Ohio’s Redrawn 1st District Turns Data-Center Policy Into Key Election Issue

Ohio’s first congressional district, reconfigured by the 2025 Republican-favored map, pits Democratic incumbent Greg Landsman against Republican challenger Eric Conroy, a former CIA case officer. Landsman’s platform focuses on cutting health-care expenses, sponsoring the Doctors Not AI Act of 2026 to prevent AI-driven insurance denials, and advocating a federal framework to disclose water usage by data centers. Conroy counters with calls for municipal regulation of data centers, insisting technology firms should shoulder utility costs, while also promoting middle-class tax cuts, increased domestic energy production, and a stringent immigration agenda aligned with the Trump administration.

He criticized Landsman’s votes against ICE funding and supports continued U.S. military pressure on Iran. Fundraising reports show Landsman with over $4.6 million raised and $3.6 million cash on hand, compared with Conroy’s $1.5 million and $474,000. Early voting and absentee ballot schedules have been released ahead of the November election.