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Who funds Donald J Bacon?

Nebraska U.S. House District 2RepublicanFiled as incumbentFEC H6NE02125
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What they did in office.

Sitting member of Congress · Don Bacon

In the U.S. House (NE-2) since 2017 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027

  • Recorded yea or nay on 24 of the 24 key House floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
  • 2 committees: Agriculture, Armed Services · 4 subcommittees
  • 172 committees reported contributions to them this cycle · 2 committees reported outside spending for or against them

Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (H6NE02125) in the congress-legislators roster of Oct 21, 2026. Votes are one key floor vote per bill on bills named in contractor lobbying reports (Oct 29, 2026); committee seats are the roster as of Oct 24, 2026; money counts are FEC reports for 2026 as of Oct 24, 2026. These are what Hugin's snapshots captured, not complete records, and none of them is a score or evidence of motive.

The money.

Donald J BaconFEC filing: Donald J Bacon · H6NE02125 ↗
Raised
$970K
Spent
$1.3M
Cash on hand
$372K
  • Individuals 42% $405K
  • PACs & other committees 54% $528K
  • Other receipts 4% $37K

Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026. Excludes $533K moved between the candidate's own committees.

Outside groups: $0 supporting · $11K opposing ($1,852 of it designated for the general election)

Biggest spenders opposing

  1. YOUTH SAVE DEMOCRACY PACPAC with no sponsoring organizationSpent mainly in primaries $9,282
  2. ACTIVATE AMERICASuper PAC99% of its general-election spending helped Democrats or opposed Republicans $1,852

Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUEUnion PAC · International Association Of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail And Transportation Workers $10K
  2. THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC of Steve Scalise $10K
  3. FOREVER YOUTH ORGANIZATION UTILIZING A NEW GENERATION PACLeadership PAC of Young Kim $10K
  4. NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM (NARFE-PAC)PAC with no sponsoring organization $7,500
  5. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS--PAC OF AAOSMembership group PAC · American Association Of Orthopaedic Surgeons $6,500

Who gave.

Who gives

46% from Nebraska · 54% from elsewhere

Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.

75% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.

Top states

  1. Nebraska $99K
  2. Florida $21K
  3. New York $17K
  4. Virginia $13K
  5. California $9,621
  6. District of Columbia $8,729
  7. Alabama $7,000
  8. Utah $7,000

Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $901. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $214K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.

Itemized gifts dated Jan 2, 2025 to Aug 29, 2025, net of refunds (391 entries). Every itemized contribution on FEC.gov ↗

From the principal campaign committee's FEC reports; joint-fundraising transfers and later reports are not included, and no donor is named here. A contribution is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.

Outside money in the final weeks.

Outside spending including late reports: $0 for / $19K against · $0 in the final two weeks

That is $8,250 more than the $11K in regular reports alone. Source: FEC regular reports plus 24- and 48-hour reports they do not yet cover. The final two weeks run Oct 21, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026, by the date each ad or mailing went out.

What it bought, per the late reports

  • Mail, print & signs 53% $9,282
  • Ad production 47% $8,250

Largest late spenders against

  1. YOUTH SAVE DEMOCRACY PAC $9,282
  2. LCV VICTORY FUND $8,250

Latest dissemination on these reports: May 16, 2025. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (2 entries). These reports on FEC.gov ↗

Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate and is not the candidate's money. Purposes are grouped from each spender's own description, so the groups are approximate. A dollar figure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.

Where it went.

Where the money went $703K in itemized spending

These itemized payments cover $703K of the $1.3M the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 2% $17K
  • Consultants & strategy 28% $197K
  • Staff & payroll 12% $86K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 25% $179K
  • Polling, research & data 1% $10K
  • Travel, meals & events 2% $15K
  • Office, technology & overhead 5% $34K
  • Legal & compliance 0.8% $5,889
  • Contributions, transfers & refunds 4% $26K
  • Other or unclassified 19% $134K

Largest payees

  1. AMERICAN EXPRESS $132K
  2. DOUBLE EAGLE STRATEGIES $75K
  3. BOGART ASSOCIATES $74K
  4. MAI & ASSOCIATES LLC $56K
  5. FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS $25K

Paid to individuals: $241K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

Payments dated Jan 2, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (188 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

Others who filed for this seat.

Questions worth asking.

Money shows who backed a campaign, not how a person will act. Compare it with what they did and said: their votes or official actions if they have held office, their own statements, and their answers to a finding. Use the same questions for every candidate.

FEC bulk data read November 4, 2026. Campaign totals come from each filing's own FEC summary through its latest processed report. Outside spending is independent expenditures itemized in committee reports in the FEC bulk files, primaries included; late 24- and 48-hour reports, party coordinated spending, communication costs and groups that do not report to the FEC are not included. Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate, and it is not the candidate's money. A contribution or expenditure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing. This page identifies the filing by its FEC candidate ID; a person can hold more than one filing.