Local election season is here, and political mass texts are pinging many residents\u2019 cell phones.<\/p>\n
The texts are annoying for many, but one message sent this week has drawn the ire and denouncement of two candidates in the Tallahassee City Commission seat 3 race.<\/p>\n
A text, claiming to be from the Build Data Centers Now Political Action Committee, endorses both Talethia Edwards and PJ Perez for city commission. It reads \u201cWe trust PJ Perez and Talethia Edwards to bring datacenters to Tallahassee.\u201d<\/p>\n
But, according to federal and state election financial reporting websites, that PAC doesn\u2019t exist, and both Edwards and Perez are denouncing its contents.<\/p>\n
In an interview with WFSU News, Perez says he backs a full ban on data centers in the city.<\/p>\n
\u201cI stand with the County Commission, who unanimously voted for a moratorium on building new data centers, and I will work with my colleagues on all sides of Monroe Street, City, County, and Capitol to protect Tallahassee’s precious resources from exploitation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Edwards told WFSU the text was part of a strategy to confuse voters.<\/p>\n
\u201cI do not support data centers, and I’ve never received this endorsement. Our community is united against these negative tactics, and my campaign will continue to bring people together around real issues,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n