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Don Bacon

5th term · 9.7 years in office: 4 full terms completed, 1 in progress.

Representative · NE-2 · Republican · since Jan 2017

Don Bacon

Bills authored 20Missed votes 2 of 524Party unity 84% derived, how we compute this

Counted from 524 roll calls and 340 sponsorship records on file.

Stray indexpending review

Who they are · every sentence carries its source

Before the votes, a life.

Donald John Bacon was born in 1963 in Chicago Heights, Illinois, and grew up on a family farm in Momence.Source 3: Wikipedia: Don Bacon He attended Northern Illinois University, the National War College, and the University of Phoenix.Source 3: Wikipedia: Don Bacon He served in the United States Air Force for 29 years, commanding wings at Ramstein Air Base and Offutt Air Force Base before retiring as a brigadier general in 2014.Source 3: Wikipedia: Don Bacon Following his military career, he worked as a congressional aide and an assistant professor at Bellevue University.Source 3: Wikipedia: Don Bacon

Bacon first ran for the United States House of Representatives in 2016, winning the election for Nebraska's 2nd congressional district.Source 3: Wikipedia: Don Bacon He was reelected four times and announced he would not seek another term in 2026.Source 3: Wikipedia: Don Bacon

In their own words

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The path here

  1. 1963

    Born in Chicago Heights, Illinois.Source 3: Wikipedia: Don Bacon

  2. 1985-2014

    Served in the United States Air Force, retiring as a brigadier general.Source 3: Wikipedia: Don Bacon

  3. 2014-2016

    Worked as a congressional aide and an assistant professor at Bellevue University.Source 3: Wikipedia: Don Bacon

  4. 2016

    Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.Source 3: Wikipedia: Don Bacon

  5. 2017-Present

    Serving as U.S. Representative for Nebraska's 2nd congressional district.Source 1: Don Bacon — Biographical Directory of the United States CongressSource 3: Wikipedia: Don Bacon

99.62% attendance · all roll calls we have ingested

2 sources

  1. 1Don Bacon — Biographical Directory of the United States Congressbioguideopen source
  2. 3Wikipedia: Don Baconwikipediaopen source archived copy
Full record card

The record card · sourced from Bioguide, the Clerk and the FEC

9.7YRS

In office · 5th term · since Jan 2017

5,829VOTES

2024 margin of victory · 1.85%

Certified result

99.62%

Attendance

house median 97.9% (431 members)

Not a candidate in any election we track.

Figures cover all roll calls we have ingested.

Before Congress

  1. 1963 Born in Chicago Heights, Illinois.
  2. 1985-2014 Served in the United States Air Force, retiring as a brigadier general.
  3. 2014-2016 Worked as a congressional aide and an assistant professor at Bellevue University.
  4. 2016 Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
  5. 2017-Present Serving as U.S. Representative for Nebraska's 2nd congressional district.
House Committee on AgricultureHouse Committee on Armed ServicesHouse Committee on Armed Services · Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation subcommittee chairHouse Committee on Agriculture · Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology subcommitteeHouse Committee on Agriculture · Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry subcommitteeHouse Committee on Armed Services · Strategic Forces subcommittee20 bills authored · 0 enacted

Says vs. does · 72 issues in 6 clusters

Stated position vs. voting record.

The dashed shape is what they campaigned on. The solid shape is how they voted. Where the shapes separate, the record differs from the platform. The distance is measured. What it means is up to you.

SaysDoes
  • Economy & taxes: not yet stated; voted 48 of 100 toward FISCAL RESTRAINT.
  • Safety & enforcement: not yet stated; voted 60 of 100 toward STRICTER ENFORCEMENT.
  • Immigration: not yet stated; voted 63 of 100 toward TIGHTER LIMITS.
  • Rights & liberty: not yet stated; voted 54 of 100 toward INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY.
  • Environment & energy: not yet stated; voted 37 of 100 toward CONSERVE & PROTECT.
  • Governance & oversight: not yet stated; voted 48 of 100 toward DISCLOSURE & AUDIT.
Rim = strongest position on each cluster’s named pole · Same scale for every member · How we score ▸

pending review

The stats, cluster by cluster

6 clusters · 72 issues · sorted by gap size

Each rail runs between two positions real bills take. ○ marks what they campaigned on; ▪ marks how they voted. Select a cluster to open its issues.

GapSorted by gap size · How we score ▸

Receipts · recent votes on passage

How they voted.

Money & ties

Who's behind them.

How complete is this money picture?

46%of the money categories we track are publicly disclosed for this member, counting those that lawfully lag.

  • Campaign financeThrough Jun 30, 2026Current · 34%
  • Corporate-PAC shareNot yet derived · 22%
  • Disclosed tradesLagged · 12%
  • Lobbyist meetingsNot disclosed · 32%

Disclosed by the FEC; we have not built the honest derivation — same for every member.

Members must disclose trades within 45 days; this picture is always at least that far behind.

A gap in the disclosure system, not a statement about this member — lobbyist meetings are not federally disclosed for any member of Congress.

Weights are fixed product-wide and disclosed, so this percentage is comparable across members.

Who funds them · 2026 cycle · FEC through Jun 30, 2026

$1.5MTotal raised · 1 ▪ = $40.0K · 38 units, rounded up

  • PAC contributions$527.8K · 35.1%
  • Itemized individual$380.6K · 25.3%
  • Small-dollar (≤$200)$24.5K · 1.6%
  • All other$570.1K · 37.9%
FEC filing totals ↗

Disclosed trades

We hold no disclosed-trade filings for this member. That is a gap in what we have loaded; it does not mean none were filed.

FEC OpenFEC · disclosed trades: House Clerk / Senate filings.

Ideology placement

Economic (dim 1)0.277
Social (dim 2)0.186

Voteview DW-NOMINATE · retrieved Sep 7, 2026 — an external attributed reference, shown as context.

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