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DONALD J BACON

Republican
U.S. House NE-02 · Federal · committee: DON BACON FOR CONGRESS
Total raised (NADC)
$2,216,080
Sum of receipts filed with NADC for 2017–18 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)$704,79931.8%
Individuals & all other receipts$1,511,28168.2%
Source: Nebraska Accountability & Disclosure Commission (NADC) filings, 2017–18 cycle.

In-state vs out-of-state

No address-level receipts for this period.

Outside spending (independent expenditures)

Supporting: $0 · Opposing: $0
None reported.
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 HOUSEPAC$249,200
NRCCParty committee$50,000
FRESHMAN AGRICULTURAL REPUBLICAN MEMBERS TRUST AKA FARM TRUSTCandidate committee$19,981
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF NEBRASKA PACPAC$10,000
THE BOEING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$10,000
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PACPAC$10,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMPAC$10,000
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GDC PAC)PAC$10,000
REPUBLICAN MAINSTREET PARTNERSHIP PACPAC$10,000
NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA PAC)PAC$10,000
HDR, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$10,000
MORE CONSERVATIVES PAC (MCPAC)PAC$10,000
NEW PIONEERS PACPAC$10,000
THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$10,000
MAKING AMERICA PROSPEROUS 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