Congressional Pictorial Directory
REPUBLICAN
U.S. Representative · Nebraska 2nd District
Don
Bacon
Terms served
5
House
Years in Congress
9.4y
Since 2017
Bills sponsored
192
All time
Bills cosponsored
2842
All time
Current staff
23
Personal office
Career staff alumni
126
Distinct people
% with party
…
Voting record pending
Chapter I
Legislative Activity
Sponsored: 192 bills all time · Cosponsored: 2842 bills all time. Showing sponsored bills in the 119th Congress.
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Chapter II
Committees
6 assignments across 1 congress
119th Congress
House
House Committee on Agriculture
MemberConservation, Research, and Biotechnology
MemberLivestock, Dairy, and Poultry
MemberHouse Committee on Armed Services
MemberCyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation
ChairStrategic Forces
MemberChapter III
Office & Staff
Current personal office roster · 20 staffers · 3 interns
Staff · 20· A–Z by last name
| Name | Role | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valerie Foy Alberto | DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF (C) | Sep 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 | |
| Emma Banse | EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT | Sep 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 | |
| Scott D. Dolton | DEPUTY DISTRICT DIRECTOR | Aug 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 | |
| Mark Edward Dreiling | CHIEF OF STAFF | Jan 3, 2017 to Dec 31, 2025 | |
| Matthew J. Duglin | LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR | May 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2025 | |
| Gonzalez-Franklin Vyz Feaster | STAFF ASSISTANT | Mar 18, 2024 to Dec 31, 2025 | |
| Christopher H. Garabrandt | SENIOR CONSTITUENT LIAISON | Aug 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 | |
| Curran W. Gilster | LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT | Aug 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 | |
| Raymond D. Hennessy | PART-TIME EMPLOYEE | Nov 4, 2025 to Dec 19, 2025 | |
| Danielle Jensen | COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR/SENIOR ADVISOR | Aug 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 | |
| Clayton J. Meyer | LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT | Aug 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 | |
| Kelly A. Murphy | FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR | Jul 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2025 | |
| Alicia M. Ostrander | CONSTITUENT LIAISON | Jan 17, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 | |
| Shriya S. Raghuvanshi | STAFF ASSISTANT | Aug 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 | |
| Daniel I. Rankin | PRESS SECRETARY (C) | Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 | |
| Sara K. Renken | DIRECTOR OF EXECUTIVE SUPPORT | Aug 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 | |
| Timothy C. Ryan | NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR | Nov 24, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 | |
| Theresa L. Thibodeau | DISTRICT DIRECTOR | Aug 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 | |
| Lauren A. Wiegand | MILITARY LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT | Aug 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 | |
| Chloe Younis | PART-TIME EMPLOYEE | Nov 1, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025 |
Interns · 3· A–Z by last name
| Name | Role | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lacey AndersonIntern | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | Sep 2, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 | |
| Bryley CarabantesIntern | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | Sep 2, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 | |
| Jacob GeilenkirchenIntern | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | Sep 2, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
Chapter IV
Staff Alumni
Former personal office staff · 51 staffers · 75 interns
Alumni staff · 51· A–Z by last name
| Name | Role | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald G. Barber | SHARED EMPLOYEE | Sep 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 | |
| Elliott T. Bottorf | DEPUTY COMM DIRECTOR/DIGITAL DIRECTOR | Jan 3, 2017 to Jul 31, 2017 | |
| Makenzie N. Cartwright | DEPUTY DISTRICT DIRECTOR | Mar 1, 2023 to Apr 2, 2024 | |
| Kyle J. Clark | PART-TIME EMPLOYEE | Apr 1, 2019 to Nov 1, 2020 | |
