EUGENE, Oregon (September 15, 2026) - Monique DeSpain, the Republican candidate for Oregon’s 4th Congressional District, today released her first television advertisement of the general election, using it to draw a direct line between Val Hoyle’s continued political corruption, her biggest corporate supporters and the tax breaks fueling Oregon’s data center boom.
The ad opens on Oregon’s forests, rivers, and homes, then turns to the land being sought for development and the power being consumed to run it: the infrastructure behind the state’s growing AI and data center industry. It argues that Hoyle, like Governor Tina Kotek, has accepted support from AI companies driving that boom while those companies collect large tax breaks and ratepayers absorb the cost. The spot then pivots to DeSpain’s own record: a retired Air Force colonel and JAG officer who, the ad states, has not taken money from big tech.
Full transcript:
“When we look at Oregon, we see our forests, our rivers, our homes. The big tech companies see land to develop, water to consume, power to burn. Like Tina Kotek, Val Hoyle’s taken thousands from the AI companies driving the data center boom. They get massive tax breaks. We get higher bills. Monique DeSpain, retired Air Force colonel, JAG officer, hasn’t taken a dime from big tech. She’s fighting for us. I’m Monique DeSpain, and I approve this message.”
“This is political corruption, plain and simple,” DeSpain said. “Val Hoyle has taken more than $275,000 from the big tech companies pushing this data center boom, and in return, they get a congresswoman who answers their calls while Oregon families get stuck with the bill. I haven’t taken a dime from big tech, and I won’t be making decisions on their behalf in Congress.”
About Monique DeSpain
Monique DeSpain is a retired U.S. Air Force Colonel, a 20-year JAG Corps attorney, and a licensed Oregon attorney running for Congress in Oregon’s 4th District. After 30 years of military service, she has dedicated herself to public service in Oregon, focused on restoring a prosperous economy, addressing the state’s affordability crisis, and reducing the regulatory and tax burden on small businesses and working families. Learn more at moniqueforcongress.com.