Mississippi Democratic Party: As Mississippians Unite Against Reckless Data Center Expansion, Cindy Hyde-Smith Takes Money From Groups Pushing for Even Less Oversight

Mississippi Democratic Party: As Mississippians Unite Against Reckless Data Center Expansion, Cindy Hyde-Smith Takes Money From Groups Pushing for Even Less Oversight

JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippians across the political spectrum are demanding accountability from Governor Tate Reeves over the rapid, largely unchecked expansion of data centers across the state and the lack of transparency surrounding the deals bringing them here. Communities want a real seat at the table: clear information on water and power usage, local input on siting, and public deals that serve Mississippi families first.

Instead, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith is taking a different message to Mississippi voters, one funded by out-of-state tech money. Hyde-Smith is currently being backed by American Mission, the Republican-aligned arm of Leading the Future, a super PAC network that has raised more than $140 million from Silicon Valley executives and investors to push for weaker AI and data center oversight nationwide.

"Mississippians want a say in what gets built in their communities and how their water and power get used," said Mississippi Democratic Party Chairman Cheikh Taylor. "Our party's answer is to put Mississippi families in the driver's seat with real transparency and real local input. Senator Hyde-Smith's answer is to let herself be funded by the very same tech billionaires who want fewer rules, not more."

"This is bigger than one senator. It's about who Mississippi's leaders actually work for," said Mississippi Democratic Party Executive Director Mikel Bolden. "We're building a party that fights for accountability and a fair say for every Mississippi community. Voters deserve leaders who answer to them, not to whichever super PAC writes the biggest check."

The Mississippi Democratic Party is committed to a Mississippi where communities have real transparency and a real voice in decisions that affect their water, power, and land, and where elected officials answer to the people who sent them to Washington. Mississippians can hold their leaders accountable this November by electing Democratic candidates up and down the ballot who will fight for that vision.

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