Riley Moore voted to keep you out of the room.

When Washington had the chance to let West Virginia communities regulate AI and data center buildout, Riley Moore voted to take that power away.

01 — The Federal Vote

He had a chance to protect local control. He voted no.

On May 22, 2025, the House passed a bill carrying a 10-year moratorium blocking states and towns from regulating artificial intelligence systems. Riley Moore voted yes.

215–214 House passage, H.R. 1, May 22, 2025

Roll Call Vote 145 · 119th Congress

Voted yes (215) Voted no / present / not voting (215) Riley Moore

Source: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Roll Call Vote 145, 119th Congress — clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025145

A dangerous giveaway to Big Tech CEOs who have bet everything on a society where unfinished, unaccountable AI is prematurely forced into every aspect of our lives.

Demand Progress, on the moratorium — three days before Moore voted yes. Read the full story →

He had the chance to protect you.
He voted no.

02 — In His Own Words

He knows exactly what he's defending.

Asked directly about West Virginia's law stripping counties and towns of any say over data center projects, Moore didn't deny it. He explained it.

Moore went on to justify the lockout by pointing to “the critical nature of data centers and the AI race between us and China” — while admitting he understood “the frustration of the locals feeling like they don't have control.” Understanding the frustration didn't stop him from defending it.

There's not an approval or disapproval process at the local level.

Rep. Riley Moore, explaining why his own constituents don't get a say. Read the full story →

He understood the frustration.
He defended it anyway.

03 — Tucker County

His district reached out. He didn't answer.

Tucker United, the residents' group organizing against a planned data center complex in Moore's own district, said it reached out to his office directly. Moore's spokesperson confirmed his office “has not been in contact” with the group — even as hundreds of constituents across the district have raised concerns about the impact data centers are having on their communities.

Source: Roll Call, "The data centers are coming. Is Congress ready?" — rollcall.com, August 12, 2026

His district called.
He didn't answer.

Counties lost potential tax revenue. Localities lost oversight. And residents lost a say.

On what West Virginia communities lost when the state stripped local control. Read the full story →

What You Can Do

West Virginians deserve a say in what gets built next door.

Ace Parsi is traveling the state, listening to West Virginians, and will stand up to big tech who would take advantage of our state.

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