GOP Rep. Rob Bresnahan campaigns on data center limits while investing in industry
According to a financial disclosure, the Pennsylvania lawmaker holds investments in companies positioned to benefit from the data center industry's continued growth.
September 10, 2026 / 8:03 PM EDT / CBS News
Pennsylvania Rep. Rob Bresnahan is promoting a bill to give data center-wary municipalities greater control over whether the facilities can be built, a message featured in a new television ad the Republican congressman is running in the Scranton and Wilkes-Barre area.
But in the past, Bresnahan has taken an overtly friendly stance toward data centers, calling them potential "catalysts for economic growth" in Northeastern Pennsylvania last year.
And he continues to hold investments in a range of companies positioned to benefit from the industry's continued growth. Those include firms that own and operate data centers, invest in their development and supply infrastructure, and many of the nation's largest tech firms.
Bresnahan's campaign did not answer questions about his stock holdings, but campaign spokesperson Samantha Bullock said in a statement: "Favoring local control over data center development does not make someone anti-investment. It shows that they support the will of the people, and in fact it is important and responsible to consider the blue-collar jobs and economic development that might benefit a region like Northeastern Pennsylvania when addressing and legislating this issue."
Many of Bresnahan's holdings are in large companies that are part of the S&P 500 and other major stock indices, and the tech and data center-related investments make up just part of his multimillion-dollar investment portfolio. Bresnahan has repeatedly said financial advisers manage his portfolio and he has no input in his trades.