Representative · NE-2 · Republican · since Jan 2017

Don Bacon

Bills authored 20Missed votes 2 of 524Party unity 84% derived

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

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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}

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The path here

1963
Born in Chicago Heights, Illinois.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Don Bacon}
1985-2014
Served in the United States Air Force, retiring as a brigadier general.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Don Bacon}
2014-2016
Worked as a congressional aide and an assistant professor at Bellevue University.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Don Bacon}
2016
Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Don Bacon}
2017-Present
Serving as U.S. Representative for Nebraska's 2nd congressional district.^{Source 1: Don Bacon — Biographical Directory of the United States Congress}^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Don Bacon}

99.62% attendance · all roll calls we have ingested

2 sources

1Don Bacon — Biographical Directory of the United States Congressbioguideopen source
3Wikipedia: Don Baconwikipediaopen source archived copy

Full record card

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

9.8YRS

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

1963 Born in Chicago Heights, Illinois.
1985-2014 Served in the United States Air Force, retiring as a brigadier general.
2014-2016 Worked as a congressional aide and an assistant professor at Bellevue University.
2016 Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
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.

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Votes by issue.

72 issues · 0 with both halves · 64 with one · 8 with neither

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Receipts · recent votes on passage

How Don Bacon voted.

Money & ties

Who funds Don Bacon.

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, 2026Lagged · 34%
Corporate-PAC shareNot yet derived · 22%
Disclosed tradesLagged · 12%
Lobbyist meetingsNot disclosed · 32%

Quarterly FEC filings; totals cover the period ending on the date shown.

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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%

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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.

Cite this page

Civic Herald. “Don Bacon: voting record, stated positions, funding.” https://civicherald.app/politicians/don-bacon-B001298.

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