# Don Bacon

Don Bacon is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Nebraska’s 2nd district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Nebraska’s 2nd district
- Serving since: 2017-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: B001298
- FEC candidate IDs: H6NE02125

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/B001298 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

9.1% of Bacon’s statements claim credit, in the bottom 5% of House Republicans (average 37%).

## What Bacon says (119th Congress (2025–27))

12,804 classified statements: 12,584 posts on X, 159 press releases, 39 Congressional Record speeches, 22 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Bacon | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 11.7% | 2.1% | 4 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 9.2% | 15.1% | 181 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 35.8% | 67.7% | 218 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.2% | 8.9% | 174 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 9.1% | 37.4% | 220 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 1.4% | 3.0% | 153 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: International Affairs 34% (House Republicans 9.2%); Armed Forces and National Security 34% (House Republicans 24%); Government Operations and Politics 10% (House Republicans 19%); Health 8.7% (House Republicans 15%); Economics and Public Finance 8.3% (House Republicans 19%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.57 (standard error 0.01), from 4,322 donors and 5,033 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 6.1% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 99.7% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 90.8% (97.1%). 43 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · 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… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · 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… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 54 bills: 54 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 728. 3.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 197 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10796: United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Act (in committee, 2026-10-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10796
- H.R. 10797: Aerial Transport and High Consequence Infectious Diseases Act (in committee, 2026-10-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10797
- H.Res. 1591: Expressing support for the designation of October 15, 2026, as "Liver Cancer Awareness Day". (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1591
- H.R. 10479: Quantum Benchmark Act (in committee, 2026-09-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10479
- H.R. 10480: Medal of Honor Access and Liaison Act (in committee, 2026-09-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10480
- H.R. 10481: National Guard Heritage Welfare Society Act (in committee, 2026-09-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10481
- H.R. 10482: Dashboard for MILCON Projects Act (in committee, 2026-09-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10482
- H.R. 10483: Bone Marrow Radiation Shielding Act (in committee, 2026-09-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10483
- H.R. 10484: Covered AI Prohibition Act (in committee, 2026-09-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10484
- H.R. 10485: Minuteman III Health and Safety Act (in committee, 2026-09-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10485

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.4M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 6.0% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 46% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDonBacon/status/2114540044853604787
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepDonBacon/status/2114541710814405080
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDonBacon/status/2114541973067751575
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepDonBacon/status/2114547182967914619
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/RepDonBacon/status/2114548145036153162
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/RepDonBacon/status/2114548411081146509
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDonBacon/status/2114553116947599717
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepDonBacon/status/2114556864318828736
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/RepDonBacon/status/2114559910033670276
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepDonBacon/status/2114561438631006473

## Links

- Official site: https://bacon.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepDonBacon
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepDonBacon
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/RepDonBacon
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B001298

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/B001298