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Don Bacon

Representative, Nebraska

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Don Bacon Gets an A

Score: 96 out of 100, the weighted average of 7 principles. On 122 of 130 votes and bills, Bacon was on the liberty side.

Bacon is not running again, and is not on the ballot for this seat on November 3, 2026. Running for it: Brinker Harding (R) and Denise Powell (D).

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  • A
    Tyranny21 of 21 with liberty
  • A-
    Free nations33 of 37 with liberty
  • A
    Free speech3 of 3 with liberty
  • A
    Free markets20 of 20 with liberty
  • B+
    Equal rights12 of 14 with liberty
  • –
    Conscience1 of 1, too few to count
  • A
    Defense11 of 11 with liberty
  • A-
    Borders21 of 23 with liberty

Who pays for Bacon’s campaign

$1,502,946 raised since January 2025.

  • 38%transfers and other income$570,144
  • 35%from PACs and other committees$527,750
  • 27%from people$405,052

The committee money, by who is behind it

  • Leadership and cause PACs$236,500
  • Company PACs$99,000
  • Unions$94,000
  • Trade groups$58,500
  • Member groups$33,500

Added up from what the committees themselves reported giving. They report later than the campaign does, so this can come to more than the committee line above.

Committees that gave the most

  1. Forever Youth Organization Utilizing a New Generation PAC$10,000
  2. International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Political Action League$10,000
  3. The Eye of the Tiger Political Action Committee$10,000
  4. National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association Political Action Com (NARFE-PAC)$7,500
  5. Political Action Committee of the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons--Pac of Aaos$6,500

From the campaign’s own reports to the Federal Election Commission, through September 30, 2026. People who gave are counted, never named. The full filing at FEC.gov. Discuss this money

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