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Dossier · Who's Who
Teresa Leger Fernández
The U.S. representative for New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District, who on September 24, 2026 called for a pause on new data-center development in New Mexico.
At a glance
- Current role
- U.S. Representative, New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District (D)[1]
- Category
- Elected official
- Jurisdiction
- Federal (U.S.)
- Verification
- primary-source — Read off the primary document itself
- In the record
- 2 sources · 1 connections · 3 dated entries
- Record id
- PJP196
Key facts
- 2026-09-24On September 24, 2026, called for a moratorium on new data-center development in New Mexico until companies meet six “No Blank Checks for Data Centers” principles.[1],[2]
- The principles: data centers pay for their own power and infrastructure, don't harm local water, meet the state's renewable and zero-carbon requirements, create union jobs, get community approval before permitting and building, and take no taxpayer subsidies.[1]
- Leger Fernández: “The role of government is to protect us from greedy corporations … we will not give them a blank check.”[1]
- The release does not name Project Jupiter or Oracle; it came the day Oracle's force majeure notice was reported.[1]
- The second member of the state's House delegation to take a public position, after Rep. Melanie Stansbury's August letter.
The record
On September 24, 2026 she called for a moratorium on new data center development in New Mexico until companies meet six conditions she titled the "No Blank Checks for Data Centers" principles: don't raise electric bills — data centers pay for their own power and infrastructure; don't harm local water; use energy that meets New Mexico's renewable and zero-carbon requirements; create good-paying union jobs; get community approval and consult before permitting and building; and no taxpayer subsidies, with community benefits.
"The role of government is to protect us from greedy corporations … we will not give them a blank check." Her release does not name Project Jupiter or Oracle; it came the day the force majeure notice was reported. She is the second member of the state's House delegation to take a public position, after Rep. Melanie Stansbury's August letter.
Relationships · 1
In the timeline · 3
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Sources · 2
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