LegiStorm

Biographical

Family:

Press Releases

Education

• National War College - Master's, national strategy (2003-2004)

  Activities and notes: Study abroad, Russia, Estonia and Finland

• U.S. Air Force Air Command and Staff College - Operational art (1997-1998)

  Activities and notes: Dean's Award for Research Excellence for Intelligence

• University of Phoenix College of Business and Information Technology - MBA (1994-1996)

• Northern Illinois University - BA, political science and government (1983-1984)

  Activities and notes: Minor in history; College Republicans

• Grace Baptist Academy (Kankakee, Ill.) - High school diploma (1980)

Office History

Election Results

• 2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

  2nd Congressional District of Nebraska
  Donald John Bacon (Don), 50.77%

  Republican
  Kara H. Eastman, 46.21%

  Democrat
  Tyler Schaeffer, 3.02%

  Libertarian

• 2019 (Nov. 6, 2018 election)

  2nd Congressional District of Nebraska
  Donald John Bacon (Don), 52.00%

  Republican
  Kara H. Eastman, 48.00%

  Democrat

• 2017 (Nov. 8, 2016 election)

  2nd Congressional District of Nebraska
  Donald John Bacon (Don), 48.93%

  Republican
  John Bradley Ashford (Brad), 47.73%

  Democrat
  Steven Laird, 3.34%

  Libertarian

Employment History

• Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) (Sept. 2014-March 2015)

  Field Representative

Associated Organizations

Board membership:

• U.S. Air Force Academy

  Member, Board of Visitors

• U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council

  Trustee

• Air Force Association Ak-Sar-Ben Chapter (Bellevue, Neb.) (2014-)

  Vice President

Volunteer service:

• Boy Scouts of America

• Gideons International Inc.

• Arlington (Va.) National Cemetery (July 2012-)

  Honor Guard Detail, General Officer Flag Bearer

Membership:

• Republican Main Street Partnership

• Nebraska Firearms Owners Association

• National Rifle Association

• 55th Wing Association Inc.

• Military Officers Association of America Heartland of America Chapter (Bellevue, Neb.) (2015-)

  Chaplain

• National War College Alumni Association (2004-)

Own leadership PAC:

• Bold Active Conservatives of Nebraska PAC

Election campaign:

• Don Bacon for Congress (Nebraska)

Place of worship:

• Lifespring Church (Bellevue, Neb.)

Teaching position:

• Bellevue (Neb.) University (Oct. 2014-Dec. 2016)

  Assistant Professor/Leadership and Program Director

Awards

• Champion for Children (First Focus Campaign for Children) (Nov. 2022)

• Congressional Service Award (Voices for National Service) (June 2022)

• Democracy Award for Constituent Service (Congressional Management Foundation) (Aug. 2021)

• Legislative Action Award (Bipartisan Policy Center) (March 2021)

• Friend of Farm Bureau Award (American Farm Bureau Federation) (Oct. 2020)

• Fueling Growth Award (Growth Energy Inc.) (Oct. 2020)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (June 2020)

• Abraham Lincoln Leadership for America Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (June 2020)

• Democracy Award for Constituent Service (Congressional Management Foundation) (April 2020)

• Friend of Agriculture (Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation) (Jan. 2020)

• Fueling Growth Award (Growth Energy Inc.) (Sept. 2019)

• Legislative Leadership Award (International Safety Equipment Association) (March 2019)

• Guardian of Small Business (National Federation of Independent Business Inc.) (Nov. 2018)

• Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (Sept. 2018)

• Guardian of Seniors' Rights Award (60 Plus Association) (June 2018)

• Thomas Jefferson Award (International Foodservice Distributors Association) (April 2018)

• True Blue Award (Family Research Council Action) (Feb. 2018)

• Distinguished Community Health Advocate Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2018)

• Distinguished Community Health Advocate Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2017)

Military History

• U.S. Air Force (1985-2014)

  Brigadier General

  Served in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom

Awards and Honors:

• Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster

• Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters

• Aerial Achievement Medal

• Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters

• Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster

• Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster

• Distinguished Service Medal

Activities and Interests

• Hobbies: history, hiking, exercising, riding motorcycles, studying Bible theology and apologetics
  

Official Signature

Contact Information

• Email, member official contact form

Privately Financed Travel

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Congressional Staff

Committees

• House Agriculture Committee
House Agriculture Committee Commodity Markets, Digital Assets and Rural Development Subcommittee
House Agriculture Committee Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Subcommittee
• House Armed Services Committee
House Armed Services Committee Strategic Forces Subcommittee
House Armed Services Committee Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee
• House Armed Services Committee Quality of Life Panel, Chair

