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DONALD J BACON

Republican
U.S. House NE-02 · Federal · committee: DON BACON FOR CONGRESS
Total raised (NADC)
$3,353,209
Sum of receipts filed with NADC for 2019–20 cycle. Data synced 2026-10-24.
Head-to-head
⚔ Head-to-head vs KARA EASTMAN
Default opponent: general-election opponent once nominees are set, otherwise the top-raising opposing-party candidate (nonpartisan races: top-raising other candidate).

Where the money came from

Source typeAmountShare
Organization & committee contributions (itemized ties)$487,74914.5%
Individuals & all other receipts$2,865,46085.5%
Via WinRed: $9,797 in earmarked individual contributions. This is part of the individual rows above, not extra money.
Source: Nebraska Accountability & Disclosure Commission (NADC) filings, 2019–20 cycle.

In-state vs out-of-state

No address-level receipts for this period.

Outside spending (independent expenditures)

Supporting: $1,669,689 · Opposing: $5,004,841
HOUSE MAJORITY PACOppose$2,222,178
DCCCOppose$1,942,542
DEFENDING MAIN STREET SUPERPAC INC.Support$597,808
WITH HONOR FUND, INC.Support$580,972
WOMEN VOTE!Oppose$503,491
ESAFUNDSupport$304,400
END CITIZENS UNITEDOppose$217,195
CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PACOppose$94,960
SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PACSupport$80,000
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FOR AMERICASupport$38,504
LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR A SAFER AMERICA PACSupport$34,500
FUTURE FORWARD USA PACOppose$24,475
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEESupport$22,505
CONSTITUTIONAL LEADERSHIP PACSupport$11,000
Plains Ledger independent-expenditure import. Spending is counted separately for each candidate it names: one ad backing one candidate and opposing another is reported for both, and these totals are not added together.

Top organization & PAC contributors

OrganizationTypeDirect
TAKE BACK THE HOUSE 2020PAC$93,270
PROBLEM SOLVERS PATRIOTSPAC$54,684
PROBLEM SOLVER REPUBLICANSPAC$33,294
AMERICAN PATRIOTS FUNDPAC$24,148
PATRIOT DAY 1 2020PAC$14,353
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$10,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH UNDERWRITERS PAC (HUPAC)PAC$10,000
L3 TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PACPAC$10,000
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$10,000
THE BOEING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$10,000
REPUBLICAN MAINSTREET PARTNERSHIP PACPAC$10,000
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PACPAC$10,000
COX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC.PAC$10,000
MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PACPAC$10,000
EMPLOYEES OF RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION PACPAC$10,000
Organizations only. Individual donors are never named, and conduits such as ActBlue and WinRed are not listed as donors. Pinned organizations are always shown.

Filings & sources