The district numbers may change, but state Rep. Aaron Bernstine, R-10th, promises his style won’t as he enters his bid for re-election into a redistricted seat.

Bernstine is vying for House 8th Legislative District seat in the upcoming election. As it is currently, the district is represented by Rep. Tim Bonner, a Grove City resident. Grove City is to become part of the 17th District.

Based on the latest redistricting map, the 8th District will look different and include Butler County municipalities of Brady, Center, Clay, Connoquenessing, Forward, Franklin, Lancaster, Middlesex, Muddycreek, Penn and Worth townships; and Connoquenessing, Portersville, Prospect, West Liberty and West Sunbury boroughs.

The district also includes about one-third of Lawrence county, including New Galilee, where Bernstine, his wife, Ilia, and son, Dierks, call home. Bernstine is also a small business owner and farmer.

Bernstine is in his third term in the current 10th District. He has strongly opposed mandates of masking in schools and vaccines in the workforce.

Bernstine is also one of multiple plaintiffs of a lawsuit seeking to dismantle Act 77, which allows residents to vote by mail.

On Jan. 28, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court voted 3-2 in favor of striking down the act. Gov. Tom Wolf and other state officials have since filed an appeal. The lawsuit claims Wolf and his administration did not enact the legislation through proper mechanisms.

"We feel very good about the outlook on that lawsuit," Bernstine said.

Bernstine has been active voting against state budgets he deems exorbitant. Bernstine, who believes the state should spend more conservatively, said he is also in favor of the Taxpayer Protection Act, which would restrict the state’s budgetary spending beyond the rate of inflation.

“My experience in Harrisburg is that politicians can't help themselves from spending other people's money,” Bernstine said. "I've consistently voted against budgets that increase spending beyond the rate of inflation."

On a more fundamental level, Bernstine said he would continue to performing three major roles as a representative.

The first would be finding new ways to serve constituents, such as Bernstine’s remote office initiative, where he visits older residents incapable of meeting at his office. Second, Bernstine would support local and county governments in their efforts, such as bringing and growing new businesses in the area.

Last, but not least, Bernstine said he would continue advancing and favoring legislation his constituents feel strongly about.

In 2021, Bernstine voted in favor of a constitutional carry of firearms, which was later vetoed by Wolf. Bernstine also saw Markie’s Law, a bill for which he was the primary sponsor, pass a House vote. The bill which extends prison sentences for some violent offenders is in the Senate Judiciary Committee, where it has remained since it passed a House vote in March 2021.

“That’s a law that keeps violent criminals behind bars to keep our streets safe,” Bernstine said.

Bernstine said he wants to continue to support his constituents’ fight against a “destructive liberal agenda.”

“I am proven and tested in tough battles, and with so much at stake, I look forward to charging ahead on behalf of the hard-working folks in Lawrence and Butler counties,” he said.