Cognetti ad targets data centers
Analysis based on 8 articles · First reported Jul 28, 2026 · Last updated Jul 28, 2026
The ad highlights growing political opposition to data centers, which could affect the expansion plans of Big Tech companies and related energy infrastructure. Increased regulatory scrutiny and local resistance may raise costs and delays for data center projects in the region.
Democrat Paige Cognetti, mayor of Scranton, launched a TV ad criticizing AI data center projects in her challenge to freshman Republican Rep. Rob Bresnahan in United States — Pennsylvania's swing congressional district. The ad invokes the region's industrial heritage and opposes developer secrecy, tax breaks, rising electric bills, and environmental concerns. Cognetti's campaign spent about $200,000 for the initial two-week run. Bresnahan introduced the Local Control Protection Act to limit corporations' ability to sue over zoning decisions. The race is considered a key opportunity for Democrats to gain a House seat in the November election.
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