Local Businessman Aaron Bernstine Announces Run for State House

New Beaver Borough – Businessman and farmer Aaron Bernstine announced that he will seek the Republican nomination for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in the 10th District.

The district comprises parts of Beaver, Butler and Lawrence Counties, and embraces what Bernstine termed “core Western Pennsylvania values that have been ignored for too long by Harrisburg.”

“The unprecedented budget gridlock and continuing ethics scandals in Harrisburg are an insult to the hard-work and high-principles found in places like the 10th
District,” Bernstine said. “I am running because the special interests and bureaucrats in state government need to hear our voices, not an echo of their own.”

Bernstine, 31, of New Beaver Borough, laid out five-point agenda for the district, including job growth, education reform, limiting spending, government reform, and a defense of the values shared by the people of Beaver, Butler and Lawrence counties.

“People in this district believe in an honest day’s work, value education, and know that the government is supposed to work for them, not the other way around,”
Bernstine said. “That message hasn’t been carried to the Capitol. It’s time for someone to speak for the working families of our district.”

As a state House member, Bernstine said he will decline a taxpayer-leased vehicle, opt out of the state pension system and reject the un-vouchered $157 daily per
diem many state lawmakers receive on top of their $84,012 annual salary.

“Nobody pays a private sector employee extra just for showing up at work,” Bernstine said. “The boss doesn’t buy them a car for their commute, and they don’t
receive a lavish, taxpayer funded pension. But Harrisburg lifers, including the incumbent, expect taxpayers to subsidize the government class. It’s time for a
change and, and when elected will lead by example.”

Aaron earned a degree in business management from Penn State and an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh. He lives on his 107-acre farm in New Beaver Borough with his wife, Ilia, and their son, Dierks.