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Activist and grassroots organizer Will Lawrence has won the Democratic primary election in Michigan’s 7th Congressional District, with a campaign focused on data centers’ regulation and demanding accountability for big tech and AI companies. www.wired.com/story/anti-d...

wired.comThe Anti-Data-Center Movement Is Reshaping Michigan PoliticsClimate activist Will Lawrence cofounded the Sunrise Movement. Now, he has shifted his focus in his attempt to compete for a swing-district seat by calling for a data center moratorium.

Lawrence, who co-founded a grassroots climate activism group called the Sunrise Movement, ran to the left of the other Democratic candidates, joining a growing handful of candidates around the country calling for a moratorium on data center development. www.wired.com/story/anti-d...

wired.comThe Anti-Data-Center Movement Is Reshaping Michigan PoliticsClimate activist Will Lawrence cofounded the Sunrise Movement. Now, he has shifted his focus in his attempt to compete for a swing-district seat by calling for a data center moratorium.

Internal polling conducted in the district ahead of the election showed that more than 40 percent of respondents were “much more likely” to vote for a candidate who opposed data centers. Among respondents under 45, the proportion was almost 80 percent. www.wired.com/story/anti-d...

wired.comThe Anti-Data-Center Movement Is Reshaping Michigan PoliticsClimate activist Will Lawrence cofounded the Sunrise Movement. Now, he has shifted his focus in his attempt to compete for a swing-district seat by calling for a data center moratorium.

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