Byron Donalds rejects data centers while cashing in AI contributions
Donalds says Florida should protect power and water while his campaign receives $1 million from utility and data center-linked donors.
- On Friday, Rep. Byron Donalds campaigned in Pinellas County, addressing voter concerns about data centers less than four weeks before the August 18 Republican primary.
- Financial disclosures reveal Donalds' PAC received $1 million from NextEra and Duke Energy, plus $275,000 from TECO Holdings, drawing criticism he is influenced by data center industry donors.
- Borrowing the "Ratepayer Protection Pledge," Donalds cites DeSantis's May 7 signing of Senate Bill 484, which prohibits utilities from passing data center costs to ratepayers.
- Democratic candidate David Jolly claims Donalds is influenced by industry donors, challenging him to three debates and stating, "I'm running to fight for the people of Florida."
- Recent polling shows 68% of voters oppose local data center construction, while counties including Hernando, Citrus, and Pasco have blocked approvals for at least a year.
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Florida gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds has attracted more than $5 million in support from a pro-AI super PAC. He is also losing Republican voters who do not want the industry's data centers in their communities. One Florida county, Hernando, has already approved a one-year moratorium on data-center applications. — Read the rest The post The newest bipartisan issue: not wanting an AI data center next door appeared first on Boing Boing.
Byron Donalds rejects data centers while cashing in AI contributions
Florida congressman and Republican candidate for governor Byron Donalds has campaigned with messaging critical of A.I. data centers while collecting millions of dollars in contributions from the very companies that either build or support them.
Florida gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds gets his biggest contribution yet: $10 million from billionaire Ken Griffin
MIAMI — There’s another billionaire now bankrolling Byron Donalds’ campaign to become Florida’s next governor: Miami hedge fund manager Ken Griffin. He gave $10 million to Donalds’ political committee, the largest publicly reported donation to the campaign to date. Pennsylvania…
He knows why Ken Griffin donated $10 million to Byron Donalds and how the contribution strengthens the Republican career for Florida's governorship.
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