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Montana U.S. Senate candidates discuss how to manage data centers, AI
His six-point pledge calls for local control, ratepayer protections and more oversight of AI products and data center impacts.
- On Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, Independent U.S. Senate candidate Seth Bodnar unveiled a six-point 'Protect Montana' pledge in Helena outlining proposed safety and oversight requirements for AI development and data center construction.
- President Donald Trump recently asserted on Truth Social that communities rejecting data centers will 'end up being backwards and poor,' while Governor Greg Gianforte previously signed a 'Ratepayer Protection Pledge' to shield customers from construction costs.
- Republican Senate candidate Kurt Alme advocates for local control and transparency on energy impacts, while Democratic candidate Alani Bankhead criticizes Bodnar for not supporting a broader moratorium on new data center projects.
- Data centers have become a focal point in Montana's midterm elections, with candidates debating the balance between economic development and protecting local water and energy resources from high-consumption facilities.
- Alme emphasized that the federal government must eventually regulate AI to ensure innovation benefits the public without causing harm, as the technology increasingly impacts infrastructure across every state.
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Montana Senate race: Bodnar works to set tone on data centers, Alme responds
Seth Bodnar claimed only an independent could solve the data center debate, although his approach hems closely to that of his Republican opponent, Kurt Alme.
·Billings, United States
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