# Aaron Bernstine

Aaron Bernstine is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House for district 8.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Pennsylvania House, district 8
- Serving since: 2022-12-01
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/844f3ed7-03df-420f-81bd-3f547c12e61e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/844f3ed7-03df-420f-81bd-3f547c12e61e (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

Bernstine sits at +0.72 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 93% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.72 (standard error 0.02), from 395 donors and 1,187 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 93% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

1,497 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Pennsylvania House 99.9%). Party unity 96.9% (95.1%). 113 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · SB 1431 An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania Game Commission, further providing for Game Commission… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1431/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · SB 922 An Act amending the act of January 28, 1988 (P.L.24, No.11), known as the Private Academic Schools Act, further providing for application for license,… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB922/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · SB 1328 An Act requiring automated external defibrillators at utility or electrical worksites; imposing duties on the Department of Labor and Industry; and… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1328/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · SB 764 An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in alteration of territory or corporate entity and… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB764/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 2593 An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in general provisions relating to powers and… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2593/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · SB 1372 An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in general powers and duties of the Department of Human… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1372/
- 2026-10-21 · voted nay · FINAL PASSAGE · SB 829 An Act designating the Hynerpeton bassetti, a stem tetrapod, as the official State fossil of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; designating the eastern… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB829/
- 2026-10-21 · voted nay · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 2048 An Act establishing the Pennsylvania Civic Information Consortium; providing for administrative, fiscal or logistical services and governance and… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2048/
- 2026-10-21 · voted nay · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 1827 An Act providing for medical assistance coverage and insurance coverage of screening, prevention and treatment measures for osteoporosis as a result… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1827/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · SB 116 An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in terms and courses of study, providing for credit… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB116/

## Legislation (PA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 6 bills: 6 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 235. 16.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania House 39.6%; rank 131 of 171).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1585: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in theft and related offenses, further providing for the offense… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-25) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1585/
- HB 2507: An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in tax credit and tax benefit administration, further providing… (in committee, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2507/
- HB 1690: An Act amending the act of December 5, 1936 (2nd Sp.Sess., 1937 P.L.2897, No.1), known as the Unemployment Compensation Law, in compensation, further… (in committee, 2025-07-01) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1690/
- HB 849: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in falsification and… (in committee, 2025-03-10) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB849/
- HB 720: An Act amending the act of July 19, 1979 (P.L.130, No.48), known as the Health Care Facilities Act, in licensing of health care facilities, providing for… (in committee, 2025-02-24) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB720/
- HB 454: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous… (in committee, 2025-02-03) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB454/
- HB 2596: An Act amending Title 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, further providing for… (in committee, 2024-09-30) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HB2596/
- HB 1403: An Act amending the act of May 22, 1951 (P.L.317, No.69), known as The Professional Nursing Law, further providing for fees and qualifications for licensure,… (in committee, 2023-06-14) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HB1403/
- HB 2771: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in school security, providing for school safety… (in committee, 2022-08-22) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2021-2022/HB2771/
- HB 2278: An Act amending the act of May 22, 1951 (P.L.317, No.69), known as The Professional Nursing Law, further providing for fees and qualifications for licensure,… (in committee, 2022-01-26) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2021-2022/HB2278/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $101.4K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 95% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.repbernstine.com/
- Campaign site: http://www.repbernstine.com
- X: https://x.com/AaronBernstine
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repbernstine
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repbernstine
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rep.aaronbernstine4186
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronbernstine/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/844f3ed7-03df-420f-81bd-3f547c12e61e