Aaron Bernstine

Aaron Joseph Bernstine[1] (born July 2, 1984) is an American politician and current representative for the 8th district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He is a member of the Republican Party, having previously represented the 10th district.

Aaron Bernstine
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Assumed office
January 3, 2017 (2017-01-03)[1]
Preceded byJaret Gibbons
Constituency10th district (2017-2022)
8th district (2023-present)
Personal details
Born (1984-07-02) July 2, 1984
Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseIlia
Children1
EducationPennsylvania State University (BS)
University of Pittsburgh (MBA)
Alma materUnion Area High School
WebsiteOfficial website

Early life and education

Bernstine was born on July 2, 1984 and was raised in western Pennsylvania.[2][3] He graduated from Union Area High School in 2003, and earned an undergraduate business degree in Marketing from Pennsylvania State University and a Master of Business Administration degree in Finance and International Business from the University of Pittsburgh in 2006 and 2013, respectively.[4][2]

Political career

Bernstine began his political career when he defeated incumbent Jaret Gibbons for the 10th District seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives with 58% of the vote.

Following redistricting in 2021, Bernstine was moved from the 10th District to the 8th District.[5]

Bernstine is a member of the Pennsylvania State Freedom Caucus.[6]

Tenure

In 2020, Bernstine was among 26 Pennsylvania House Republicans who called for the reversal of Joe Biden's certification as the winner of Pennsylvania's electoral votes in the 2020 United States presidential election, citing false claims of election irregularities.[7]

Committee assignments

2017-18

  • Aging and Older Adult Services
  • Finance
  • Health
  • Game and Fisheries[3]

2019-20

  • Commerce
  • Game & Fisheries
  • Health
  • Insurance[8]

2021-22

  • Commerce
  • Game & Fisheries
  • Health
  • Insurance[4]

Electoral history
2016 Pennsylvania House of Representatives Republican primary election, District 10[9][10][11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Aaron Bernstine 5,175 74%
Republican Dawnlyn Valli 1,141 16.32%
Republican Cliff Glovier 626 8.95%
Write-in 51 0.1%
Total votes 6,993 100.00%
2016 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, District 10[12][13][14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Aaron Bernstine 13,506 58.21%
Democratic Jaret Gibbons (incumbent) 9,672 41.69%
Write-in 23 0.1%
Total votes 23,201 100.00%
2018 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, District 10[15][16][17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic/Republican Aaron Bernstine (incumbent) 16,090 77.98%
Green Darcelle L. Slappy 4,487 21.75%
Write-in 57 0.3%
Total votes 20,634 100.00%
2020 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, District 10[18][19][20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Aaron Bernstine (incumbent) 15,004 51.42%
Democratic Kolbe Cole 10,027 34.36%
United Party[21] Johnathan Peffer 4,098 14.04%
Write-in 50 0.2%
Total votes 29,179 100.00%
2022 Pennsylvania House of Representatives Republican primary election, District 8[22][23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Aaron Bernstine 5,826 48.96%
Republican John L. Kennedy 4,887 41.07%
Republican Eric Ditullio 1,164 9.78%
Write-in 23 0.19%
Total votes 11,900 100.00%
2022 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, District 8[24][25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Aaron Bernstine 25,702 94.92%
Write-in 1,376 5.08%
Total votes 27,078 100.00%

References
  1. "Session of 2017 201st of the General Assembly No. 1" (PDF). Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. January 3, 2017. p. 2. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  2. "Aaron Bernstine". Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives.
  3. "Aaron Bernstine Biography". Archived from the original on 2018-01-07. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
  4. "Representative Aaron Bernstine". Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  5. Ulrich, Steve (September 19, 2022). "PA House Preview: North by Northwest". PoliticisPA. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  6. "FIND YOUR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES". State Freedom Caucus Network. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  7. Murphy, Jan (27 November 2020). "26 Pa. House Republicans call for withdrawing certification of presidential electors". PennLIVE Patriot-News.
  8. "Aaron Bernstine". Pennsylvania General Assembly. Archived from the original on April 30, 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  9. "Summary Report Beaver County, Pennsylvania – Official Totals 2016 General Primary". Beaver County, Pennsylvania. April 26, 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  10. "Summary Report County of Butler Official Results April 26, 2016 General Primary Election". Butler County Unofficial Election Night Returns. April 26, 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  11. "April 26th, 2016 Summary Election Results". Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. April 26, 2016. p. 2. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  12. "November 8th, 2016 Summary Election Results". Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. December 5, 2016. p. 2. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  13. "Summary Report County of Butler – Official Results – November 8, 2016 Presidential General Election". Butler County Unofficial Election Night Returns. November 28, 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  14. "Summary Report Beaver County, Pennsylvania Official Results 2016 General Election" (PDF). Beaver County, Pennsylvania. November 21, 2016. p. 2. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  15. "Summary Report Beaver County, Pennsylvania Official Results 2018 General Election". Beaver County, Pennsylvania. November 19, 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  16. "Summary Rept-Group Detail General Election Official Results Lawrence County PA – November 6, 2018" (PDF). Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. December 14, 2018. p. 1. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  17. "Summary Report County of Butler, Pennsylvania Unofficial Results November 6, 2018 General Election". Butler County Unofficial Election Night Returns. November 13, 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  18. "Summary Results Report 2020 General". Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. December 11, 2020. p. 4. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  19. "Summary Results Report 2020 General Election" (PDF). Beaver County, Pennsylvania. November 21, 2020. p. 3. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  20. "2020 Presidential General Election Butler County, PA". Butler County, Pennsylvania. December 8, 2020. p. 7. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  21. Kurutz, Daveen Rae (October 23, 2020). "Peffer: Social media rumors are not true". The Beaver County Times. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  22. "Summary Results Report 2022 Primary May 17, 2022 Official Results Lawrence" (PDF). Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. June 7, 2022. p. 36. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  23. "8th-Legislative-District-PDF" (PDF). Butler County, Pennsylvania. June 22, 2022. p. 2. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  24. "Summary Results Report Federal General Election November 8, 2022 OFFICIAL RESULTS County of Butler" (PDF). Butler County, Pennsylvania. November 11, 2022. p. 3. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  25. "Summary Results Report 2022 General November 8,2022 OFFICIAL RESULTS Lawrence" (PDF). Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. December 1, 2022. p. 4. Retrieved 17 December 2022.


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