# Mack Bernard

Mack Bernard is a Democratic member of the Florida Senate for district 24.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Florida Senate, district 24
- Serving since: 2024-11-05
- Current term: FL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3038008c-cb9b-4735-92b4-b8f2be9c5d8e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3038008c-cb9b-4735-92b4-b8f2be9c5d8e (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Bernard sits at −0.18 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 97% of State Senate Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.18 (standard error 0.02), from 47 donors and 177 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 97% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (FL 2025–26 session)

755 roll calls. Attendance 99.3% (Florida Senate 95.0%). Party unity 79% (90%). 15 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-02 · voted yea · Third Reading · SB 4F Property Tax Administration · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026F/SB4F/
- 2026-06-02 · voted yea · Third Reading · HJR 1F Save our Homes from Excessive Property Taxes · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026F/HJR1F/
- 2026-04-29 · voted nay · Third Reading · HB 1D Establishing the Congressional Districts of the State · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026D/HB1D/
- 2026-04-28 · voted yea · Third Reading · SB 4D Public Records/Investigations by the Department of Legal Affairs · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026D/SB4D/
- 2026-03-13 · voted yea · Returning Messages · SB 628 Transportation Facility Designations · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB628/
- 2026-03-13 · voted nay · Third Reading · HB 399 Land Use and Development Regulations · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB399/
- 2026-03-13 · voted yea · Third Reading · HB 1279 Education · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1279/
- 2026-03-13 · voted yea · Returning Messages · HB 1451 Utility Services · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1451/
- 2026-03-13 · voted yea · Returning Messages · HB 1389 Affordable Housing · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/HB1389/
- 2026-03-13 · voted yea · Returning Messages · SB 7040 Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund/Executive Office of the Governor · pass · https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB7040/

## Legislation (FL 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 44 bills: 43 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 31. 20.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Florida Senate 50.9%; rank 35 of 36).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 22: Relief of Michael Barnett by the Department of Children and Families (introduced, 2026-08-07) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2027/SB22/
- SB 1482: Electric Utility 10-year Site Plans (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1482/
- SB 1476: Homeowners’ Insurance Premium Discounts (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1476/
- SB 1472: Required Instruction (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1472/
- SB 1484: Fees/Florida Public Service Commission (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1484/
- SB 1470: Behavioral Health Intervention Services (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1470/
- SB 1400: Towing Disabled Vehicles (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1400/
- SB 1392: Right Turns at Intersections Using Traffic Infraction Detectors (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1392/
- SB 1390: Surrendering to Law Enforcement (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1390/
- SB 1154: Dietetics and Nutrition Practice Act (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/fl/bills/2026/SB1154/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $17.8K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.flsenate.gov/Senators/S24
- Campaign site: https://www.mackbernard.com/
- X: https://x.com/MackBernardFL
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PalmBeachCountyCommissioner/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mack-bernard-893919180

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3038008c-cb9b-4735-92b4-b8f2be9c5d8e