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Trina Swanson

Democrat · MN House - District 8 OPPOSES DATA CENTERS
Outside AI PAC Money: $0
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Position on Hyperscale Data Centers

Former USCIS official; lives near the proposed Hermantown Google data center. Per MinnPost/Blandin: condemned the NDAs signed by Hermantown officials, the lack of regulations, heavy water use and increased energy costs. Blandin debate recap: https://blandinonbroadband.org/2026/10/09/data-centers-come-up-in-debate-between-us-rep-pete-stauber-and-dfl-challenger-trina-swanson/

Verified Quotes & Evidence

"wanted more transparency from data center developers"
Date: 2026
→ Source: Duluthnewstribune
"I want guardrails in place. I want to understand how we’re going to prioritize our people over corporations like Google that paid zero dollars in federal taxes last year."
Date: 2026-09-03
→ Source: MinnPost