https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dems-data-center-attack-critical-senate-race-hits-snag-money-trail-surfaces-jekyll-hyde

Dem’s data center attack in critical Senate race hits snag when money trail surfaces: 'Jekyll-and-Hyde'

Finance records show Brown also took thousands from Google lobbyists focused on permitting reform and grid reliability

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Google's data center in Lancaster, Ohio, is at the center of former Sen. Sherrod Brown's latest campaign ad as questions are raised about past campaign contributions from Google. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images ; Mikala Compton/The Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images)

"Apparently Google is terrible enough to put in a campaign attack ad, but perfectly acceptable when the political contributions are coming in," Mehek Cooke, a GOP strategist and attorney in Ohio, said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "That is the contradiction Brown needs to answer. If Google’s Lancaster investment is so bad for Ohio, why was Google political money acceptable to Sherrod Brown?"

Among the contributors are Google lobbyist Lisa Kountoupes, who donated $3,500 in March, and Google lobbyist Michael D. Smith, who donated a total of $10,200 to Brown since 2017, according to Federal Election Commission records. The contributions were made to Friends of Sherrod Brown, Brown's principal campaign committee."