Don Bacon (politician)
| Don Bacon | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nebraska's 2nd district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Brad Ashford |
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August 16, 1963 Momence, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Angie Bacon |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | Papillion, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Northern Illinois University |
| Website | Official website |
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| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/branch | United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1985–2014 |
| Rank |
 Brigadier General
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Donald John Bacon (born August 16, 1963) is a retired United States Air Force Brigadier General. He is the U.S. Representative for Nebraska's 2nd congressional district.
Bacon is a native of Illinois. He attended Northern Illinois University and then gained his commission through Officers' Training School.
His significant unit commands, from squadron upwards, were as follows:
His last or penultimate assignment was Director of ISR Strategy, Plans, Doctrine and Force Development, AF/A2, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon July 2012-mid-2014.
In 2015, at the age of 50, Bacon retired from the Air Force. He served as an aide to U.S. Representative Jeff Fortenberry and as an assistant professor at Bellevue University.
Bacon and his wife, Angie, have four children and live in Papillion, Nebraska.
Bacon won the Republican Party primary election for the U.S. House of Representatives in Nebraska's 2nd congressional district in the 2016 elections.
The general election race was characterized as a tossup, with Ashford being seen as having the edge. He faced and defeated Democratic incumbent Brad Ashford in the general election on November 8, 2016. Bacon received 49.4% of the vote to Ashford's 47.3%. He is the only Republican who defeated an incumbent Democrat in the 2016 House elections.
Bacon was assigned to the House Agriculture Committee.
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