OMAHA- Under Democrats’ proposal to redraw congressional districts in Nebraska, Rep. Don Bacon would continue residing in the Omaha-centered 2nd District — but not for very long.

Bacon, who currently lives in Papillion, purchased an undeveloped lot in southern Sarpy County in July. He and his wife plan to build and move into a home on the land sometime in 2022, Bacon told The World-Herald.

The congressman’s new home would be close to the current boundary line but still inside the 2nd Congressional District, which includes Douglas County and a portion of western Sarpy County.

Bacon’s new home would remain inside the district under the Republican redistricting proposal introduced in the Legislature earlier this month. But under the plan put forward by Democrats, Bacon’s new home would fall into District 1, currently represented by Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Lincoln, a fellow Republican.

Bacon, a three-term congressman, would not be barred from running for his current office even if he ultimately resides outside the district, though it could pose political problems for him.

In crafting their proposal, Democrats did not intend to draw Bacon out of his district — in fact, it was the opposite, said Sen. Justin Wayne, the vice chairman of the Legislature’s Redistricting Committee. Wayne, of Omaha, introduced the proposal drafted by Democrats in the officially nonpartisan Legislature.

That initial proposal was actually drafted with the goal of keeping Bacon in the 2nd District. Wayne said he and others who worked on the proposal went out of their way to avoid excluding incumbents.

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