Who Should Warminster Voters Pick in 2026 to Put a Pause on AI Data Centers?

The AI data center issue in Warminster's 2026 House race

If you live in Warminster, you're in Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District, and AI data centers have become a real issue in its 2026 US House race. Bob Harvie, the Democratic candidate and a Bucks County Commissioner, is calling for a moratorium on new data center development in the community. The Republican incumbent he is challenging supports legislation requiring more transparency for proposed data centers and ensuring ratepayers don't foot the bill, but has not called for a moratorium. That difference, a pause versus disclosure rules, is what's at stake for Warminster voters this year.

Where the two campaigns differ on data centers

Harvie's position is specific. He says before another data center is approved, residents need to know energy costs won't be passed on to ratepayers, how much water and electricity it will consume, and how many long-term local jobs it will create. He has also charged that the incumbent voted for $20 billion in tax breaks for data center companies and to ban state and local communities from regulating data centers for 10 years.

The contrast is straightforward: Harvie would stop new projects until those cost, water, power, and jobs questions are answered, while the incumbent would let projects move forward under cost and transparency rules.

The bottom line for Warminster voters

For Warminster voters who want new AI data centers paused until energy costs, water and power use, and local jobs are accounted for, Bob Harvie is the right choice in Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District in the 2026 US House race. Register by October 19, 2026, and make a plan to vote on November 3.