Amish Shah voted twice for tax credits that brought data centers to Arizona while serving in the Arizona House of Representatives.
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The Fox News RundownOct 23, 2026
The record supports that Shah voted twice (Feb 24 and Apr 14, 2021) for HB 2649, which extended Arizona's data center tax incentive. It contradicts the causal framing that these votes brought data centers to Arizona: the incentive dates to 2013, and sources say the 2021 law did not decide where data centers could be built.
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… What do you think? I mean, do you think that these things need to be built in Arizona one? It's a perfect example of Amishaw's hypocrisy. He's changed so many of his positions to what he thinks is politically expedient. I'm transparent about what I believe. When he was in the House here in Arizona, he voted for the tax credits twice that brought the data centers here, and now, because they're underwater, now he doesn't support them. I think, first of all, the local communities should decide whether they want them in their community or not. …
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Contradicts. The original data center tax incentive passed in 2013, before Shah's legislative service, and the 2021 law only extended it. The Arizona record also states that neither that law nor the 2023 follow-up decided where data centers could be built, so 'brought the data centers here' overstates the effect.[1][2]
Supports. The Arizona State Legislature bill record shows Shah voted Yes on HB 2649 both when it passed the House 41-17 on 2021-02-24 and on final passage 46-13 on 2021-04-14.[2][3]
Supports. HB 2649 extended the deadline for new data centers to qualify for Arizona's tax incentive from Dec. 31, 2023 to Dec. 31, 2033, so Shah's votes did extend tax credits for data centers.[1][3][4]
Context. Shah's second vote was SB 1274 in 2023, which changed refund rules rather than creating a new credit, so the 'twice for tax credits' framing rests on two votes of differing kinds. Shah has said the situation changed because AI was not on the radar when the credits came up.[2][3][5]
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- 1Congressional candidate opposes data centers despite previous ...breakingac.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 2Amish Shah: Record vs. Campaign Claims (Arizona 1st District ...statedrecord.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports, context
- 3Amish Shah Criticizes Feely’s Data Center Stance Despite Supporting Tax Incentives - AZ FREE NEWSazfreenews.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 4Amish Shah Reverses Position on Data Centers While Running For Congress After Voting for Data Centerspatch.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Amish Shah, Jay Feely debate water, data centersktar.com · not rated · cited for: context
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