How data centers are defining some local Indiana elections
For some voters, races come down to one question: Do candidates support or oppose them? Apple farmer in Miami County, Indiana, Jason McClure, has run for political office after the Miami County Plan Commission voted to approve a data center ordinance and lift a temporary moratorium on projects. McClure filed as an independent to challenge two-term Republican County Commissioner Fred Musselman, who voted to pass the ordinance. Nearly 70% of likely voters in Indiana say they oppose construction of new data centers, according to a Free Press Indiana Poll conducted by Bellwether Research. In rural Jasper County, commissioners approved a development agreement with Amazon to build a $7 billion, 304-acre data center campus near Wheatfield. However, some county commissioners are banking on voters who are more open to data center developments.
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PERU — Jason McClure, an apple farmer in Miami County, said he didn’t have any plans to run for political office this year.
But that changed when the Miami County Plan Commission voted in May to give... [13102 symbols]
