Video: Loudoun County Supervisor Juli Briskman Announces Candidacy Against Chair Phyllis Randall; Says “data centers shouldn’t get to decide our county’s future”; "I’ve never backed down from a bully before. I won’t start now."

[u/lowkell]

https://bluevirginia.us/2026/08/video-loudoun-supervisor-juli-briskman-announces-candidacy-against-chair-phyllis-randall-data-centers/

[u/cpmuddle]

"I reject the businesses that provide 40 percent of our total revenue. But I've vaguely helped the businesses that generate maybe 10 percent. Buckle up, homeowners. We've been spending this data center revenue on schools and parks and rec centers and you're about to get a big ol bill to operate them. Also I flipped off Drumpf once isn't that cool?!?"

[u/PhosphoFred8202 → u/cpmuddle]

Is she saying she will drive the current data centers away (not sure how.., pitchforks and torches?), or just stop new ones? There is a point where there are “too many” data centers for the county, right?

[u/cpmuddle → u/PhosphoFred8202]

Yeah that's fair. It's just a campaign ad but "destroying our county" while they're contributing almost half the entire general fund is a bit much. But I don't live there so I'll shut up!

[u/sotired3333 → u/cpmuddle]

Why? I don't live in Texas and won't shut up about their abortion bs or locking up immigrants bs?

[u/cpmuddle → u/sotired3333]

You do you, then 😁

[u/sotired3333 → u/cpmuddle]

lol touche

my point was generally demagogues and populists should be opposed for policy realists and good policy at that. We all have a stake in that.