House District 28: Pamelya Herndon (D)
New Mexico House District 28 candidate Pamelya Herndon supports pausing approvals for new data centers until enforceable water and energy safeguards are established. She also favors requiring data centers to disclose resource demands, pay infrastructure costs and comply with water-use limits.
Pamelya Herndon, a Democratic candidate for New Mexico House District 28, said the state should pause approvals for new data centers until enforceable protections for water and energy resources are in place. She said data centers can consume millions of gallons of water for cooling and should disclose their resource demands and cover related infrastructure costs.
Herndon also expressed support for limits on data center water use to protect existing communities. Her position was provided in an Albuquerque Journal candidate questionnaire and represents a policy stance rather than a government action on a specific project or moratorium.