U.S. Senate Official Release
"I'm not in favor of the federal government taking that away."
Date: 2026-10-05
→ Source: Coloradosun