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Ramon Antonio Vargas

Anti-Trump conservative Don Bacon will not seek re-election to Nebraska congressional seat eyed by Dems

Representative Don Bacon of Nebraska in Washington DC on 24 October 2023.
Representative Don Bacon of Nebraska in Washington DC on 24 October 2023. Photograph: Leah Millis/Reuters

Republican congressman and vocal Donald Trump critic Don Bacon is reportedly not going to seek re-election during the midterm races in 2026.

The conservative politician represents a swing district in Nebraska that includes Omaha, and word of his plans prompted Democratic figures to signal optimism that they could take the seat as the party tries to regain a House majority it has not had since 2023.

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