Nebraska Republican Don Bacon will not seek re-election to Congress

His retirement, with an announcement expected as soon as next week, will give Democrats a new opportunity to pick up a seat in a district won by Biden and Harris.

WASHINGTON — Rep. Don Bacon, a centrist Republican who represents a key battleground district in Nebraska, is planning to announce his retirement from Congress, according to two sources familiar with the situation.

He is expected to make a formal announcement as soon as next week, when the House is poised to vote on President Donald Trump’s sweeping legislation dubbed the “Big Beautiful Bill.”

Bacon did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday night.

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NOTUS and Punchbowl News first reported his retirement plans.