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Farnsworth Shares Expertise With Fairfax County Times, WTOP & More

February 25, 2026 by Guest Author

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Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Leadership and Media Studies Stephen Farnsworth

Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Leadership and Media Studies Stephen Farnsworth was quoted by the Fairfax County Times in an article titled “Subcommittee taps brakes on measure to shift costs to data centers.” In the article, he said data center policy was a priority of the Democratic majorities in the legislature last year. “But the gridlock in Richmond meant that the topic was down the road until this year,” Farnsworth said. Read more in the Fairfax County Times.

Other recent media mentions for Farnsworth include:

Spanberger Set to Deliver the Democratic Response to President Trump’s State of the Union Address (WTOP)
“I think the big thing to note is the Democrats are trying to put a spotlight on one of the most successful campaigns in the last few years for their party,” said Stephen Farnsworth.

Nuclear treaty that kept world peace just expired: What happens now? (TRT World)
Noted political analyst Dr Stephen J. Farnsworth, Professor of Political Science at the University of Mary Washington, told TRT World, “The expiration of the treaty may lead to a dangerous and expensive expansion of the nuclear arsenals of Russia and the US.” Read more in TRT World. 

Virginia House subcommittee punts on data center bill, but hopes to ‘continue the work’ (Henrico Citizen; Newsbreak)
Stephen Farnsworth, a professor of political science and international affairs at the University of Mary Washington, said data center policy was a priority of the Democratic majorities in the legislature last year. “But the gridlock in Richmond meant that the topic was down the road until this year,” Farnsworth said. Read more in the Henrico Citizen.

Supervisors collect nearly $300K in campaign donations – mostly from data center interests (Prince William Times)
Stephen Farnsworth, a political science professor at the University of Mary Washington, said the contributions tied to data center projects could be the result of growing opposition to data centers. “As (data centers) become controversial, proponents want to be sure that they’re spending what it’s going to take to find enthusiastic lawmakers,” Farnsworth said. Read more in the Prince William Times.

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