Caucuses

• ALS Caucus
• American Canadian Economy and Security Caucus
• Bipartisan Congressional Pro-Life Caucus
• Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease
• Bipartisan Fentanyl Prevention Caucus
• Bipartisan Task Force to End Sexual Violence
• Bipartisan Working Group
• Bureau of Prisons Reform Caucus
• Caucus for Advancement of Studio, Talent and Film Diversity
• Cigar Caucus
• Congressional Abraham Accords Caucus
• Congressional Addiction, Treatment and Recovery Caucus
• Congressional Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Air Force Caucus
• Congressional America 250 Caucus
• Congressional American Religious Freedom Caucus
• Congressional Apprenticeship Caucus
• Congressional Army Caucus
• Congressional Arts Caucus
• Congressional Assisting Caregivers Today Caucus
• Congressional Azerbaijan Caucus
• Congressional Beef Caucus
• Congressional Biofuels Caucus
• Congressional Border Security Caucus
• Congressional Brain Injury Task Force, Co-Chair
• Congressional Career and Technical Education Caucus
• Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth, Co-Chair
• Congressional Caucus on India and Indian-Americans
• Congressional Caucus on Qatari - American Strategic Relationships, Co-Chair
• Congressional Caucus on U.S.-Turkey Relations and Turkish Americans
• Congressional Celiac Disease Caucus
• Congressional Civility and Respect Caucus
• Congressional Coalition for Autism Research and Education
• Congressional Coalition on Adoption
• Congressional Colorectal Cancer Caucus
• Congressional Cooperative Business Caucus
• Congressional Crop Insurance Caucus
• Congressional Cystic Fibrosis Caucus
• Congressional Czech Caucus
• Congressional Diabetes Caucus
• Congressional Dyslexia Caucus
• Congressional EMS Caucus
• Congressional Epilepsy Caucus
• Congressional FFA Caucus
• Congressional Fire Services Caucus
• Congressional Friends of Liechtenstein Caucus
• Congressional Friends of Norway Caucus
• Congressional Friends of Spain Caucus
• Congressional Global Positioning System Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Hellenic Caucus
• Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus
• Congressional Humanities Caucus
• Congressional Hungarian Caucus
• Congressional Investment in American Jobs
• Congressional Iran Human Rights and Democracy Caucus
• Congressional Iraq Caucus
• Congressional Law Enforcement Caucus
• Congressional Men's Health Caucus
• Congressional Mental Health Caucus
• Congressional Mentoring Caucus
• Congressional Military Sexual Assault Prevention Caucus
• Congressional Military Veterans Caucus
• Congressional Motorcycle Caucus
• Congressional Nuclear Security Working Group
• Congressional Pacific Islands Caucus
• Congressional Physical Activity Caucus
• Congressional Planetary Science Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Popular Arts Caucus
• Congressional Rural Broadband Caucus
• Congressional Small Business Caucus
• Congressional Soccer Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus
• Congressional Taiwan Caucus
• Congressional Task Force on Down Syndrome
• Congressional Term Limits Caucus
• Congressional TRIO Caucus
• Congressional Uzbekistan Caucus
• Congressional Veterans Jobs Caucus
• Congressional Victims of Communism Caucus
• Congressional Warrior's Caucus
• Congressional Western Caucus
• Congressional Wine Caucus
• Congressional Zoo and Aquarium Caucus
• Conservative Climate Caucus
• Electromagnetic Pulse Caucus
• Electromagnetic Warfare Working Group, Co-Chair
• For Country Caucus, Co-Founder
• Friends of a Free, Stable and Democratic Syria Caucus
• Friends of Australia Caucus
• House Baltic Caucus, Co-Chair
• House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism
• House Climate Solutions Caucus
• House General Aviation Caucus
• House Impact Aid Coalition
• House NASA Caucus
• House Republican Conference
• House Republican Israel Caucus
• House Republican Jobs and the Economy Task Force
• House Republican Study Committee
• House Republican Study Committee National Security and Foreign Affairs Task Force
• House Small Brewers Caucus
• House Space Force Caucus
• International Religious Freedom Caucus
• Israel Allies Caucus
• Keeping Our Promises Working Group
• Missile Defense Caucus
• National Service Congressional Caucus
• Postal Preservation Caucus
• Problem Solvers Caucus, Whip
• Rare Disease Caucus
• Republican Governance Group
• Republican Main Street Caucus
• Romania Caucus
• Servicewomen and Women Veterans Caucus
• Space Power Caucus
• Transatlantic Friends of Israel Caucus
• United Service Organizations Congressional Caucus
• U.S.-Japan Congressional Caucus
• U.S.-Philippines Friendship Caucus
• Voices for National Service

Caught Our Eye

• To take advantage of House MRA increase, offices must spend, spend, spend

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on June 6, 2022
  If they want to take full advantage of this year's budget increase, House offices need to dramatically up their spending since March. read more

• Library and explosives lobbyist back on Hill

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Jan. 26, 2017
  Freshman Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) has brought an explosive lobbyist back to the Hill. read more