“We should expect Democrats to lose a lot of competitive House races,” Lorenz said. But Bacon is running at a good time for Republicans nationally, Lorenz said: In an off-year election when Democrats hold the White House and Congress, the GOP expects to win seats and retake the House. Polling here indicates Trump’s support lagging.Ī Trump endorsement does boost turnout, Lorenz said. Political momentīut Geoff Lorenz, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln political scientist, said Trump’s criticism might help Bacon in a swing district where Biden beat Trump by 22,091 votes and Bacon beat Eastman by 15,365 votes in 2020. Political observers have questioned whether Trump’s displeasure with Bacon risks depressing Republican turnout in a GOP-leaning congressional district that is pretty evenly split between Republicans and Democrats. Trump lashed out against Bacon after the infrastructure vote and during a political rally in the Nebraska governor’s race. It’s about … standing up for what’s good for America.” Your compass cannot be doing the opposite of your adversary. “If you oppose everything your opposition does, you’re giving them power to put you in a box,” Bacon said. Bacon voted with Trump about 89% of the time, according to. Bacon said Nebraska will receive billions in funding from the measure. The legislation passed despite Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s opposition.īacon describes himself as a conservative with a record of bipartisan votes, including one that upset Trump: the $1.2 trillion infrastructure package that President Joe Biden sought. He’s proudest of working to pass $2.3 billion in funding to restore five military bases damaged by disasters, including flooding damage to Offutt Air Force Base and the Nebraska National Guard’s Camp Ashland. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)īacon has passed 14 bills in three terms in Congress. That’s why I’m running for Congress, because we can solve actual problems.” Bacon’s record Rep. “I am a 10-year elected official,” Vargas said. He has worked to draw attention in the Legislature to the plights of meatpackers and teachers. Vargas has said his being on the Appropriations Committee helped make sure the money made it through the conservative body. Terrell McKinney and Justin Wayne to secure millions in federal coronavirus relief funds for North and South Omaha. The bill included income tax cuts, property tax offsets and faster tax cuts on Social Security income. Vargas, a former teacher and nonprofit employee, just finished a legislative session where he joined others in passing a $1 billion tax relief package, 43-0. Tony Vargas of Omaha (Courtesy of Unicameral Information Office) Tony Vargas, a South Omaha Democrat with a legislative record. And he drew no top-tier GOP challenger in this year’s primary race, despite Trump seeking one.īacon, a retired Air Force brigadier general, faces a more established opponent now than in either 2020 or 2018, when he beat nonprofit consultant Kara Eastman. He outpolled former President Donald Trump locally in 2020. He survived a “blue wave” election in 2018. Don Bacon, R-Neb., beat an incumbent Democrat in 2016.
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