Don Bacon

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Don Bacon

U.S. Representative · NE-2 · R

House — NE-2 (Republican)

Donald John Bacon (born August 16, 1963) is an American politician and retired military officer who has served as the U.S. representative for Nebraska's 2nd congressional district since 2017. During his 29 years in the United States Air Force, he commanded wings at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, and Offutt Air Force Base south of Omaha, Nebraska, before retiring as a brigadier general in 2014. [Wikipedia ↗]

FEC receipts · 2016–2026 cycles

$19,797,830 raised

Influence graph
Individual 48%
PAC 38%
Other

Where the $19,797,830 raised came from · FEC · 2016–2026 cycle

$19,797,830
Raised
FEC receipts · 2016–2026 cycle
$7,571,147
PAC receipts
FEC committee contributions · 2016–2026 cycles
$5,379,069
Spent supporting them
outside + direct · 122 sources
$8,633,525
Spent against them
opposition IEs · 8 edges

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Top individual donors · 15

Largest itemized individual contributions across their FEC campaign committees (Schedule A), aggregated by donor across cycles. Conduits (ActBlue/WinRed) excluded.

Top industries · donor money

  • Other / unclassified$1,226,335
  • Retired$652,117
  • Not employed / self$321,097
  • Securities & investment$303,641
  • Real estate$186,650
  • Lawyers & law firms$160,054
  • Health professionals$73,528
  • TV, movies & music$42,255

Classified from donor employer/occupation · heuristic

Top employers · donor money

  • SELF$78,382
  • HOMEMAKER$72,944
  • TENASKA$33,900
  • COX ENTERPRISES$18,000
  • CALVERT SYSTEMS$17,179
  • NA$14,000
  • PRESIDENT$13,900
  • 2FILLC$13,200
  • VETERANS GUARDIAN$13,200
  • PILLEN FAMILY FARMS$11,200

Committee assignments · 6

Seats on the panels that write the rules — where a donor industry meets the member it funded.

  • House Committee on Agriculture
  • House Committee on Armed Services
  • House Committee on Armed Services — Cyber, Information Technologies, and InnovationChairman
  • House Committee on Agriculture — Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology
  • House Committee on Agriculture — Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry
  • House Committee on Armed Services — Strategic Forces

Source: @unitedstates/congress-legislators

Legislation sponsored · 44

Bills and resolutions this member introduced in the 119th Congress — what they put their name on, alongside who funds them.

  • H.R. 9648General John D. Lavelle Act
  • H.R. 9417Artemis II Congressional Gold Medal Act· Science, Technology, Communications
  • H.R. 8722Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026· Agriculture and Food
  • H.R. 8723Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026· Animals
  • H.R. 8566Protecting Sibling Relationships in Foster Care Act· Families

Source: govinfo.gov · BILLSTATUS bulk data (sponsor of record)

Top connections · 130 total

People0
  • None on file
Organizations5
PACs / committees125

Connections · explore all 130

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Spent against them · $8,633,525

Outside money spent to defeat them (opposition independent expenditures). Not their own funding.

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