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Aaron Bernstine

State Representative, District 8, State House

Running in 2026: State House District 8 (May 19) “won the primary” · State House District 8 (November 3)

In the General Assembly

House District 8 R · 1,509 floor votes this session, 0% not voting

Bills and resolutions they introduced (prime sponsor): 6 (0 became law) — HB 1585, HB 1690, HB 2507, HB 454, HB 720, HB 849

Statements of Financial Interests

StatementFiledWhat it lists
2025 statement
MEMBER HOUSE DISTRICT 8, PA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2026-03-03— · paper
2024 statement
Member, District 8, Pennsylvania House of Representatives
2025-04-301 creditors, 7 income sources, 6 business offices, 6 business interests
2023 statement
STATE REPRESENTATIVE HD 8, PA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2024-02-06— · paper

Findings

None.

Reported by lobbying interests

What principals told the Department of State they gave Aaron Bernstine: $2,260 in 1 item from 1 principal (1 of them transportation, lodging or hospitality). A report names an official once a principal's gifts to them reach $250 in a year, or its hospitality passes $650 (65 Pa.C.S. § 13A05). Matched by name and office.

PrincipalWhat, whenValue
EdChoice
$2,260 in all
hospitality · transportation, lodging or hospitality · 2023-09-19$2,260

From principals' quarterly expense reports (palobbyingservices.pa.gov), searchable there by principal and quarter.

Campaign money: State House District 8

$107,788raised, 189 itemized contributions
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
Where their outside money comes from

IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders

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How it was spent: $133,709

Largest payees: ACCOUNTABLE LEADERSHIP PAC (ALPAC $50,000 Other (described) · AARON BERNSTINE $27,042 Other (described) · PA FREEDOM FUND $12,500 Other (described) · SMOKIN STEER BBQ $4,787 Other (described) · THE COLOR CENTER $4,445 Other (described) · I360 $3,484 Other (described) · CASTLE HILLS GOLF COURSE $2,975 Other (described) · FRIENDS OF ANDREA VEROBISH $2,500 Other (described)

Expenditures on their reports filed in 2025–2026; a consultant's payments to others (ads, mail) show under the consultant.

Top contributorsTypeTotal
OPERATOR FOR SKILL PAC
Harrisburg
Political committee$7,500
VINCENT TUTINO
PRESIDENT · LINDY PAVING · New Castle
Person or other$6,000
JAMIE STILLEY
PRESIDENT · AMERIKOHL AGGREGATES, INC. · Mars
Person or other$5,000
FRANK MEDURE
SELF EMPLOYED · SELF EMPLOYED · New Castle
Person or other$5,000
WILLIAM ADAMS
FOUNDER · KETER GROUP · Portersville
Person or other$4,500
DAVID BARENSFELD
CHAIRMAN · ELLWOOD GROUP · New Brighton
Person or other$4,000
AARON SILVERMAN
PRESIDENT · ABC TRANSIT · Pittsburgh
Person or other$3,000
JIM COATES
RETIRED · RETIRED · Girard
Person or other$2,659
FRIENDS OF JESSE TOPPER
Bedford
Political committee$2,500
PATRICK GALLAGHER
Sewickley
Political committee$2,500
JOHN LACARTE
PRESIDENT · LACARTE ENTERPRISES · Belle Vernon
Person or other$2,500
TODD YOUNGBLOOD
RETIRED · RETIRED · Wampum
Person or other$2,500
C&G PAC
Harrisburg
Political committee$2,000
DILLON MCCANDLESS KING COULTER & GRAHAM, LLP
Butler
Person or other$2,000
ANGELO PAPA
ATTORNEY · SELF · New Castle
Person or other$2,000

Filers: FRIENDS OF AARON BERSTINE (20150221), AARON J. BERNSTINE (2024C0163), AARON BERNSTINE (2026C0279). From the Department of State's campaign finance export; reports filed in 2025–2026.

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2026 state candidates.

DonorTo themCandidates fundedBy party
OPERATOR FOR SKILL PAC
Group or PAC · Harrisburg
$7,5005
Vincent Tutino
PRESIDENT, LINDY PAVING · New Castle
$6,0009
Jamie Stilley
PRESIDENT, AMERIKOHL AGGREGATES, INC. · Mars
$5,0002
Frank Medure
SELF EMPLOYED, SELF EMPLOYED · New Castle
$5,0002
William Adams
Retired, Retired · Portersville
$4,5005
David Barensfeld
Chairman, ELLWOOD GROUP · New Brighton
$4,00012
FRIENDS OF JESSE TOPPER
Candidate or officeholder committee · Bedford
$2,5002
PATRICK GALLAGHER
Group or PAC · Sewickley
$2,5002
C & G PAC
Group or PAC · Harrisburg
$2,00057
DILLON MCCANDLESS KING COULTER & GRAHAM, LLP
Business · Butler
$2,0004
Mark Mcclymonds
President, McClymonds Supply & Transit Co., Inc. · Portersville
$2,0003
Louis Perrotta
ATTORNEY, LOUIS M PERROTTA PC · New Castle
$1,9412
TROOPERS ASSOCIATION PAC
Group or PAC · Harrisburg
$1,60056
PA AMUSEMENT & MUSIC MACHINE ASSOC. PAC
Group or PAC · Harrisburg
$1,50021
OPERATORS FOR SKILL PAC
Group or PAC · Harrisburg
$1,500157