Todd Achilles
Independent · ID Senate MIXED RECORDOutside AI PAC Money: $0
Position on Hyperscale Data Centers
- As a former tech executive and state representative, cautioned against unmitigated grid expansion for data centers, warning that Meta and Micron developments risk depleting Idaho's electrical and water capacity (The Spokesman-Review / Is Idaho Purple).
- Supports community pushback on data center proposals, demanding binding operational guardrails: “They have a duty to operate efficiently, to operate within the bounds of what a community wants it to” (Wikipedia).
- Campaign finance records reflect no funding from AI Super PACs.
Verified Quotes & Evidence
"They have a duty to operate efficiently, to operate within the bounds of what a community wants it to."
Date: 2026-06-01
→ Source: Wikipedia / Press Coverage