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DONALD J BACON

Republican
U.S. House NE-02 · Federal · committee: DON BACON FOR CONGRESS
Total raised (NADC)
$3,608,459
Sum of receipts filed with NADC for 2021–22 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)$533,97814.8%
Individuals & all other receipts$3,074,48185.2%
Via WinRed: $3,187 in earmarked individual contributions. This is part of the individual rows above, not extra money.
Source: Nebraska Accountability & Disclosure Commission (NADC) filings, 2021–22 cycle.

In-state vs out-of-state

No address-level receipts for this period.

Outside spending (independent expenditures)

Supporting: $1,779,671 · Opposing: $3,562,088
HOUSE MAJORITY PACOppose$1,974,073
DCCCOppose$1,588,016
POLICE COALITION OF AMERICA PACSupport$576,384
CULAC THE PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONSupport$450,000
WITH HONOR FUND, INC.Support$375,925
SUPPORT OUR FIREFIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS PACSupport$131,353
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEESupport$75,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEESupport$65,068
DEFENDING MAIN STREET SUPERPAC INC.Support$40,659
SUPPORT AMERICA'S POLICE PACSupport$26,667
CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC.Support$16,000
CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUNDSupport$12,115
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FOR AMERICASupport$10,500
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 2022PAC$186,433
GT FARM TEAM 2022Candidate committee$16,545
UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA) (union)PAC$15,000
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS (union)PAC$15,000
BUILDING BRIDGES PACPAC$11,000
CULAC THE PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONPAC$10,000
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$10,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$10,000
CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUNDPAC$10,000
HDR, INC. EMPLOYEE OWNERS PACPAC$10,000
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$10,000
NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (union)PAC$10,000
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$10,000
AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION FUNDPAC$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