Donald John Bacon (born August 16, 1963) is an American politician and retired military officer serving as the U.S. representative for Nebraska's 2nd congressional district since 2017.

A member of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, which represents the most moderate of the five GOP factions in the House, Bacon was an original sponsor of the Naming Commission, which stripped the Department of Defense of names valorizing the Confederacy, and of the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, which established lynching as a unique hate crime, and voted to enact the Respect for Marriage Act, which codified federal recognition of same-sex marriage.

Bacon attended Northern Illinois University and interned in Representative Ed Madigan's Washington D.C. office during his senior year in 1984.

Bacon was reelected by a larger margin than in 2018, winning 51.0% of the vote to Eastman's 46.2%, even as Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden won the district by 6.5 points.

Bacon claimed yet another narrow win in the November 2024 general election in a rematch against Democratic challenger Tony Vargas.

[30] In 2022, Bacon intervened to help Trump Media obtain an O-1 visa to hire an executive from North Macedonia named Vladimir Novachki.

[33] When asked about the intrusion, which Bacon said largely compromised campaign and personal email data, a spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in Washington, DC called the incident a "smear" and part of a "groundless narrative.

"[34] The embassy denial included a complaint that the U.S. government had undercut China's sovereignty with recent arms sales to Taiwan, an effort which Bacon had vocally supported.

[64] In 2019, Bacon voted for a resolution opposing Trump's move to withdraw U.S. support for the Kurds in Syria, which exposed Kurdish militias to attacks from Turkey.

[66] Bacon supports a stronger U.S. presence in the Balkans to counter Russia, which he has called a key adversary of the United States.

"[68] At the outset of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Bacon said:"Today starts a new and dark chapter in national security that is Hobbesian in nature where bullies will dominate weaker countries.

The bill's language was incorporated into the 2020 Emmett Till Antilynching Act, which passed the House but was blocked by Rand Paul in the Senate.

[78] He also criticized provisions ending the Department of Defense 1033 program, which allows the transfer of surplus military equipment to law enforcement agencies, saying, "if our police are encountering a serious threat, I don't want an equal fight for them.

[79] After the murder of George Floyd, Bacon and Anthony Brown introduced legislation to rename Department of Defense assets that valorized Southern confederate leaders or values.

Alongside companion legislation introduced in the Senate by Elizabeth Warren, the bill resulted in the creation of The Naming Commission through incorporation into the omnibus National Defense Authorization Act.

When asked about the bill, President Trump insisted that he would "not even consider" the proposal, to which Bacon replied in The New York Times, "you're wrong—you need to change... we're not the party of Jim Crow.

"[84] In 2018, Bacon said that he opposed marijuana legalization as a personal matter, but that he supported decriminalization at the federal level and believed that states should be permitted to make the decision.

I support legislation that allows for continued incremental improvement in our environment, but oppose extreme measures that create significant economic and job disruption.

[88] Bacon favors repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly known as Obamacare,[89] and opposes proposals for Medicare for All or single-payer healthcare.

[90][91] In August 2017, Bacon and five of his House colleagues urged Trump to preserve the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program for undocumented youth brought to the United States as children (also known as "Dreamers"), "until we can pass a permanent legislative solution.

[94] Bacon voted against legislation to end the December 2018–January 2019 government shutdown by appropriating funds without money for a border wall.

[29] In 2017, Bacon reintroduced the Kerrie Orozco Act, which would "allow the spouses of first responders, killed in the line of duty, access to a quicker process of becoming an American citizen.

[98] Bacon initially said he would support President Biden's Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and criticized Republicans for opposing it, but during negotiations he said he could not commit to voting for the bill.

[102][103] In a December 2020 Washington Post survey of the 249 Republican members of Congress, Bacon was one of 37 who acknowledged Joe Biden as the legitimate President-elect.

[104] Bacon did not join congressional Republicans who sided with the Trump campaign's attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election.

[108][109] The PACT ACT which expanded VA benefits to veterans exposed to toxic chemicals during their military service, received a "nay" from Bacon.