Representative · Nebraska's 2nd district

Don Bacon

Don Bacon is a Republican representative for Nebraska's 2nd district, in Congress since 2017. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 2, and cast 426 of 469 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party: Republican
Chamber: House; Current
In Congress since: Jan 3, 2017
Term ends: Jan 3, 2027

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Photo: Government Publishing Office (public domain)

Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

Congress	Roll calls	Missed	Votes with party	Sponsored	Cosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives	675	0.3%2 of 675 · rank 381 of 439	91%426 of 469 · rank 416 of 439	520 became law	46%328 of 718
118th CongressHouse of Representatives	1,222	1.5%18 of 1,222 · rank 285 of 442	78%658 of 844 · rank 435 of 442	650 became law	43%335 of 783
117th CongressHouse of Representatives	997	0.2%2 of 997 · rank 389 of 443	84%480 of 571 · rank 434 of 443	521 became law	59%421 of 711

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1+0.28+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

H.R. 8595: Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.Nay
Jul 15, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 136–291· Against party
H.R. 8595: Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.Nay
Jul 15, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 178–247· Against party
H.R. 5408: Faster Labor Contracts ActYea
Jun 9, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 230–193· Against party
H.R. 2913: Ukraine Support ActYea
Jun 4, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 226–195· Against party
H.R. 7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026Nay
Apr 30, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 186–238· Against party
H.R. 7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026Yea
Apr 30, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment, as Modified· Agreed to 233–194· Against party
H.R. 1689: To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status.Yea
Apr 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 224–204· Against party
H.J.Res. 72: Relating to a national emergency by the President on February 1, 2025.Yea
Feb 11, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 219–211· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
H.J.Res. 213: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
H.R. 10326: PROOF ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Nay
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
H.J.Res. 210: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
H.R. 9500: Tax Relief for Fraud Victims ActYea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Current seats

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to Nebraska's 2nd district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.

Obligations · FY2026: $148.2M
Per resident: $223
Rank in Nebraska: 3 of 3
Contract actions: 8,503; New awards: 7,774

By fiscal year

194.4MFY2017
191.3MFY2018
167.8MFY2019
223.6MFY2020
266.6MFY2021
230.5MFY2022
188.7MFY2023
125MFY2024
95.7MFY2025
148.2MFY2026

Top buyers

Department of Veterans Affairs$73.6M50%
Department of the Army$51.1M34%
Department of Defense
National Park Service$5.1M3.4%
Department of the Interior
Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons$4.7M3.2%
Department of Justice
Defense Logistics Agency$3.4M2.3%
Department of Defense
Indian Health Service$2.8M1.9%
Department of Health and Human Services
Public Buildings Service$2.5M1.7%
General Services Administration
Department of the Air Force$2M1.3%
Department of Defense

Top recipients

EA-BAKER PARTNERS JV$31.9M22%
1 award
MCL-MRK VII LLC$15.7M11%
1 award
SPEES-HERNANDEZ JV 2, LLC$4.9M3.3%
1 award
HDR ENGINEERING INC$4.7M3.1%
23 awards
HDR ARCHITECTURE, INC.$4.4M3.0%
2 awards
UNMC PHYSICIANS$4.4M2.9%
20 awards
HIGH PRAIRIE SERVICES, LLC$4M2.7%
1 award
BILLY W. JARRETT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.$3.7M2.5%
1 award
OUTLOOK-NEBRASKA, INC.$3.4M2.3%
78 awards
BLUESTONE - BURNS & MCDONNELL JV$3.3M2.2%
1 award

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Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2026 cycle

Raised: $1.5M; through Jun 30, 2026
Cash on hand: $433.2K
From committees: $513K; 172 committees
From contractor PACs: $63.5K; 19 PACs · 12% of committee money

IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsor	Given	Matched contract recipient	Its contracts, FY2026
honeywell internationalhoneywell international inc. technologies public affairs council (honpac)	$5,000	HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization	$260.5M
l3harris technologies, inc.l3harris technologies, inc. pac	$5,000	L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization	$115.4M
hdr, inc.hdr, inc. employee owners pac	$5,000	HDR, INCAI match · 100% · the same organization	—
american hospital associationamerican hospital association pac	$5,000	AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONAI match · 99% · the same organization	$1.2M
american college of emergency physiciansnational emergency medicine political action committee / american college of emergency physicians	$5,000	AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANSAI match · 100% · the same organization	$92K
science applications international corporationscience applications international corporation voluntary political action committee	$5,000	SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization	$3.4B
sierra nevada corporationsierra nevada company, llc political action committee	$5,000	SIERRA NEVADA COMPANY, LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$5.4M
jbs usa food companyjbs usa food company pac	$5,000	JBS USA FOOD COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization	$12.3M
charter communications inc.charter communications inc. political action committee	$5,000	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$130.5K
american bankers association (aba)american bankers association pac (bankpac)	$2,500	AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization	—

By cycle

Cycle	Raised (FEC summary)	From committees	From contractor PACs
2026	$1.5M	$513K	$63.5K19 PACs · 12% of committee money
2024	$6.4M	$2.2M	$368.5K81 PACs · 17% of committee money
2022	$3.9M	$1.6M	$326.5K69 PACs · 20% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

House · Nebraska's 2nd districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
House · Nebraska's 2nd districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
House · Nebraska's 2nd districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
House · Nebraska's 2nd districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
House · Nebraska's 2nd districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website: bacon.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-4155
Office: 2104 Rayburn House Office Building

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 8, 2026 · loaded Oct 8, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 8, 2026 · loaded Oct 8, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)

Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.