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How Data Center Politics Are Rewriting The 3rd District Playbook

Her campaign and an aligned PAC ran ads criticizing Van Orden’s industry-linked contributions and vote.

How Data Center Politics Are Rewriting The 3rd District Playbook
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Campaigns in Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District are using voters’ opposition to data centers to criticize one another ahead of November’s election. The story says local opposition helped stop a proposed Menomonie development last year.

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Democratic House candidate whose campaign criticized Van Orden over data-center ties

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Republican representative and 3rd District candidate whose campaign is involved in the data-center dispute

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Republican candidate for governor whose ads criticized David Crowley’s past statements

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