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Jon Husted and data centers: What his record actually shows

Ohio Senate candidates Jon Husted and Sherrod Brown agree data centers should cover their own costs, but Husted's past promotion of the industry without addressing its consequences draws scrutiny.

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Ohio voters rejected Sherrod Brown. Will he get a second chance?Former Sen. Sherrod Brown is asking Ohio voters to send him back to Congress instead of Jon Husted just two years after they rejected him.

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Republicans Are Right to Worry About Ohio: Erika D. SmithHow badly are things going for Republicans in what for more than a decade has been the reliably red state of Ohio? Just ask Jon Husted.

Bloomberg Tax News21d agoWhole story →

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'Champions' MAHA MovementRestaurant chain Steak 'n Shake issued an endorsement of Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH), highlighting how Husted "champions" the MAHA movement.

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Analysis: Republicans worry data centers will cost Husted Senate seatJon Husted, the longtime GOP officeholder in Ohio, is being called "the face of data centers in Ohio" by his opposition in the race for Ohio's U.S. Senate

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Husted defends energy policy as GOP warns data centers put Ohio seat at riskVice President JD Vance joined Sen. Jon Husted and other GOP leaders at a Middletown, Ohio, steel plant, as data center fears loom.

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Trump to travel to Ohio to stump for Husted in competitive challengePresident Donald Trump plans to visit Ohio on Saturday in support of Sen. Jon Husted as the Republican tries to fend off a competitive challenge from Democratic former Sen. Sherrod Brown.

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GOP Senator Responds To Voters Who Think He's Kissing Trump's AssA network poll showed 51% of Ohio voters are “very concerned” or “extremely concerned” that Sen. Jon Husted is basically in Trump’s pocket.

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‘Political Cicada’ Sherrod Brown ‘Uniquely Unlikeable and Void of All Joy’Sherrod Brown is a "political cicada" who is "uniquely unlikeable" and "void of all joy," Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) said.

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