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Aaron Joseph Bernstine[1] (born July 2, 1984) is an American politician who serves in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 8th District as a member of the Republican Party. Prior to redistricting he served from the 10th district.
Early life and educationAaron Joseph Bernstine was born on July 2, 1984.[2] He graduated from Union Area High School in 2003, from Pennsylvania State University with a bachelor’s degree in business management in 2006, and from the University of Pittsburgh with a master of business administration in 2013.[3][4] He worked as a part-time adjunct at the University of Pittsburgh.[5]
State legislature ElectionsBernstine won the Republican nomination for a seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 10th district against Dawnlyn Valli and Clifford Glovier.[6] He defeated incumbent Democratic Representative Jaret Gibbons in the general election.[7] Bernstine stated that he would only serve four terms in the state house.[8] He won the Democratic nomination in the 2018 election through a write-in candidacy.[9][10] He defeated Green nominee Darcelle Slappy in the general election.[11] Bernstine defeated Democratic nominee Kolbe Cole and United nominee Johnathan Peffer in the 2020 election.[12][13]
Following redistricting in 2021, Bernstine was moved from the 10th District to the 8th District.[14] He defeated John Kennedy and Eric Ditullio for the Republican nomination and won without opposition in the 2022 election.[15][16]
TenureDuring Bernstine's tenure in the state house he has served on the Commerce, Game and Fisheries, Health, and Insurance committees.[17] He is a member of the Pennsylvania State Freedom Caucus.[18]
Bernstine was criticized for a Snapchat video he posted of his five-year old son smoking a cigar and swearing. Speaker Bryan Cutler and Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff stated that they were "disgusted" by the video and called for his resignation.[19][20] The Republican caucus in the state house also called for his resignation.[21] The Republican Committee of Beaver County revoked its endorsement of him in response to the video.[22]
Political positionsBernstine is anti-abortion.[23] Bernstine and twenty-five Republican members of the state house signed a letter calling for district attorneys to not prosecute COVID-19 shutdown violations.[24] He voted against legislation to raise the minimum age to buy tobacco from 18 to 21.[25] Bernstine stated that Donald Trump was not at fault for the attack on the United States Capitol.[26]
In 2020, Bernstine was among 26 Republicans in the state house 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.[27] He proposed legislation to remove Biden from the ballot in Pennsylvania in the 2024 election.[28]
Bernstine voted in favor of legislation to prohibit transgender women from participating in women's sports in public schools.[29] He proposed legislation to prohibit people under eighteen from attending drag shows.[18]
Bernstine has a lifetime rating of 88% from the American Conservative Union.[30] He has a lifetime rating of 4% from the Sierra Club.[31] He received an A+ rating from the NRA Political Victory Fund.[32] He signed onto the U.S. Term Limits pledge.[33]
Electoral history 2016 Pennsylvania House of Representatives 10th district election[6][7] Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Republican Aaron Bernstine 5,181 74.57% Republican Dawnlyn Valli 1,141 16.42% Republican Clifford Glovier 626 9.01% Total votes 6,948 100.00% General election Republican Aaron Bernstine 15,807 58.48% Democratic Jaret Gibbons (incumbent) 11,224 41.52% Total votes 27,031 100.00% 2018 Pennsylvania House of Representatives 10th district election[10][11] Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Republican Aaron Bernstine (incumbent) 3,045 100.00% Total votes 3,045 100.00% General election Republican Aaron Bernstine (incumbent) Democratic Aaron Bernstine (incumbent) Total Aaron Bernstine (incumbent) 16,090 78.19% Green Darcelle Slappy 4,487 21.81% Total votes 20,577 100.00% 2020 Pennsylvania House of Representatives 10th district election[12][13] Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Republican Aaron Bernstine (incumbent) 5,454 100.00% Total votes 5,454 100.00% General election Republican Aaron Bernstine (incumbent) 15,009 51.50% Democratic Kolbe Cole 10,032 34.43% United Johnathan Peffer 4,100 14.07% Total votes 29,141 100.00% 2022 Pennsylvania House of Representatives 8th district election[15][16] Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Republican Aaron Bernstine (incumbent) 5,826 49.05% Republican John Kennedy 4,887 41.15% Republican Eric Ditullio 1,164 9.80% Total votes 11,877 100.00% General election Republican Aaron Bernstine (incumbent) 25,702 100.00% Total votes 25,702 100.00% ReferencesRetroSearch is an open source project built by @garambo | Open a GitHub Issue
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