[ [link removed] ]Francesca Hong for Governor[ [link removed] ]Francesca Hong for Governor



Jack,

Today, Fran was featured on the cover of [ [link removed] ]TIME magazine alongside eight
other Americans from across the political spectrum who are calling for
guardrails on unchecked AI expansion.

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From the article: 

A democratic socialist, Hong has prioritized the issue of affordability
for working-class people. The proliferation of data centers has become
central to that conversation. 

She criticizes the tax breaks that many data centers receive to set up
shop; the NDAs signed by officials that keep citizens in the dark on
many details; and the failed promises of previous projects. In Mount
Pleasant, Wis., the TV-manufacturing factory run by tech company Foxconn
promised to create 13,000 jobs and required more than $1 billion in
public spending before sputtering in value and being converted into a
data center. 

With that debacle fresh in mind, campaigns to defeat proposed data
centers have cropped up across the state, successfully halting projects
in Caledonia and Menominee. Hong co-drafted a statewide data-center
moratorium bill in February.  

“We’re focused on strong local economies where there are long-term gains
and positive impact,” she says, “and we’re not seeing that from places
across the country that have constructed these AI data centers.” Hong
says her stance reflects the position of the state. “It’s important to
see this as a democracy issue,” she says. “Folks are exercising their
right to have their voices heard.”

Fran has been a leader on AI data center regulation since day one,
co-authoring legislation like the Data Center Pause and Utility Rate Cap
bills: common-sense protections so communities don’t get stuck with higher
costs, environmental fallout, and sweetheart deals that benefit
corporations more than residents.

As governor, Fran’s Control-Alt-Delete plan will put real guardrails on AI
data centers—so any future project guarantees real benefits for Wisconsin.
That means transparency, no cost-shifting onto ratepayers, meaningful
environmental safeguards, and job standards that actually raise the floor
for working people.

We have a rare opportunity right now: a major national spotlight, a clear
contrast, and a message that’s breaking through.

But we can’t capitalize on momentum without resources.

[ [link removed] ]Fran is the only candidate willing to stand up to these corporations.

[ [link removed] ]She’s going to lose out on big, fat checks from developers -- because
she’s working for you.

[ [link removed] ]We need you to step up NOW to support her.

With gratitude,

— Team Hong 







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