JD Bernardy
New Hampshire State Representative, District since 2020. Re-elected in 2026.
- In office
- 6 yrs
- Since 2020
- Bills became law
- 2
- 10 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 5.8%
- With party
- 97%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +5.2
- Won 2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Science, Technology and Energy · clerk
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law Jul 2026
Failed in committee Aug 2026
Failed in committee Feb 2026
Became law May 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Bernardy sits in the New Hampshire House of Representatives
Bernardy is closer to the center than 47% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Linda McGrath, Paul Terry,
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:56 PM ET
With Bernardy’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans97%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills1%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the New Hampshire House of Representatives.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Bernardy’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Bernardy | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2026 | HB 221: enabling electric utilities to own, operate, and offer advanced nuclear resources, and… | No | Yes | No | Failed 152–167 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | HB 1337: repealing the New Hampshire council on autism spectrum disorders. | Yes | Yes | No | Failed 148–172 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | HB 1442: permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 165–149 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | HB 1358: establishing a commission to study transitioning all public schools to public charter… | Yes | Yes | No | Failed 150–166 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | HB 1726: relative to the sale of surplus state-owned land and establishing a commission to study… | No | Yes | No | Failed 101–206 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Bernardy was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Hampshire House of Representatives: Rockingham 36 | Won | R+5.2 | D+2.8 | +8.0 |
| 2024 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, ROCKINGHAM 036 | Won | R+18.1 | — | — |
| 2022 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, ROCKINGHAM 36 | Won | R+13.8 | — | — |
| 2020 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 716 | Won | R+7.4 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Bernardy has held
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District ROCKINGHAM 036 · since 2024
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District ROCKINGHAM 36 · since 2022
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 716 · since 2020
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Bernardy has run against
- Paul Bonzani (D) · 2026 general, won
- Eric B. Miller (D) · 2024 election, won
- Elizabeth Kosta (D) · 2022 election, won
- Peter Oldak (D) · 2020 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Bernardy
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/9bae2e1c-4557-48a0-8adb-531347472614
- Wikidata Q127471902
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET