Don Bacon: Member Profile

Don Bacon: Member Profile

Biography - https://bacon.house.gov/about

Born: August 16, 1963 in Illinois

Residence: Papillion, NE

Education: Bacon graduated from Northern Illinois University with a Bachelor of Political Science in 1984. He as two Masters Degrees, one from the University of Phoenix, and his second from the National War College in Washington D.C.. 

Career: Bacon joined the U.S. Air Force a year after graduating from Northern Illinois University. He specialized in electronic warfare, intelligence reconnaissance, and public affairs. His success in the Air Force is displayed by his 16 assignment, including four deployments in the Middle East. Bacon's success included two tours as a Wing Commander; one at Rammstein Airbase in Germany and the other at Offutt Air Force Base in Bellevue, Nebraska. Group command at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona, squadron command in Arizona, and expeditionary squadron command in Iraq add to the highlights of his Air Force career. Bacon was honored for his work with two Bronze Stars, two Legion of Merits, and the Defense Distinguished Service Medal. He was also selected as Europe's top Air Force Wing Commander for his time at Rammstein Airbase. In 2014, Don Bacon retired from the Air Force. With his knowledge of the Air force, he served as the military advisor to Congressman Jeff Fortenberry. He also became an assistant professor at Bellevue University teaching Undergraduate Leadership and American Vision and Values. These past experiences bring Bacon to the career he holds today, the congressman of Nebraska's Second Congressional District. 

Family: Jon Bacon married his wife, Angie, in 1984 and they have been together since. They have three sons and one daughter. He also has three granddaughters. 

Committees 

House Agricultural Committee - http://www.omaha.com/news/politics/

Don Bacon is representing the most urban area of Nebraska but he has been elected to the House Agricultural Committee. Bacon points to the urban areas control over agribusiness interests, such as food processors. He hopes his role can help the urban and rural societies work together better.

The House Armed Services Committee - https://bacon.house.gov/
With his past Air Force Experience, Jon Bacon is ready to share his valuable personal experience and insight on the U.S. Armed Forces. Bacon makes this remark on his selection, "The Omaha-metro is home to Offutt AFB, one of the area’s top employer and thousands of veterans and active duty service members. The men and women who serve our nation in the military deserve the full support and backing of Congress and of the country. That means making sure our troops have the supplies, tools and funding necessary to stay safe and defeat the enemy, and at home it means standing strong against those who wish to trample our Constitutional rights. Providing the needed support will be my top priority.”

House Small Business Committee - https://bacon.house.gov/small_business
Bacon's main stance on small business and his intent with the House Small Business Committee is to remove the burden that small business owners have to deal with unnecessary regulations that he believes stifles the small business economy.