Questions, questions and more questions. More transparency. It’s what freshman Oklahoma legislator, Rep. Amanda Clinton of Tulsa wants as she focuses on the state’s burgeoning data center industry.
“So, I just think before we roll over and let these data centers come into our communities, we deserve to know who they are and examine their track record as a good community partner and a good neighbor. And if they’re not a good neighbor, I don’t want them,” stated Clinton in an interview with Scott Mitchell for OK Energy Today.
The latest Representative chosen to the state House, she won the June 2025 election in which a successor to Amanda Swope was chosen for the 71st district of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Clinton was sworn into office in June but has yet to serve during a legislative session. Despite that fact, she hosted a legislative interim study in October, explaining, ““Data centers are an increasingly significant part of Oklahoma’s economy and infrastructure. But as this industry experiences unprecedented growth, it is also poorly understood by many.”…