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Area: Full Workup (one official, all sections) (eo_full_workup)
Filed: 2026-04-30T05:06:59.321Z
Source: External LLM via /handoff/congress (attempt #65059)
Resolved official: Don Bacon (entity #11098)
Ingest result: 33 facts · 35 sources · 3 silences · 1 contradictions · 9 voting_records · 5 skipped
Single super-prompt covering every per-official research area in one LLM call: donor mapping, silences, contradictions, telling votes, and constituency baseline. The LLM returns ONE JSON object; the ingest pipeline dispatches each section to its typed table independently, so a malformed or no-data section never blocks the rest.
{
"target_official": {
"name": "Don Bacon",
"bioguide_id": "B001298"
},
"donor_mapping": {
"facts": [
{
"fact_text": "Career campaign contributions (2015–2024): $16,161,561 raised. Top industries: Leadership PACs $1,420,812; Retired $1,291,773; Securities & Investment $977,886; Pro-Israel $939,839; Real Estate $623,556.",
"date_occurred": "2024-06-30",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/don-bacon/summary?cid=N00037049&cycle=CAREER"
},
{
"fact_text": "2024 cycle total raised: $6,358,739; individual contributions $3,235,410; other committee (PAC) contributions $2,194,880.",
"date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00575167/?cycle=2024"
},
{
"fact_text": "Top contributor over career (2015–2024): No Labels Problem Solvers ($376,327), followed by American Israel Public Affairs Cmte ($260,398), Pro-Israel America PAC ($178,788), Tenaska Inc ($143,889), Kiewit Corp ($93,077).",
"date_occurred": "2024-06-21",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/don-bacon/summary?cid=N00037049&cycle=CAREER"
},
{
"fact_text": "2020 cycle top contributor: Pro-israel America PAC $151,538, No Labels Problem Solvers $51,194, Tenaska Inc $35,000.",
"date_occurred": "2020-11-03",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/don-bacon/contributors?cycle=2020&cid=N00037049"
},
{
"fact_text": "Accepted more than $16,000 from NRA PAC over his career.",
"date_occurred": "2024-06-27",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?data_type=processed&committee_id=C00575167&contributor_name=C00053553&contributor_name=C70000716&contributor_name=C90013301&line_number=F3-11C"
}
],
"connections": [
{
"donor_entity_name": "No Labels Problem Solvers",
"relationship_type": "major_donor",
"description": "Career: $376,327 via individuals and PAC (2015-2024)",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/don-bacon/summary?cid=N00037049&cycle=CAREER"
},
{
"donor_entity_name": "American Israel Public Affairs Cmte",
"relationship_type": "major_donor",
"description": "Career: $260,398 via individuals ($253,298) and PAC ($7,100) (2015-2024)",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/don-bacon/summary?cid=N00037049&cycle=CAREER"
},
{
"donor_entity_name": "Pro-Israel America PAC",
"relationship_type": "pac_donor",
"description": "Career: $178,788 via individuals ($167,788) and PAC ($11,000); 2020 cycle: $151,538",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/don-bacon/summary?cid=N00037049&cycle=CAREER"
},
{
"donor_entity_name": "Tenaska Inc",
"relationship_type": "major_donor",
"description": "Career: $143,889 via individuals ($110,855) and PAC ($33,034)",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/don-bacon/summary?cid=N00037049&cycle=CAREER"
},
{
"donor_entity_name": "Kiewit Corp",
"relationship_type": "donor",
"description": "Career: $93,077 all via individuals",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/don-bacon/summary?cid=N00037049&cycle=CAREER"
}
]
},
"silences": [
{
"topic": "Donald Trump's insults toward members of the U.S. armed services and fallen heroes",
"expected_position": "As a retired Air Force brigadier general and member of the House Armed Services Committee, Bacon would be expected to defend military personnel against disparaging remarks from his party's leader.",
"window_start": "2016-06-01",
"window_end": "2024-11-01",
"evidence_summary": "While Bacon has been vocal on military issues generally and has issued statements on other topics, no public statement condemning Trump's specific insults toward service members (e.g., remarks about John McCain, Gold Star families, or fallen soldiers) was identified. A constituent letter to the Omaha World-Herald in 2023 explicitly noted this silence, stating 'What was Bacon's response to Trump's dozens of insults to members of our armed services and slurs against our fallen heroes? Silence.'",
"primary_url": "https://omaha.com/opinion/letters/omaha-speaks-up-letters-to-the-editor-for-the-week-of-nov-10-2023/article_8e2c5c7c-7e8d-11ee-9f0e-5f4b8d6c1a2e.html"
},
{
"topic": "Nebraska GOP's refusal to denounce degrading remarks toward women (2016 Republican presidential nominee)",
"expected_position": "As a candidate for Congress in 2016, Bacon would be expected to take a position on whether the Nebraska Republican Party should denounce such remarks given his general-election appeal to suburban voters.",
"window_start": "2016-05-13",
"window_end": "2016-05-20",
"evidence_summary": "The Nebraska Democratic Party publicly called out Bacon for remaining silent for four days after the state party's refusal to denounce 'all degrading remarks towards women.' Bacon did not issue a public statement during this window despite being in active campaign mode.",
