Get the facts
Recently, a national group invested over $140,000 into three races–including right here in West Jordan. They’ve sent mailers and texts attacking me over a 2016 Facebook data center proposal when I was on the City Council.
While I’m flattered to be the subject of such an intense effort, it is unfortunate to see our local State House race be subjected to misleading statements and straight up lies. Here’s the truth:
Facebook had asks of the city of West Jordan, as well as many other local and state government entities, to consider the location of a data center project
Those asks were never formally approved by the city and received pushback from council members and residents
No deal was agreed to, and the project went to New Mexico
One question that comes up often is: What is my stance on data centers today? 10 years have passed since the Facebook proposal, and our understanding of data centers has continued to change and evolve. That’s why I’ve already agreed to cosponsor legislation on data centers that:
Requires data centers to pay for their own electrical costs and not be allowed to shift costs to working families
Puts in enforceable restrictions on water usage, especially to protect the Great Salt Lake
Ensures cities have the right to approve or disapprove of a data center project, no state mandates.
In fact, I am the only candidate who has taken a public position on data centers. That matters because these mailers suggest the senders don’t care about data centers or Utah’s resources. They are simply using dark money from out of state to stoke chaos in our local elections.