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DONALD J BACON

Republican
U.S. House NE-02 · Federal · committee: DON BACON FOR CONGRESS
Total raised (NADC)
$5,437,341
Sum of receipts filed with NADC for 2023–24 cycle. Data synced 2026-10-24.
Head-to-head
⚔ Head-to-head vs ANTHONY 'TONY' VARGAS
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)$2,060,40837.9%
Individuals & all other receipts$3,376,93362.1%
Via WinRed: $992,295 in earmarked individual contributions. This is part of the individual rows above, not extra money.
Source: Nebraska Accountability & Disclosure Commission (NADC) filings, 2023–24 cycle.

In-state vs out-of-state

Nebraska: $1,020,954 (24.9%) · Out of state: $3,087,296 (75.1%)
Itemized receipts with an address only. Only state totals are shown; no ZIP-level figures, so no ZIP with fewer than 5 donors can be identified.

Outside spending (independent expenditures)

Supporting: $3,815,180 · Opposing: $7,657,559
HMPOppose$2,760,869
DCCCOppose$2,450,481
BIG RED LEADERSHIP PACSupport$1,362,828
AB PACOppose$941,767
GIFFORDS PACOppose$929,846
WITH HONOR FUND II, INC.Support$849,666
AMERICA PACSupport$479,789
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PACSupport$300,076
314 ACTION FUNDOppose$284,033
CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUNDSupport$264,158
YOUR COMMUNITY PACOppose$190,563
LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR A SAFER AMERICA PACSupport$105,000
NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEESupport$100,000
J STREET ACTION FUNDOppose$100,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEESupport$92,455
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
PROTECT THE HOUSE 2024PAC$395,203
SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND 2024PAC$153,495
EMMER MAJORITY BUILDERSPAC$131,462
GROW THE MAJORITYPAC$121,277
AMERICAN BATTLEGROUND FUNDPAC$54,677
GT FARM TEAM 2024Candidate committee$18,694
NORPACPAC$16,750
MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PACPAC$15,000
REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION-POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC PAC)PAC$12,555
CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUNDPAC$10,000
NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$10,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$10,000
TENASKA INC EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$10,000
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)PAC$10,000
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION 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