| Julia G. Comeau | SENIOR LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT | Aug 1, 2020 to Sep 11, 2020 | |
| Regan E. Delaney | SHARED EMPLOYEE | Aug 1, 2023 to May 15, 2024 | |
| Kathryn J. Doherty | SHARED EMPLOYEE | Sep 1, 2017 to May 31, 2021 | |
| John P. Eckert | LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT | Aug 1, 2021 to Nov 6, 2021 | |
| Laila S. Elagamy | DC PRESS SECRETARY/DIGITAL MAN | Oct 1, 2024 to Jan 2, 2025 | |
| Dustin A. Ervin | SENIOR LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT | Aug 1, 2021 to Aug 22, 2021 | |
| Zachary M. Evans | PART-TIME EMPLOYEE | Jan 3, 2017 to Dec 31, 2018 | |
| John O. Faherty | SHARED EMPLOYEE | Oct 1, 2022 to Oct 31, 2022 | |
| Samuel John Ficenec | CONSTITUENT LIASON | Dec 1, 2021 to Mar 23, 2025 | |
| Patrick M. Flood | DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF/SENIOR N | Dec 1, 2024 to Aug 1, 2025 | |
| Remy N. Fortin | SHARED EMPLOYEE | Aug 5, 2022 to Aug 31, 2022 | |
| Sally M. Fox | PRESS SECRETARY | Aug 21, 2017 to Jul 22, 2018 | |
| Alberto Valerie L. Foy | CHIEF COUNSEL | Nov 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023 | |
| James D. Frazee | SENIOR CONSTITUENT LIAISON | Feb 1, 2021 to Jun 14, 2021 | |
| Shanna E. Fricklas | SHARED EMPLOYEE | Dec 1, 2019 to Sep 30, 2020 | |
| Bortolotti Luis L. Guzman | PART-TIME EMPLOYEE | Aug 1, 2022 to Dec 1, 2022 | |
| Matthew T. Holtmeyer | CONSTITUENT LIASON | Apr 1, 2019 to Aug 31, 2019 | |
| Jane M. Horton | PART-TIME EMPLOYEE | Jun 9, 2023 to Aug 2, 2025 | |
| Amanda R. Kepplin | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND LEGISLA | Nov 1, 2022 to Nov 18, 2022 | |
| Jeffrey P. Kratz | DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF | Mar 1, 2024 to Jun 17, 2024 | |
| Tanisha L. Lewis | LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT | Nov 1, 2021 to Dec 21, 2022 | |
| Claire C. London | EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT/LEGISLATIV | Aug 1, 2020 to Oct 23, 2020 | |
| Dean C. Mathisen | DEPUTY DISTRICT DIRECTOR | Aug 1, 2020 to Jan 15, 2021 | |
| Brianna N. Murphy | FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR | Nov 14, 2020 to Dec 6, 2020 | |
| Ruth Nevarez | PART-TIME EMPLOYEE | Jul 1, 2022 to Aug 31, 2022 | |
| Reid J. Novotny | STRATEGIC LEGISLATIVE COMMUNIC | Sep 1, 2017 to Mar 9, 2018 | |
| Kyle A. Noyes | LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT | Jan 3, 2017 to Dec 31, 2018 | |
| Derek D. Oden | STAFF ASSISTANT | Jan 3, 2017 to Mar 1, 2017 | |
| Rachel E. Pearce | DEPUTY LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR | Aug 1, 2020 to Aug 17, 2021 | |
| Nicholas E. Raineri | SHARED EMPLOYEE | Jan 3, 2022 to Jan 30, 2022 | |
| Dorothy M. Roland | PART-TIME EMPLOYEE | Sep 5, 2023 to Dec 1, 2023 | |
| Luke G. Sandlin | LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT | Feb 1, 2023 to Feb 28, 2023 | |
| Margarita A. Sayers | DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY | Feb 13, 2023 to Feb 16, 2024 | |
| Abbey E. Schieffer | DEPUTY COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR | Sep 1, 2022 to Jan 30, 2023 | |
| Jaydn R. Smith | LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR/SENIOR AG | Sep 1, 2025 to Oct 9, 2025 | |
| Thomas B. Smith | SHARED EMPLOYEE | Oct 1, 2021 to Oct 31, 2021 | |
| Keval D. Sojitara | SENIOR LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT | Feb 1, 2025 to Feb 7, 2025 | |
| Franklin T. Thompson | PART-TIME EMPLOYEE | Jan 3, 2017 to Nov 30, 2017 | |
| Jason S. Tyler | EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT | Jan 3, 2017 to Oct 14, 2018 | |
| Benjamin R. Ungerman | PART-TIME EMPLOYEE | Mar 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2024 | |
| Sara K. Wajda | EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT | Oct 15, 2018 to Mar 31, 2025 | |
| Jennifer R. Wang | DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF & DIST DIRECTOR | Jan 18, 2017 to Jan 30, 2017 | |
| Aron G. Wehr | PRESS SECRETARY/DIGITAL | Apr 1, 2019 to May 13, 2019 | |
| Margaret E. Wetherald | SHARED EMPLOYEE | Jan 3, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017 | |
| Meagan Whalen | PART-TIME EMPLOYEE | Feb 1, 2024 to Feb 29, 2024 | |
| Svoboda Christina L. Woodward | DISTRICT EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT | Jan 3, 2017 to Dec 31, 2018 | |
| Lovell James Wright | DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF | Jun 1, 2025 to Aug 31, 2025 |
Alumni interns · 75· A–Z by last name
