DeSoto County Industrial Park

Sarasota’s property appraiser is moving millions from AI moguls to support Byron Donalds

Sarasota County Property Appraiser Bill Furst chairs a PAC that funnels millions from AI moguls, including OpenAI's co-founder, to Byron Donalds' gubernatorial campaign. Donalds supports AI and data center development. A new AI data center in DeSoto County was approved despite local concerns about infrastructure and water use.