# Beth Bernstein

Beth Bernstein is a Democratic member of the South Carolina House for district 78.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: South Carolina House, district 78
- Serving since: 2012-11-12
- Current term: SC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a45d8c37-372d-4d32-b9a5-cce96299ea3d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a45d8c37-372d-4d32-b9a5-cce96299ea3d (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

Bernstein missed 19% of 1,346 roll calls, attendance in the bottom quarter of the South Carolina House (average 88%).

## What Bernstein says (SC 2025–26 session)

112 classified statements: 112 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Bernstein | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 2.7% | 10.4% | 574 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 33.9% | 39.2% | 470 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 9.8% | 2.9% | 36 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 21.4% | 14.4% | 205 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 21% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Government Operations and Politics 21% (State House Democrats 15%); International Affairs 18% (State House Democrats 1.4%); Crime and Law Enforcement 13% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Education 11% (State House Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.54 (standard error 0.02), from 110 donors and 1,019 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 62% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (SC 2025–26 session)

1,346 roll calls. Attendance 81% (South Carolina House 88%). Party unity 90% (93.8%). 29 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-08-25 · voted yea · Concur in Senate Amendments · H 3305 Supplemental Appropriations · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H3305/
- 2026-08-25 · voted nay · Table Motion to Waive Rule 4.8 · H 3305 Supplemental Appropriations · fail · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H3305/
- 2026-08-25 · voted yea · Table Amendment 1A · H 3305 Supplemental Appropriations · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H3305/
- 2026-08-25 · voted yea · Table Amendment 2A · H 3305 Supplemental Appropriations · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H3305/
- 2026-08-25 · voted yea · Waive Rule 4.8 · H 3305 Supplemental Appropriations · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H3305/
- 2026-08-11 · voted yea · Table Motion to Reconsider · H 4042 Ivermectin · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H4042/
- 2026-08-11 · voted yea · Adopt Conference Report · H 5126 Budget · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H5126/
- 2026-08-11 · voted yea · Proviso to 117.220 · H 5126 Budget · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H5126/
- 2026-08-11 · voted yea · Concur in Senate Amendments · H 4300 Retirement System for Judges and Solicitors · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H4300/
- 2026-06-25 · voted not voting · Adopt Conference Report · H 3924 Hemp-derived ingestible · fail · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H3924/

## Legislation (SC 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 1,023 bills: 1,023 reached committee, 993 passed one chamber, 84 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 0. 97.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Carolina House 96.3%; rank 46 of 124).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H 5810: UNESCO Middle Passage Marker (passed one chamber, 2026-08-25) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H5810/
- H 5806: Pastor Sammie D. Simmons Day in SC (passed one chamber, 2026-08-25) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H5806/
- H 5800: Friendship United Methodist Church 160th Anniversary (passed one chamber, 2026-08-25) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H5800/
- H 5807: Alica James obituary and memorial service (passed one chamber, 2026-08-25) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H5807/
- H 5795: Katherine Liles, sympathy (passed one chamber, 2026-08-25) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H5795/
- H 5799: Harold Waynick sympathy (passed one chamber, 2026-08-25) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H5799/
- H 5797: Jack J. Parrish Jr. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-25) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H5797/
- H 5808: Cpt. Reed Koepp retirement (passed one chamber, 2026-08-25) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H5808/
- H 5798: Mark Williams (passed one chamber, 2026-08-25) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H5798/
- H 5802: Irmo Insurance Agency, 50th anniversary (passed one chamber, 2026-08-25) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H5802/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $7,960 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 75% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/bethbernsteinsc/status/2114769329283559534
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/bethbernsteinsc/status/2114431469884236048
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/bethbernsteinsc/status/2113618019729412385
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/bethbernsteinsc/status/2113244463615336754
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/bethbernsteinsc/status/2112872334642016566
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/bethbernsteinsc/status/2112522093497868342
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/bethbernsteinsc/status/2112143310953325005
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/bethbernsteinsc/status/2111874545871368495
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/bethbernsteinsc/status/2107818838913945658
- 2026-09-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/bethbernsteinsc/status/2100690804444434852

## Links

- Official site: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?code=0141477256
- Campaign site: https://www.bethbernsteinsc.com/
- X: https://x.com/bethbernsteinsc
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bethbernsteinsc
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beth.bernstein.52
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rep_beth_bernstein/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethbernsteinsc/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bethbernstein5180
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beth-bernstein-6475a57/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a45d8c37-372d-4d32-b9a5-cce96299ea3d