Don Bacon
Republican · NE
Member of Congress
Tracked donations to candidate
None in tracked data
IE for this entity (not received)
$476,052
IE against this entity (not received)
$6,654,113
Connections
137
Votes
50
Independent expenditures are paid by outside groups to ad and mail vendors. None of that money reached this entity's committee, and none of it is counted as a receipt.
How money flowed to Don Bacon
HOUSE MAJORITY PAC spent $2.0M opposing Don Bacon across 6 contributions between September 2024 and October 2024.
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUND spent $1.8M opposing Don Bacon across 6 contributions between September 2024 and October 2024.
GIFFORDS PAC spent $902K opposing Don Bacon.
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND spent $250K opposing Don Bacon.
LCV VICTORY FUND spent $249K opposing Don Bacon.
Who funded Don Bacon
Attributed amounts are modeled estimates of how money flowed through intermediary PACs, computed by proportional apportionment of FEC-reported transactions. They are not reported transactions themselves. How we compute this
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smallest single documented leg $250K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
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smallest single documented leg $27K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
smallest single documented leg $250K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
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smallest single documented leg $20K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
smallest single documented leg $75K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
smallest single documented leg $250K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
Plus 42 additional chains totaling $964K.
Outside Spending and Dark Money
Dark money is election spending by organizations that do not disclose their donors: 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations, 501(c)(6) trade associations, and similar non-committee filers (FEC Form 5 and Form 9). Registered super PACs also make independent expenditures. But they itemize their donors with the FEC, so their spending is not dark money. Figures below are never combined with disclosed-donor totals.
Outside Spending About This Entity
Every independent expenditure and electioneering communication in the tracked filings that names this entity, by any filer. Most filers here are super PACs that disclose their donors. Only the non-committee nonprofits among them are dark money.
| Filer | Amount | Type | Support/Oppose | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIFFORDS PAC | $902,446 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Oct 11, 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PAC | $528,768 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Oct 25, 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PAC | $433,853 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Oct 18, 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PAC | $433,853 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Oct 25, 2024 |
| DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUND | $336,842 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Oct 3, 2024 |
| DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUND | $333,200 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Oct 17, 2024 |
| DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUND | $333,200 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Oct 24, 2024 |
| DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUND | $332,465 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Sep 26, 2024 |
| DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUND | $260,568 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Sep 12, 2024 |
| EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND | $250,000 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Oct 8, 2024 |
| DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUND | $249,182 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Sep 12, 2024 |
| LCV VICTORY FUND | $248,667 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Oct 7, 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PAC | $200,000 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Oct 29, 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PAC | $200,000 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Oct 22, 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PAC | $164,618 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Sep 5, 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PAC | $164,618 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Sep 3, 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PAC | $150,000 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Nov 8, 2024 |
| DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUND | $142,303 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Sep 12, 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PAC | $86,400 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Sep 16, 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PAC | $86,400 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Sep 20, 2024 |
Money spent by non-disclosing organizations on ads and communications referencing this candidate. These dollars do not flow to the candidate's committee.
Methodology Disclosure
Dark money figures are derived from FEC Form 5 (independent expenditures by non-committee organizations) and Form 9 (electioneering communications). These filings capture spending on ads and election communications but do not reveal the identity of the organization's donors. QPQ totals may differ from benchmarks like the Brennan Center's estimates. QPQ includes all Form 5 filers, while some benchmarks count only a subset of non-disclosing nonprofits. Grant chain data is from IRS Form 990 Schedule I and may not include all years or all grantee organizations.
