# Treg Bernt

Treg Bernt is a Republican member of the Idaho Senate for district 21.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Idaho Senate, district 21
- Serving since: 2022-12-01
- Current term: ID 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/562def54-c2da-4b6a-bdfa-5038a4c04e0c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/562def54-c2da-4b6a-bdfa-5038a4c04e0c (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

Bernt sits at +0.03 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 90% of State Senate Republicans.

## What Bernt says (ID 2025–26 session)

153 classified statements: 153 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Bernt | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 1.3% | 9.5% | 277 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 11.8% | 37.3% | 325 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.3% | 2.3% | 188 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 5.9% | 15.4% | 263 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 28% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Government Operations and Politics 17% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Public Lands and Natural Resources 17% (State Senate Republicans 2.2%); Crime and Law Enforcement 11% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Water Resources Development 11% (State Senate Republicans 1.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.03 (standard error 0.02), from 154 donors and 589 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 9.8% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ID 2025–26 session)

792 roll calls. Attendance 98.4% (Idaho Senate 97.3%). Party unity 74% (87%). 50 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-04-02 · voted yea · Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – · H 974 APPROPRIATIONS – IDAHO STATE POLICE – Relates to the appropriation to the Idaho State Police for fiscal year 2027. · pass · https://openstates.org/id/bills/2026/H974/
- 2026-04-02 · voted yea · Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – · H 972 APPROPRIATIONS – HEALTH AND WELFARE – DIVISION OF WELFARE – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2027. · pass · https://openstates.org/id/bills/2026/H972/
- 2026-04-02 · voted yea · Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – · H 973 APPROPRIATIONS – MILITARY DIVISION – Relates to the appropriation to the Military Division for fiscal year 2026. · pass · https://openstates.org/id/bills/2026/H973/
- 2026-04-02 · voted yea · Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – · H 959 TAXATION – Amends and adds to existing law to provide for an initiative petition to raise or lower the property tax budgets for fire protection… · pass · https://openstates.org/id/bills/2026/H959/
- 2026-04-02 · voted nay · Read third time in full – · H 896 SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS – Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding compliance with the law. · fail · https://openstates.org/id/bills/2026/H896/
- 2026-04-02 · voted yea · Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – · H 975 APPROPRIATIONS – Relates to the appropriation and transfer of moneys in the state treasury for fiscal year 2027. · pass · https://openstates.org/id/bills/2026/H975/
- 2026-04-02 · voted yea · Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – · H 978 APPROPRIATIONS – HEALTH AND WELFARE – PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2027. · pass · https://openstates.org/id/bills/2026/H978/
- 2026-04-02 · voted yea · Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – · H 976 APPROPRIATIONS – Relates to the appropriation and transfer of funds for strategic initiatives and local highway districts. · pass · https://openstates.org/id/bills/2026/H976/
- 2026-04-01 · voted yea · Read third time in full as amended – · S 1336 EDUCATION – Amends and adds to existing law to revise and establish provisions regarding civics education. · pass · https://openstates.org/id/bills/2026/S1336/
- 2026-04-01 · voted yea · Read third time in full – · H 949 APPROPRIATIONS – WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL AND STEM ACTION CENTER – Relates to the appropriation to the Workforce Development Council and the STEM… · pass · https://openstates.org/id/bills/2026/H949/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $37.0K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 96% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/berntforidaho/status/2107465178812223611
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/berntforidaho/status/2105817001650503751
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/berntforidaho/status/2105818138881265834
- 2026-09-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/berntforidaho/status/2104783766963245212
- 2026-09-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/berntforidaho/status/2103974366895653076
- 2026-09-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/berntforidaho/status/2102780122277495145
- 2026-09-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/berntforidaho/status/2096436754739830966
- 2026-08-31 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/berntforidaho/status/2094215002567950687
- 2026-08-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/berntforidaho/status/2090287814340735014
- 2026-08-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/berntforidaho/status/2087765125344395271

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.idaho.gov/legislators/membership/2024/id7797/
- Campaign site: https://tregbernt.com/
- X: https://x.com/berntforidaho
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/treg.bernt
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berntforidaho/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BerntForIdaho
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/treg-bernt-6a00a3b4

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/562def54-c2da-4b6a-bdfa-5038a4c04e0c