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Jay Obernolte
U.S. Representative, CA-23
Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
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Issue areas
Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Representative, CA-23 current
California |
Republican | Jan 3, 2025 | Jan 3, 2027 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, CA-23
California |
Republican | Jan 3, 2023 | Jan 3, 2025 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District CA-23
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2023 | Jan 3, 2025 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, CA-8
California |
Republican | Jan 3, 2021 | Jan 3, 2023 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District CA-8
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2021 | Jan 3, 2023 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology — Research and Technology — Chair unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce — Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce — Communications and Technology unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce — Health unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on the Budget unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim
DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. 0.318, social dim. 0.294. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic
Roll-call votes (583 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 873 — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 5371) making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year… | Yea | Nov 12, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 873 — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 5371) making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year… | Yea | Nov 12, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 719 — Honoring the life and legacy of Charles "Charlie" James Kirk. | Yea | Sep 19, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5371 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 | Yea | Sep 19, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5371 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 | Nay | Sep 19, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1047 — GRID Power Act | Yea | Sep 18, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3015 — National Coal Council Reestablishment Act | Yea | Sep 18, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3062 — Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act | Yea | Sep 18, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 713 — Censuring Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and removing her from the Committee on Education and Workforce and the Committee on the… | Nay | Sep 17, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5143 — District of Columbia Policing Protection Act of 2025 | Yea | Sep 17, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5125 — District of Columbia Judicial Nominations Reform Act of 2025 | Yea | Sep 17, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 722 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5371) making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other… | Yea | Sep 17, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 722 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5371) making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other… | Yea | Sep 17, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5140 — To lower the age at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses in the District of Columbia to 14 years of age. | Yea | Sep 16, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4922 — D. C. Criminal Reforms to Immediately Make Everyone Safe Act of 2025 | Yea | Sep 16, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 2721 — Honoring Our Heroes Act of 2025 | Yea | Sep 16, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 707 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4922) to limit youth offender status in the District of Columbia to individuals 18 years of… | Yea | Sep 16, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 707 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4922) to limit youth offender status in the District of Columbia to individuals 18 years of… | Yea | Sep 16, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3400 — TRAVEL Act of 2025 | Yea | Sep 15, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HJRES 117 — Relating to a national emergency by the President on July 30, 2025. | Not voting | Sep 15, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3486 — Stop Illegal Entry Act of 2025 | Yea | Sep 11, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3944 — Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026 | Nay | Sep 11, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3838 — Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 | Yea | Sep 10, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3838 — Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 | Nay | Sep 10, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3838 — Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 | Yea | Sep 10, 2025 | Agreed to | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
Campaign funding
103 recorded contributions totalling $450,143. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 39 of 103 classified so far.
| Funding type | Contributions | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big donor | 33 | $117,200 | 26% |
| Corporate PAC | 3 | $29,050 | 6% |
| Super PAC | 3 | $24,657 | 5% |
| Unclassified | 64 | $279,235 | 62% |
Largest contributions
| Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $22,000 | — | EQUALITY CALIFORNIA VOTES | Super PAC | Oct 15, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $16,002 | OBERNOLTE VICTORY FUND | JAY OBERNOLTE FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Jun 30, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $6,600 | CUSACK, LARRY A. MR. | JAY OBERNOLTE FOR CONGRESS | Big donor | Feb 8, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $6,600 | WINRED PAC | JAY OBERNOLTE FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Feb 12, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $6,600 | CUSACK, LARRY A. MR. | JAY OBERNOLTE FOR CONGRESS | Big donor | Feb 8, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $6,448 | OBERNOLTE VICTORY FUND | JAY OBERNOLTE FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Dec 31, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | WINRED PAC | JAY OBERNOLTE FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Sep 30, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | GENERAL ATOMICS PAC | JAY OBERNOLTE FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Sep 30, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | CALPORTLAND COMPANY PAC | JAY OBERNOLTE FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Oct 16, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | AMERICAN RESORT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION RESORT OWNERS COALITION PAC (ARDA-ROC PAC) | JAY OBERNOLTE FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Sep 25, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS PAC | JAY OBERNOLTE FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Sep 30, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC | JAY OBERNOLTE FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Sep 26, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC | JAY OBERNOLTE FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Sep 26, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | CEMEX, INC. EMPLOYEEES PAC | JAY OBERNOLTE FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Jul 25, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | BRINGING REPUBLICAN EXCELLENCE TO TOWN PAC | JAY OBERNOLTE FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Sep 16, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.
Social media
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