The Data Center Election
In 2025, the year Husted was tapped to fill JD Vance’s Senate seat when he became vice president, Ohio’s sales tax exemption for data centers cost the state almost $1.6 billion in foregone revenue. Adobe StockTwo years ago, Husted’s record would have been regarded as a sterling Republican credential. But heading into the midterms and fighting to keep his seat, Husted is finding that record is a political liability he is trying to legislate his way out of.
- ▪In 2025, the year Husted was tapped to fill JD Vance’s Senate seat when he became vice president, Ohio’s sales tax exemption for data centers cost the state almost $1.6 billion in foregone revenue.
- ▪Adobe StockTwo years ago, Husted’s record would have been regarded as a sterling Republican credential.
- ▪But heading into the midterms and fighting to keep his seat, Husted is finding that record is a political liability he is trying to legislate his way out of.
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By Alex J. RouhandehNational Political Correspondent0ShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.In the six years Jon Husted spent as Ohio’s lieutenant governor, he celebrated bringing data centers to the state as part of an economic development push that handed operators tens of millions in tax breaks. In 2025, the year Husted was tapped to fill JD Vance’s Senate seat when he became vice president, Ohio’s sales tax exemption for data centers cost the state almost $1.6 billion in foregone revenue. Adobe StockTwo years ago, Husted’s record would have been regarded as a sterling Republican credential.
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