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Donations Received and Outside Spending
Largest 50 records. Badged rows are independent expenditures other groups paid to vendors for or against this entity. That money did not reach its committee.
| Donor | Amount | Date | Cycle |
|---|---|---|---|
| GIFFORDS PACSpent to oppose | −$902,446 | Oct 11, 2024 | 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PACSpent to oppose | −$528,768 | Oct 25, 2024 | 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PACSpent to oppose | −$433,853 | Oct 18, 2024 | 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PACSpent to oppose | −$433,853 | Oct 25, 2024 | 2024 |
| DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUNDSpent to oppose | −$336,842 | Oct 3, 2024 | 2024 |
| DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUNDSpent to oppose | −$333,200 | Oct 17, 2024 | 2024 |
| DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUNDSpent to oppose | −$333,200 | Oct 24, 2024 | 2024 |
| DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUNDSpent to oppose | −$332,465 | Sep 26, 2024 | 2024 |
| DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUNDSpent to oppose | −$260,568 | Sep 12, 2024 | 2024 |
| EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUNDSpent to oppose | −$250,000 | Oct 8, 2024 | 2024 |
| DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUNDSpent to oppose | −$249,182 | Sep 12, 2024 | 2024 |
| LCV VICTORY FUNDSpent to oppose | −$248,667 | Oct 7, 2024 | 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PACSpent to oppose | −$200,000 | Oct 29, 2024 | 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PACSpent to oppose | −$200,000 | Oct 22, 2024 | 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PACSpent to oppose | −$164,618 | Sep 5, 2024 | 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PACSpent to oppose | −$164,618 | Sep 3, 2024 | 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PACSpent to oppose | −$150,000 | Nov 8, 2024 | 2024 |
| DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUNDSpent to oppose | −$142,303 | Sep 12, 2024 | 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PACSpent to oppose | −$86,400 | Sep 16, 2024 | 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PACSpent to oppose | −$86,400 | Sep 20, 2024 | 2024 |
| DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUNDSpent to oppose | −$70,901 | Oct 3, 2024 | 2024 |
| DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUNDSpent to oppose | −$70,901 | Sep 26, 2024 | 2024 |
| LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR A SAFER AMERICA PACSpent to support | $55,000 | Dec 18, 2023 | 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PACSpent to oppose | −$50,000 | Oct 8, 2024 | 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PACSpent to oppose | −$50,000 | Oct 15, 2024 | 2024 |
| LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR A SAFER AMERICA PACSpent to support | $50,000 | Oct 31, 2023 | 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PACSpent to oppose | −$44,900 | Nov 6, 2024 | 2024 |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RPAC)Spent to support | $44,600 | Oct 8, 2024 | 2024 |
| DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUNDSpent to oppose | −$38,483 | Sep 12, 2024 | 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PACSpent to oppose | −$30,334 | Sep 3, 2024 | 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PACSpent to oppose | −$30,334 | Sep 6, 2024 | 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership FundSpent to support | $30,000 | Oct 24, 2024 | 2024 |
| GIFFORDS PACSpent to oppose | −$27,400 | Oct 11, 2024 | 2024 |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RPAC)Spent to support | $26,883 | Apr 17, 2024 | 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership FundSpent to support | $25,000 | Oct 1, 2024 | 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership FundSpent to support | $25,000 | Jan 26, 2024 | 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership FundSpent to support | $25,000 | Jan 9, 2024 | 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership FundSpent to support | $25,000 | Feb 22, 2024 | 2024 |
| DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUNDSpent to oppose | −$23,583 | Oct 3, 2024 | 2024 |
| DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUNDSpent to oppose | −$23,583 | Sep 26, 2024 | 2024 |
| DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUNDSpent to oppose | −$23,218 | Aug 20, 2024 | 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership FundSpent to support | $22,615 | Oct 10, 2024 | 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership FundSpent to support | $22,615 | Oct 1, 2024 | 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership FundSpent to support | $22,615 | Oct 17, 2024 | 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership FundSpent to support | $22,615 | Oct 4, 2024 | 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership FundSpent to support | $22,615 | Sep 21, 2024 | 2024 |
| DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUNDSpent to oppose | −$19,810 | Sep 12, 2024 | 2024 |
| DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUNDSpent to oppose | −$19,810 | Sep 12, 2024 | 2024 |
| DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUNDSpent to oppose | −$19,241 | Oct 3, 2024 | 2024 |
| DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUNDSpent to oppose | −$19,241 | Sep 26, 2024 | 2024 |