Sherrod Brown
ON THE RECORD · 9 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“I don’t think very many union members want the state to give these huge tax breaks to these out-of-state billionaires that are building these datacenters.”
Sherrod Brown · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-08
Brown argued that union members do not support giving huge tax breaks to out-of-state billionaires building datacenters.
“Those unions support me in large part because their members don’t like higher electric bills. Their members don’t like having no say on these datacenters coming to their towns,”
Sherrod Brown · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-08
Brown argued that unions support him partly because their members oppose higher electric bills and lack of input on datacenter siting.
“We will be outspent for sure,”
Sherrod Brown · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-08
Brown acknowledged to reporters in Lima that his campaign expects to be outspent, partly due to crypto-linked Super PAC Fairshake spending against him.
“the face of datacenters”
Sherrod Brown · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-08
Brown used this phrase to label his Republican opponent, Senator Jon Husted, in his comeback Senate campaign.
“John Husted, I mean, he’s the guy that – he’s talking like he didn’t now – but he’s the reason these datacenters are here – 200 of them,”
Sherrod Brown · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-08
Brown argued that Husted is responsible for the proliferation of datacenters in Ohio.
“It’s not, I promise you, the last time you’ll hear from me,”
Sherrod Brown · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-08
Brown delivered this line in his final speech on the Senate floor after losing his 2024 re-election bid.
“Nobody knows they’re there,”
Sherrod Brown · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-08
Speaking without notes at a coffee shop in Lima, Brown told the crowd that datacenters go unnoticed by nearby residents.
“They eat up our land. They swallow up our water … then once they’re built, our electricity prices go up.”
Sherrod Brown · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-08
Brown warned a crowd in Lima about the environmental and economic impacts of datacenters on local communities.
“You’re driving on what looks like really good farmland, driving past fields, driving past barns, driving past milking parlors, and you see, all of a sudden, you see these huge cranes and you see these trucks coming,”
Sherrod Brown · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-08
Brown described to a crowd in Lima a trip he took across north-west Ohio countryside where a datacenter construction site appeared unexpectedly.