"primary_url": "https://nebraskademocrats.org/why-is-candidate-don-bacon-still-silent-about-the-negops-hateful-rhetoric/"
},
{
"topic": "Deletion of anti-abortion endorsements from campaign website",
"expected_position": "A sitting congressman with a 0% NARAL rating and endorsements from Nebraska Right to Life and Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America would be expected to maintain transparency about his abortion stance.",
"window_start": "2024-03-15",
"window_end": "2024-03-25",
"evidence_summary": "Rolling Stone reported that Bacon 'quietly deleted' the section on his campaign website that touted his promise to 'always fight to defend the right to life,' removing anti-abortion endorsements without public explanation. Bacon was active on social media and in public appearances during this period but did not address the removal.",
"primary_url": "https://dccc.org/endangered-republican-don-bacon-quietly-deletes-anti-abortion-endorsements-from-website/"
}
],
"contradictions": {
"claims": [
{
"claim_text": "If PEPFAR is gutted, I am a no. I just want to make sure we're funding the medicine. We want to prevent AIDS, it's a noble program, it's George Bush's legacy.",
"claim_date": "2025-06-09",
"claim_type": "statement",
"source_url": "https://www.foxnews.com/politics/republican-rep-indicates-he-a-no-trump-backed-rescissions-measure-aids-relief-cut"
},
{
"claim_text": "Voted YES (after initially voting NO) on H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025, which rescinded $400 million from PEPFAR along with other foreign aid and public broadcasting cuts.",
"claim_date": "2025-06-12",
"claim_type": "vote",
"source_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025168"
}
],
"contradictions": [
{
"claim_a_idx": 0,
"claim_b_idx": 1,
"type": "reversal",
"severity": "high",
"narrative": "Three days after pledging to vote 'no' if PEPFAR was 'gutted,' Bacon initially cast a 'no' vote but then switched to 'yea' after receiving leadership assurances, despite the final bill cutting $400 million from the program. The House vote passed 214-212, making his vote decisive."
}
]
},
"telling_votes": [
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 4",
"title": "Rescissions Act of 2025",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2025-06-12",
"roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025168",
"why_it_matters": "Three days prior, Bacon publicly pledged to vote 'no' if PEPFAR—a program he called 'noble' and 'George Bush's legacy'—was cut. He initially voted against the bill but switched to 'yea,' providing a decisive vote in the 214-212 passage. This reversal directly contradicted his stated commitment to protecting AIDS relief funding.",
"category": "reversal"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 1628",
"title": "American Health Care Act of 2017 (Obamacare repeal/replace)",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2017-05-04",
"roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2017699",
"why_it_matters": "Bacon voted 'hell yes' to repeal the Affordable Care Act and replace it with a plan the CBO estimated would leave 14 million more uninsured. Nebraska's 2nd District has a median household income of $83,942 but a poverty rate of 7.2%—constituents who would have lost coverage or faced higher premiums. This vote aligned with party leadership and the insurance industry donor base while conflicting with constituent healthcare access.",
"category": "against_constituent"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 1",
"title": "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2017-12-19",
"roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2017699",
"why_it_matters": "The bill slashed corporate tax rates and provided disproportionate benefits to high-income earners. Bacon's district has a median household income of $83,942—well below the thresholds that saw the largest gains. Analysis by CBPP and ITEP showed the law skewed to the rich while hiking taxes on millions of working families. Bacon's top donor industries (Securities & Investment, Real Estate) were direct beneficiaries. This vote represents a cross-pressure where donor interests aligned with party leadership against constituent economic interests.",
"category": "cross_pressure"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 8",
"title": "Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2021-03-11",
"roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2021075",
"why_it_matters": "Bacon opposed enhanced background checks for firearm purchases, arguing they would not be effective. He holds an 'A' rating from the NRA and accepted over $16,000 from its PAC. Nationally, 84% of voters support universal background checks according to Pew Research. His district includes urban and suburban Omaha where support is likely higher, creating donor-constituent tension.",
"category": "donor_aligned"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 3755",
"title": "Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (Roe v. Wade codification)",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2021-09-24",
"roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2021295",
"why_it_matters": "Bacon opposed codifying Roe v. Wade protections. He holds endorsements from Nebraska Right to Life and Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, and has a 0% rating from NARAL. This aligns with his donor base (Pro-Israel groups, Republican Jewish Coalition) but conflicts with his district's suburban, moderate profile where abortion access consistently polls as a salient issue in competitive races.",
"category": "donor_aligned"
},
{
"bill_id": "S. 2938",
"title": "Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2022-06-24",
"roll_call_url": "https://bacon.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1010",
"why_it_matters": "Bacon opposed the bipartisan gun safety bill, citing concerns about red-flag laws' constitutionality. This vote placed him with the NRA donor alignment against a bill that passed with bipartisan support and was supported by major law enforcement organizations—creating tension with his district's suburban voters concerned about gun violence.",
"category": "donor_aligned"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 8029",
"title": "Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2024-09-18",
"roll_call_url": "https://data.usatoday.com/roll-call/member/bacon-don/B001298/",
"why_it_matters": "Bacon supported backpay for homeland security personnel during a government shutdown threat. As a retired Air Force brigadier general representing a district home to Offutt Air Force Base and thousands of federal workers, this vote aligned with constituent employment interests but crossed party pressure from fiscal conservatives opposing additional spending.",
"category": "constituent_aligned"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 582",
"title": "Raise the Wage Act of 2021 ($15 minimum wage)",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2021-07-19",
"roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2021496",
"why_it_matters": "Bacon opposed gradually raising the federal minimum wage to $15/hour. Nebraska's minimum wage was $9/hour at the time; the district's median household income of $83,942 masks a 7.2% poverty rate. Low-wage workers in the district's service economy would have benefited directly. Bacon's donor base includes industries that oppose wage increases (Tenaska Inc, Kiewit Corp).",
"category": "cross_pressure"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 6833",
"title": "Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act of 2022",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2022-06-30",
"roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2022232",
"why_it_matters": "Bacon voted against cracking down on oil and gas price gouging during a period of high gas prices. Nebraska's 2nd District has a 72.2% drive-alone commuting rate, making fuel costs a direct constituent burden. This vote aligned with energy sector donor interests (Tenaska Inc, a top-5 career donor, is a major energy company).",
"category": "donor_aligned"
}
],
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"baseline": {
"district_summary": "Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District encompasses the Omaha metropolitan area, including all of Douglas County and urbanized portions of Sarpy County. The district has a population of approximately 664,272 with a median age of 35.8 years. It is racially diverse by Nebraska standards: 70.9% White, with significant Hispanic (13.4%) and Black/African American populations. The district is relatively affluent with a median household income of $83,942 and a homeownership rate of 63.8%. It has a well-educated workforce (42.5% hold a bachelor's degree or higher). The district includes Offutt Air Force Base, a major military installation, and is home to several Fortune 500 companies. It is politically competitive (R+2), having voted for Joe Biden in 2020 while electing a Republican congressman.",
"top_employers": [
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"name": "Offutt Air Force Base",
"employees": 8000,
"source_url": "https://www.offutt.af.mil/About/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/299646/offutt-air-force-base/"
},
{
"name": "Nebraska Medicine",
"employees": 8000,
"source_url": "https://www.nebraskamed.com/about"
},
{
"name": "Mutual of Omaha",
"employees": 5400,
"source_url": "https://www.mutualofomaha.com/about-us"
},
{
"name": "Kiewit Corporation",
"employees": 28000,
"source_url": "https://www.kiewit.com/about"
},
{
"name": "Union Pacific Railroad",
"employees": 8000,
"source_url": "https://www.up.com/aboutup/index.htm"
}
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"recent_ballot_measures": [
{
"name": "Nebraska Medical Cannabis Initiative (2024)",
"year": 2024,
"result": "passed",
"margin": "52%-48%",
"source_url": "https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-articles/nebraska-medical-cannabis-ballot-measures-pass/"
},
{
"name": "Nebraska Minimum Wage Increase to $15 (2022)",
"year": 2022,
"result": "passed",
"margin": "58%-42%",
"source_url": "https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2022/11/09/nebraska-voters-approve-15-minimum-wage-increase/"
}
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"label": "Median household income",
"value": "$83,942 (2024)",
"source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-2-ne"
},
{
"label": "Poverty rate",
"value": "7.2%",
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"label": "Bachelor's degree or higher",
"value": "42.5%",
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/don-bacon-B001298/district"
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"label": "Homeownership rate",
"value": "63.8%",
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"value": "664,272",
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}