By MARGERY A. BECK
Updated 11:01 AM CDT, June 30, 2025
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, a Republican from Nebraska, announced Monday he will not seek reelection next year amid an increasingly polarized political climate.
Bacon, 61, said at a news conference at Omaha’s airport that he would not seek a sixth term representing Nebraska’s second district with its so-called blue dot that includes many progressive voters around Omaha.
Bacon has had to navigate an ever-thinning line between staying in his party’s and President Donald Trump’s good graces without alienating his increasingly Democratic district. He said he is proud of his bipartisan approach in the face of bitter partisanship and dysfunction in Washington.
“It is disconcerting to get attacked from the right,” Bacon said.
Bacon said he believes he could win the district again, but he wants to be able to spend more time with his family in Omaha and his eight grandchildren. He has been in office for nearly a decade.
″I think it’s time for a new Republican to be your nominee that can do 12-14 hours a day and hold this seat,” Bacon said.
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