Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., talks with reporters after a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, November 14, 2023.
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Rep. Don Bacon, a centrist Republican in Nebraska, is preparing to announce his retirement from Congress.
The departure could be a chance for Democrats to win a seat in the lower chamber of the House, where Republicans currently hold a slim majority.
The formal announcement could come as early as next week, NBC reported on Friday night. NOTUS and Punchbowl News first reported Bacon’s plans, which are not unexpected.
A spokesperson for Bacon did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment Saturday morning.
Bacon represents a key battleground district for Nebraska, which includes most of Omaha.
Former Vice President and presidential candidate Kamala Harris won Bacon’s district by nearly 5 percentage points in 2024, and former President Joe Biden carried Bacon’s district by a larger margin in 2020.
Bacon is one of the few congressional Republicans who have been openly critical of President Donald Trump.
