Susan Bernard
Maine State Senator, District 1 since 2024. Ran for Maine House District 3 in 2026; the count goes on.
- In office
- 1 yr
- Since 2024
- Bills became law
- 1
- 7 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Last margin
- +32.3
- Won 2024
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Appropriations and Financial Affairs
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
AROOSTOOK AND SOMERSET COUNTIES · Became law Feb 2026
DATA COLLECTION · Failed in committee Jun 2025
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES · Failed in committee Jun 2025
EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS · Failed in committee Jun 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Career
Offices held, and every time Bernard 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 | Maine House District 3 | Counting | R+15.1 | R+24.6 | −9.5 |
| 2024 | Maine State Senate, District 1 | Won | R+32.3 | — | — |
| 2022 | Maine State Senate, District 1 | Lost | D+4.8 | — | — |
| 2020 | Maine House of Representatives, District 149 | Won | — | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $11K
- Spent
- $12.6K
Source: Maine Ethics Commission filings through Oct 19, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 10:42 PM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Bernard, Susan State | Active |
Source: Maine Ethics Commission filings through Oct 19, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 10:42 PM ET
Seats Bernard has held
- Maine State Senate, District 1 · since 2024
- Maine House of Representatives, District 149 · 2020–2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Bernard has run against
- David H. McCrea (D) · 2026 general
- Vaughn J McLaughlin (D) · 2024 election, won
- Mark W. Lawrence (D) · 2022 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Bernard
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/2c0651f3-bbea-49c8-9da3-a713953ff4d8
- Wikidata Q134303606
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET