Republican Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska will not seek re-election next year, according to four sources familiar with the situation, dealing a blow to House Republicans who had viewed the five-term incumbent as the party’s best hope for retaining his battleground congressional district.
Bacon’s formal announcement that he is retiring from Congress is expected next week and could come as early as Monday, the sources said.
Bacon, a former brigadier general in the Air Force, has represented Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District since 2017, a suburban Omaha seat that has trended left in recent years. He is one of just three House Republicans to represent a district won by Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris last year.