Rep. Aaron Bernstine’s Expense Reports Raise New Transparency Questions After Irregularities and Deleted Constituent Comments

State Rep. Aaron Bernstine is facing renewed scrutiny over his legislative expenses after residents flagged irregular, inconsistent, and incomplete information in his filings. Recent reports show mismatched totals, months where itemized expenses appear but the total is listed as zero, and rent charges that show up some months and vanish in others. These concerns follow Bernstine’s earlier underreporting of nearly $38,000 in expenses uncovered by Spotlight PA in 2021.

Constituents who attempted to ask questions on Facebook about the discrepancies say their comments were deleted, adding to concerns about a broader pattern of avoiding accountability. Instead of explaining the irregularities or correcting the reports, Bernstine appears more focused on managing criticism than providing transparency.

For a lawmaker handling taxpayer dollars, irregular bookkeeping combined with silencing constituents raises serious questions about what Bernstine is choosing not to disclose.