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This report centers on former Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio and his recent campaign messaging concerning tech data centers:

• The Campaign Attack: Brown released campaign advertisements taking aim at a Google data center in Lancaster, Ohio, tapping into growing local debates and voter concerns regarding the rapid expansion of large-scale data centers, energy consumption, and their impact on the power grid and utility costs.

• The “Money Trail” Controversy: The pushback emerged after campaign finance records revealed that Brown had accepted $20,000 from Google’s Political Action Committee (PAC), in addition to contributions from lobbyists representing Google on energy grid reliability and permitting issues.

• The “Jekyll-and-Hyde” Label: Republican strategists and critics highlighted the contrast, calling it a “Jekyll-and-Hyde” contradictionarguing that Brown was publicly attacking Google to appeal to voters while quietly benefiting from their corporate donations.

• Past Record: Critics also pointed to his past record, noting that in 2015 Brown had publicly celebrated and welcomed an Amazon data center in central Ohio, which opponents argue clashes with his current anti-data center rhetoric.