FL-14 House
Side-by-side comparison of candidate stances on AI hyperscale data center moratoriums, electricity rate hikes, water depletion, and Super PAC funding.
Candidate Position
Kathy Castor insists that data centers must not come at the expense of residential ratepayers who already face high utility bills, calling for strict federal oversight.
Sources & Verified Statements
“Ratepayers should not have to subsidize wealthy corporations’ growing energy demands, especially from AI data centers.”
“Data centers cannot come at a cost to neighbors who are already facing high grocery, gas, utility, health care and housing costs.”
Candidate Position
Mike Beltran balances high-tech economic opportunities with constitutional property rights and local community input on industrial zoning.
Sources & Verified Statements
“Lobbyists in Washington shouldn't be making decisions that belong to Hillsborough County. Mike will fight to ensure no data center is built in our community without local approval and a guarantee it won't raise your energy bills or harm our environment. Our community's future should be decided here, not in DC.”
“Lobbyists in Washington shouldn't be making decisions that belong to Hillsborough County. Mike will fight to ensure no data center is built in our community without local approval and a guarantee it won't raise your energy bills or harm our environment. Our community's future should be decided here, not in DC.”