Politician
Don Bacon
Republican · Nebraska · ran 3 times since 2020, won 3 · incumbent
FEC candidate H6NE02125
Don Bacon (Republican) raised $6.4M for the 2024 Nebraska 2nd District race, $2.2M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $2.8M for and $7.2M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$14M
2024, 2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
38%
$5.3M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$6.0M
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$16M
Spent attacking them
Every run
Each election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Nebraska 2nd District | $6.4M | 35% | $2.8M / $7.2M | $204K | $16M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Nebraska 2nd District | $3.9M | 43% | $1.2M / $3.6M | $4K | $8.8M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Nebraska 2nd District | $3.8M | 38% | $2.0M / $5.0M | – | $11M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.5MLeadership PAC $910KTrade group $874KUnion $648KOther $540KMembership $382KSuper PAC $101KParty $15K
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$30K
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and JoinersUnionLobbyist PAC$25K
- Honeywell International Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- NorpacOther$17K
- Mr. Southern Missourian in the House PACLeadership PAC$15K
- Ua Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote! PAC (United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada)UnionLobbyist PAC$15K
- Republican Jewish Coalition-Political Action Committee (Rjc-PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$13K
- Building Bridges PACOther$11K
- National Association of Letter Carriers of U.S.a. Political Fund (Letter Carrier Political Fund)UnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- The Desert CaucusOther$10K
- Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PACOther$10K
- General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (General Dynamics Employee PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- House Majority PACagainst $7.0M
- DCCCagainst $6.0M
- With Honor Fund, Inc.for $957K
- Giffords PACagainst $930K
- With Honor Fund II, Inc.for $793K
- Big Red Leadership PACfor $690K
- Defending Main Street Superpac Inc.for $598K
- Women Vote!against $503K
- Culac the PAC of Credit Union National Associationfor $450K
- Congressional Leadership Fundfor $107K
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 36 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 32 times (89%). This is a retrospective comparison using covered 2020–2026 runs; some money arrived after the vote. A vote can appear for multiple industries. Unknown coverage is excluded. “With industry” means its stated preferred side, and does not establish causation.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $165K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Reported household trades wanted nay | Unknown coverage | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $727K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $12K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $411K$69K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $411K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $146K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $727K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $69K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $165K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $69K$128K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $128K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $69K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $128K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $69K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $62K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $62K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $62K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $165K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $234K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $727K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $165K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $62K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $12K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $69K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $69K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $128K | Nay · with industry |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $69K$234K$128K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $12K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $12K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $234K | Yea · against |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $12K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $727K | Nay · against |
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Don Bacon's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A listed former position does not establish contact with that office.
Riley CagleFormer congressional staff
Intern, Rep. Ralph Norman; Intern, Rep. Dan Bishop; Intern, Rep. Don Bacon
Now lobbies for Consumer Brands Association (pka: Grocery Manufacturers Association)
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Don Bacon's 2024 campaign?
- Don Bacon (Republican) raised $6.4M for the 2024 Nebraska 2nd District race, $2.2M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $2.8M for and $7.2M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Don Bacon?
- Norpac ($17K), Mr. Southern Missourian in the House PAC ($15K), Republican Jewish Coalition-Political Action Committee (Rjc-PAC) ($13K), National Association of Letter Carriers of U.S.a. Political Fund (Letter Carrier Political Fund) ($10K), The Desert Caucus ($10K) in 2024.
- Which super PACs spent on Don Bacon's race?
- House Majority PAC ($2.8M against), DCCC ($2.5M against), Giffords PAC ($930K against) in 2024.
- How much has Don Bacon raised across elections?
- $6.4M in 2024, $3.9M in 2022, $3.8M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.