U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, a member of the House Agriculture Committee, will retire from Congress when his current term ends.
“After consultation with my family and much prayer, I have decided not to seek reelection in 2026 and will fulfill my term in the 119th Congress through January 2, 2027. After three decades in the Air Force and now going on one decade in Congress, I look forward to coming home in the evenings and being with my wife and seeing more of our adult children and eight grandchildren, who all live near my home. I’ve been married for 41 years, and I’d like to dedicate more time to my family, my church, and the Omaha community. I also want to continue advocating for a strong national security strategy and a strong alliance system with countries that share our love of democracy, free markets and the rule of law,” Bacon said in a press release.
“During the remainder of the 119th Congress, we will be focused on finishing the job. Providing top-notch constituent services in the district, for which we were recognized in 2021 with the Congressional Management Foundation’s Democracy Awards for Constituent Services in 2021, will be a priority as it always has been.”
Bacon said with his remaining time in the House, agricultural issues will also be a high priority.
“Legislatively, I aim to work to get five agricultural bills passed that were included as part of the Farm Bill, including the increase of defenses for our nation’s food supply chain and removing barriers for the next generation of farmers seeking to establish their operations. I will continue my work on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and lay the groundwork for a new VA hospital in Omaha,” he said.
During his time on the agriculture committee, Bacon is credited for being responsible for numerous provisions in the Farm Bill, including language related to the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccine and measures to address foreign ownership of farmland and improve SNAP administration.
An occasional critic of the current presidential administration, Bacon, during a recent House Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry meeting, also questioned the propriety of imposing tariffs on Canada.