| Name | Role | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin W. Blumenthal | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | May 26, 2020 to Jul 2, 2021 | |
| Madeleine M. Britto | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Sep 8, 2022 to Dec 8, 2022 | |
| Ryan T. Brooks | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | May 23, 2022 to Jul 8, 2022 | |
| Riley G. Cagle | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jan 13, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023 | |
| Victoria M. Caplinger | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | May 5, 2021 to Jul 2, 2021 | |
| Christopher M. Caylor | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jul 10, 2019 to Jul 31, 2019 | |
| Charles P. Cohen | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | Jan 22, 2024 to May 21, 2024 | |
| Nolan R. Crilly | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | Sep 17, 2024 to Jan 16, 2025 | |
| Zane D. Delmonaco | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jan 29, 2024 to May 3, 2024 | |
| Eleanor H. Dunning | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | May 16, 2022 to Jul 1, 2022 | |
| Peter M. Eibert | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Sep 21, 2021 to Dec 3, 2021 | |
| Ghada El-Menshawy | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Sep 12, 2022 to Dec 15, 2022 | |
| Justin C. Feldman | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jan 7, 2025 to May 6, 2025 | |
| Brett A. Fisher | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | Jun 2, 2025 to Aug 1, 2025 | |
| McCartney Fix | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | May 20, 2024 to Aug 9, 2024 | |
| Josie J. Ganser | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | May 29, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023 | |
| Thomas J. Gerot | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jan 23, 2020 to May 22, 2020 | |
| Luke B. Griswold | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | May 19, 2025 to Sep 16, 2025 | |
| John A. Haase | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jul 7, 2025 to Aug 13, 2025 | |
| Rachel D. Hause | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jan 24, 2022 to May 6, 2022 | |
| Christina I Herrara | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Sep 21, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019 | |
| Ezekiel G. Johnson | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jun 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023 | |
| Parker L. Johnson | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | Sep 21, 2022 to Oct 31, 2022 | |
| Tahira Kairon | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Apr 4, 2019 to Sep 30, 2019 | |
| Josephine V. Kassube | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jan 19, 2021 to Apr 23, 2021 | |
| Nicholas J. Kazangian | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Feb 13, 2020 to May 22, 2020 | |
| Bailey Klanderud | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Feb 1, 2024 to May 9, 2024 | |
| Stojan N. Kresovic | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jun 28, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021 | |
| Roger A. Kupka II | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jul 15, 2019 to Aug 16, 2019 | |
| Victoria W. Lei | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Aug 30, 2019 to Dec 6, 2019 | |
| Faith M. Leiting | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jul 8, 2024 to Aug 31, 2024 | |
| Matthew M. Leslie | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | May 16, 2024 to Aug 9, 2024 | |
| Cate E. Lillion | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jun 28, 2021 to Aug 20, 2021 | |
| Dustin A. Longacre | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jan 28, 2021 to May 12, 2021 | |
| Christopher R. Lubinski | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jul 7, 2022 to Aug 15, 2022 | |
| Bennett A. Mason | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jul 10, 2023 to Aug 11, 2023 | |
| Jacob A. Mason | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jan 30, 2023 to May 2, 2023 | |
| Connor J. McAfee | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | May 27, 2019 to Aug 9, 2019 | |
| Madeline A. McGrath | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | May 16, 2022 to Jul 1, 2022 | |
| Kaitlin A. McKenna | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Sep 5, 2023 to Dec 8, 2023 | |
| Maria S. McLeay | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | May 22, 2025 to Jul 2, 2025 | |
| Vaishnavi A. Menon | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | Aug 20, 2020 to Dec 9, 2020 | |
| Nathaniel D. Miller | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jul 7, 2025 to Aug 8, 2025 | |
| Samantha M. Moulton | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | May 27, 2020 to Aug 6, 2020 | |
| Ellie E. Noel | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jul 7, 2025 to Aug 8, 2025 | |
| Peter C. Owens | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | May 14, 2019 to Jun 28, 2019 | |
| Tadhg Z. Parks | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | Jul 7, 2022 to Aug 12, 2022 | |
| Natalie J. Pelan | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | May 16, 2024 to Aug 2, 2024 | |
| Isabella D. Persky | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | May 20, 2024 to Jul 31, 2024 | |
| Katelyn L. Plambeck | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | May 19, 2025 to Jul 2, 2025 | |
| Gavin M. Plowman | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jan 24, 2020 to Jan 30, 2020 | |
| Connor A. Reed | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jul 5, 2023 to Aug 11, 2023 | |
| Dannika O. Rees | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | May 16, 2024 to May 24, 2024 | |
| Evan J. Rich | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Sep 7, 2021 to Nov 18, 2021 | |
| Nicholas E. Richter | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jan 6, 2025 to May 5, 2025 | |
| Aiden J. Roblin | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jun 28, 2021 to Aug 6, 2021 | |
| Elise A. Roselius | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Feb 2, 2022 to May 12, 2022 | |
| Jordan E. Ross | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | May 27, 2024 to Aug 2, 2024 | |
| Aiden Rourke | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | May 19, 2025 to Jul 2, 2025 | |
| Allison Sanchez | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | May 20, 2024 to Aug 2, 2024 | |
| Abbas Z. Seltzer | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jun 28, 2021 to Aug 20, 2021 | |
| Anthony P. Siller | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Apr 23, 2019 to May 10, 2019 | |
| Nathan J. Silverstein | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Sep 3, 2024 to Dec 19, 2024 | |
| Michael J. Simmons | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | May 27, 2019 to Jul 12, 2019 | |
| Christian W. Spencer | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Sep 27, 2019 to Dec 19, 2019 | |
| Camden B. Spyers | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | Feb 24, 2025 to May 9, 2025 | |
| Nicholas A. Swenson | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jan 30, 2023 to May 4, 2023 | |
| Trevor A. Ulrich | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | Jan 22, 2024 to Mar 1, 2024 | |
| Raionna Vaughn | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | Sep 2, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 | |
| Kathryn G. Vossen | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | Jul 8, 2024 to Aug 15, 2024 | |
| Eleanor C. Ward | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | Jul 7, 2022 to Aug 24, 2022 | |
| John Webert | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Sep 3, 2024 to Dec 3, 2024 | |
| Sophia V. Wilbourn | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jan 6, 2025 to May 5, 2025 | |
| Theodore S. Witt | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | May 25, 2020 to Aug 6, 2020 | |
| Harper J. Wood | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | May 13, 2025 to Jul 31, 2025 |
Chapter V
Travel & Disclosures
7 trips · $0 combined disclosed value.
Bahrain Israel Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates
House gift travel filing
Not listed
$0
Austria
House gift travel filing
Not listed
$0
Ukraine
House gift travel filing
Not listed
$0
Gettysburg, PA
House gift travel filing
Not listed
$0
Chapter VI
Tenure
Member terms in Congress.
Jan 3, 2025 to Jan 3, 2027
House · Nebraska 2nd District
Republican
2025
Jan 3, 2023 to Jan 3, 2025
House · Nebraska 2nd District
Republican
2023
Jan 3, 2021 to Jan 3, 2023
House · Nebraska 2nd District
Republican
2021
Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021
House · Nebraska 2nd District
Republican
2019
Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019
House · Nebraska 2nd District
Republican
2017